İLKÖĞRETİM 5., 6., 7. ve 8. SINIF ... - Prof.Dr. Seval Fer

ABSTRACTRESEARCH CONDUCTED ON 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th GRADE PRIMARYSCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL SUPPORT LEVELSThe overall aim of this study is to research how students’ perceptions in the 5 th , 6 th ,7 th , and 8 th grades differ according to the following features: The frequency level ofsocial support, the level of importance, the types of support (emotional,informational, appraisal, instrumental) and their sources (parents, teachers,classmates, close friend, people in school).This research was carried out within the framework of the general research model.The population of the study included 5 th , 6 th , 7 th and 8 th grade students in the 2008-2009 academic year attending primary schools on the European side of Istanbul. Thesample of the study totaled 2148 students; 1068 were girls and 1080 were boys.Students’ Final Grade Points, their Personal Information Form and Child andAdolescent Social Support Scale were used as the data baseline. The data obtainedwas analyzed with Anova, Welch and the Independent Samples t-Tests.The results obtained from the study are as follows:1. The results of students’ perception of the frequency and importance level ofdifferent types of social support, overall, differed significantly in favour of thosestudents who have a high level of academic achievement.2. The results of students’ perception of the frequency and importance level ofvarious types of social support, overall, were significantly higher for students in lowgrade levels than for students in high grade levels.3. It was determined that results of girls and boys’ perception of the frequency andimportance level of various types of social support, overall, differed significantly infavour of the girls.4. It was observed that for those students whose parents have higher educationallevels, on the whole, the results for the frequency and importance of social supportlevels increased.x