TY  - JOUR
TI  - Sensation Seeking, Self-Concealment as Predictors of Adolescents’ Attitude Toward Violence in Early Adolescence
AB  - In this study, the variables of the research; relationships between excitement seeking, self-concealment and attitudes towards violence were also examined. In addition, this study investigates the prediction level of self-concealment and sensation seeking on the attitude toward violence in early adolescence. Relational survey method is applied in present study. Brief Sensation Seeking Scale, Self-concealment Scale, and Adolescents’ Attitude toward Violence Scale were delivered to 393 adolescents. Participants consist of students attending 6th, 7th and 8th grade in three different public schools between the ages of 12-15. 50% of the participants were female students. Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were applied. This study result shows that attitude toward violence positively relates to sensation seeking and self-concealment. The stepwise regression analysis revealed that self-concealment and sensation seeking predict the attitude toward violence. This study revealed that sensation seeking is an important predictor of adolescent’s attitude toward violence. In the light of the findings obtained from the study, and the suggestions for teachers and psychological counselors about the orientation of the sensation seeking and the supporting environments were included.
AU  - SAHRANÇ, ÜMIT
AU  - ÇELIK, EYÜP
AU  - KAYA, MEHMET
DO  - 10.26466/opus.536076
PY  - 2019
JO  - OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi
VL  - 10
IS  - 17
SN  - 2528-9527
SP  - 1664
EP  - 1684
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/382420
ER  -