Effect of gender attitudes of nursing students on dating and domestic violence attitudes

Purpose: Violence and gender inequality duo stand out as a global-scale public health problem, not only because of their frequent prevelances but because of their important effects on youth health. Health workers and especially nurses play an important role in preventing violence. This study aimed to examine the effect of gender attitudes of nursing students on their attitudes towards dating and domestic violence. Material and Methods: This study used a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of a total 638 nursing students. Data were collected with Questionnaire Form, Gender Role Attitude Scale, Dating Violence Attitudes Scale and Domestic Violence Attitude Scale. Mann Whitney U, Kruskall Wallis, spearmen correlation analysis, corrected Bonferroni was used. Results: The domestic and dating violence of the students were affected by the knowledge of gender, region of residence, gender, maternal education and presence of violence between the parents. Students attitudes of gender roles was found to be high, whereas dating violence attitudes were found at a medium level. Conclusion: Gender roles attitudes nursing students have an effect on their domestic and dating violence attitudes.