Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the contact disturbances, self-construal and coping attitudes of university students in terms of various variables. Correlational survey model was used in this research and the study group was chosen with a convenience sampling method. The study group consists of 760 university students who studied at a state university. The data were collected by the Gestalt Contact Disturbances Scale, the Relational, Individual, Collective Self-Aspects Scale and the Coping Attitudes Evaluation Scale. Significant relationships were found between contact disturbances and coping attitudes and self-constructions. It was concluded that contact, individualism, relationality, coping attitude scores differed by gender significantly. Full contact, individualism and relationality differed significantly by socio-economic levels. Dependent contact scores showed a significant difference according to grade levels. Significant differences were determined according to perceived success levels in terms of full contact, post-contact, individualism and coping attitude scores. 

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