çetinkaya yildiz, evrim erciyes üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - eğitim bilimleri bölümü, Kayseri, turkey , toprak, emre erciyes üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - eğitim bilimleri bölümü, Kayseri, turkey

An Investigation of Counselor Candidates’ Empathic Tendency, Shyness, Fear of Negative Evaluation and Social Skills in Relation to Varied Variables

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the empathic tendency, the shyness, the fear of negative evaluation, and the social skills of Erciyes University Psychological Counseling and Guidance students in relation to gender, grade, monthly income, the place where they spend most of their life and NGO membership variables. The participants in this research were 354 volunteers (24.6% male, 75.4% female) enrolled in the ERU Psychological Counseling program in the 2014-2015 academic year. The data collection instruments were the demographic form, the Empathic Tendency Scale, the Shyness Scale, the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, and the Social Skills Scale. The results show the empathic tendency level of male students was significantly lower than the female students. In respect to the empathic tendency level and social skills, no significant difference was found between different grade levels. The findings concerning shyness, show the shyness levels of 4^th grade students was significantly lower than that of 1^st and 2^nd grade students. Concerning of fear of negative evealuation, the 1^st grade students’ fear of negative evaluation level was found to be significantly higher than 3^rd grade students.

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Psychological Counseling Students , Empathic Tendency , Shyness , Fear of Negative Evaluation

Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities

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