The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals

aymelek çakıl, nurdan; ceyhan, yasemin; Seki Öz, Hilal

doi:10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125

The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals

Nurdan AYMELEK ÇAKIL, (Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Kadın Sağlığı Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Kırşehir, Türkiye)

Hilal SEKİ ÖZ, (Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Kırşehir, Türkiye)

Yasemin CEYHAN (Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Kırşehir, Türkiye)

Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 373 - 380 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125 İndeks Tarihi: 03-10-2022

The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Nurses’ attitudes towards homosexuality are an important factor affecting the quality of care given to homosexual individuals. Therefore, attitudes towards homosexual individuals and the variables affecting these attitudes should be investigated in the undergraduate period of nursing students. This study was conducted to determine the effects of the violence tendency levels of nursing students on their attitudes towards homosexual individuals. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study used a cross-sectional and descriptive design. It was conducted with 502 nursing students at a state university. The data were collected using a student information form, the Hudson and Ricketts Homophobia Scale (HRHS) and the Violence Tendency Scale (VTS). RESULTS: The mean HRHS score of the students was 94.25±22.23, and their mean VTS score was 37.82±8.25. It was found that the students’ attitudes towards homosexuals were related to their academic year, number of siblings, the region they lived in, and whether they live with their parents or not. Additionally, it was determined that the students’ level of tendency towards violence was low, and low levels of violence tendency were related to higher levels of education of the mother (p<0.05). There was no significant relationship between the students’ violence tendency levels and their homophobia levels (R2=0.001). CONCLUSION: It was determined that the nursing students’ level of tendency towards violence was low, but their attitudes towards homosexuals were negative. Their level of tendency towards violence did not explain their attitude towards homosexuals significantly. These results showed that there are different factors affecting nursing students’ homophobic attitudes.

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APA	aymelek çakıl n, Seki Öz H, ceyhan y (2022). The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. , 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
Chicago	aymelek çakıl nurdan,Seki Öz Hilal,ceyhan yasemin The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. (2022): 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
MLA	aymelek çakıl nurdan,Seki Öz Hilal,ceyhan yasemin The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. , 2022, ss.373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
AMA	aymelek çakıl n,Seki Öz H,ceyhan y The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. . 2022; 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
Vancouver	aymelek çakıl n,Seki Öz H,ceyhan y The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. . 2022; 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
IEEE	aymelek çakıl n,Seki Öz H,ceyhan y "The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals." , ss.373 - 380, 2022. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
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APA	aymelek çakıl n, Seki Öz H, ceyhan y (2022). The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(3), 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
Chicago	aymelek çakıl nurdan,Seki Öz Hilal,ceyhan yasemin The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences 7, no.3 (2022): 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
MLA	aymelek çakıl nurdan,Seki Öz Hilal,ceyhan yasemin The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences, vol.7, no.3, 2022, ss.373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
AMA	aymelek çakıl n,Seki Öz H,ceyhan y The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022; 7(3): 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
Vancouver	aymelek çakıl n,Seki Öz H,ceyhan y The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals. Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022; 7(3): 373 - 380. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
IEEE	aymelek çakıl n,Seki Öz H,ceyhan y "The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals." Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences, 7, ss.373 - 380, 2022. 10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125
ISNAD	aymelek çakıl, nurdan vd. "The Effects of the Violence Tendency Levels of Nursing Students on Their Attitudes Towards Homosexual Individuals". Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences 7/3 (2022), 373-380. https://doi.org/10.4274/cjms.2021.2021-125