Abstract:

The aim of the study is to compare the echocentric, anthropocentric and environmental antipathic attitudes of high school students with different mental development (mildly mentally retarded, normal and gifted) in terms of different variables The study was carried out in accordance with the screening research model. The data of the study were collected from 459 students in five different institutions selected according to the maximum diversity sampling method located in the city center. Ecocentric, Anthropocentric and Antipathhetic Attitudes toward Environment Scale (EAAATES) was used to collect data. The data were analyzed with SPSS-22 program. Findings showed that the ethical attitudes of high school students with different mental development levels differ significantly in favor of girls in echocentric attitudes and in favor of boys in antipathic attitudes. It was revealed that there were no significant differences in terms of grade level and number of siblings. Significant differences were observed in anthropocentric attitudes according to mother's education level, in echocentric and anthropocentric attitudes according to father's education level, and anthropocentric attitudes according to mental development level. Qualitative studies may be suggested to reveal the reasons why students with mild mental disabilities are more echocentric and less anthropocentric than those with different mental development.

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