The Relationship between Attitudes towards Asylum Seekers and Compassion Levels of University Students
The aim of this study is to adapt the attitude scale towards asylum seekers and refugees to Turkish culture and to examine the relation of university students' attitudes towards asylum seekers to certain personality traits. The study was conducted with the participation of 340 university studen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijate/issue/37036/444882?publisher=ijate |
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| Summary: | The
aim of this study is to adapt the attitude scale towards asylum seekers and
refugees to Turkish culture and to examine the relation of university students'
attitudes towards asylum seekers to certain personality traits. The study was
conducted with the participation of 340 university students. The attitude
scales for both asylum seekers and refugees were adapted to Turkish culture and
validity and reliability studies were conducted in the study. Findings have
shown that they provide the necessary conditions on both scales and can be used
as a reliable and valid measuring tool in studies. In addition, students with a
high level of compassion, empathy and understanding have been found to have a
more positive attitude toward asylum seekers / refugees at a meaningful level.
Also, the students studying at the faculty of theology have more positive
attitude than the students studying at other faculties. However, the attitude
towards asylum seekers / refugees did not differ according to gender. Findings
are discussed in the light of the literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-7456 |