The Relationship between Self-Perception and Psychiatric Symptoms in a Group of Students Preparing for the University Entrance Examination

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dc.contributor.authorÜnsal Barlas, Gül
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Semra
dc.contributor.authorOnan, Nevin
dc.contributor.authorIsil, Özlem
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:38:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between self-perception and psychiatric symptoms in a group of adolescents preparing for the university entrance examination with respect to variables such as age, gender, parents' educational background, income level, type of school, and number of times the exam had been taken. Methods: This study was conducted among 161 private tutoring students. Information Forms, Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Social Comparison Scale (SCS) were used as data collection tools. Percentage method, variance, correlation analysis, and t-test were used to evaluate the data. Results: The average SCS score of the students was 72.4 +/- 22.5. This score indicates that students' self-perceptions were positive when they compared themselves with peers. The BSI average score was 79.2 +/- 45.65, and sub-scale scores were as follows: anxiety 32.5 +/- 9.40, depression 30.4 +/- 8.93, negative self-perception 28.6 +/- 9.89, somatization 22.1 +/- 6.98, and hostility 16.9 +/- 5.47. The mental symptom frequency was low according to the average score results. When variables were compared with respect to BSI average scores, statistically significant differences were found in mental symptoms frequency according to the number of entries into the exams and income level. It was found that as income level increased, mental symptoms frequency decreased (F=7.81; p=0.001). A statistically significant high-level negative relationship was found between SCS and BSI and its subscales. The mental symptoms frequency increased with a negative self-perception of students. Conclusion: In general, students who take the elimination-based university examination, which affects an adolescent's future, do not have negative self-perception; however, gender, socioeconomic variables and repetitive entries to the exam may cause negative perception and this in turn may affect mental symptom frequency.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage24en_US
dc.identifier.issn2149-374X
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage18en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7050
dc.identifier.volume1en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000219380900004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherKare Publen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Psychiatric Nursingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY04446
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectSelf-Perceptionen_US
dc.subjectMental Symptoms.en_US
dc.titleThe Relationship between Self-Perception and Psychiatric Symptoms in a Group of Students Preparing for the University Entrance Examinationen_US
dc.typeArticle
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