Evaluation of Awareness Levels of Family Violence in Accordance with Some Variables of Adult Individuals

Abstract

In this study, the comparison of domestic violence awareness based on various socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education level, marital status, number of children, family structure, income level, employment status, place of residence, region of residence, previous exposure to violence) intended. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to 753 people, 508 women (67.5%) and 245 men (32.5%), aged 18 and over, living in Turkey. The "Domestic Violence Awareness Scale" (AİŞFÖ), the reliability and validity of which was studied by Özyürek and Kurnaz (2019), was used in the questionnaire form. In addition, the socio-demographic information of the participants was included. The research is based on examining domestic violence awareness based on demographic variables. In this context, quantitative approach and cross-sectional design were preferred while conducting the research. The model of the research was designed in the scanning model. The data obtained as a result of the research were analyzed in the SPSS-25 statistical program. In the analysis of the data; Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, frequency and percentage values, t test and anova tests were applied. As a result of the analyzes made; It was determined that the awareness of domestic violence showed a significant difference according to the gender and working status of the participant group.