Investigation of Self-Awareness Levels of Female Students Participating in International Youth Camp by Different Variables

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3, 1 - 10, 05.10.2018

Selhan Özbey , Enes Işıkgöz , Melike Esentaş , Pınar Güzel

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aim of the study was to examine the self-awareness levels of female students
participating in international youth camp according to country, age and
education variables. The study group of the study was composed of a total of 92
female students who participated in the international youth camp organized by
the Ministry of Youth and Sports from Turkey and from various countries. The
data of the study were collected by Self-Awareness scale. Descriptive
statistical techniques were used in the analysis of the data. Besides this,
Mann Whitney-U and Kruskall Wallis-H tests were used for comparison of
intergroup data. The results were interpreted at p <0.05 significance level.
As a result of the study, it has been observed that the overall self-awareness level
of female students participating in the international youth camp is high and regarding
the sub-dimensions, cognitive skills of female students, then their social
intelligence and lastly their emotional intelligence better establish their
self-awareness levels. It was determined that there was no statistically
significant difference in self-awareness levels of female students by the age
variable in terms of demographic variables, but it varied significantly by the country
and education variables. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ministry of Youth and Sports, International Youth Camp, Female Students, Self-awareness

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