The Comparison of High School Students’ Level of Aggression Based on Demographic Features

Oktay Çoban and Mehmet Yildirim

Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2018, vol. 4, issue 4, 363-370

Abstract: This study aims to determine high school students’ level of aggression and compare their level of aggression based on some demographic features. The population of the study comprises of high school students attending public and private schools in Yozgat province of Turkey during 2017-2018 school year. The sample of the study comprises of 300 students selected using random sampling method in public and private schools in Yozgat province of Turkey during 2017-2018 school year. The study benefits from survey as a method. Students’ demographic features were obtained using “personal information form”. “Buss Perry Aggresion Scale” was used to measure students’ level of aggression. The obtained data were processed using SPSS 18 software program. Finally, frequency analysis, percentage analysis, arithmetic means, t test, ANOVA and post-hoc tests were used for data analysis. The findings of the study indicated statistically significant differences were found among students’ level of aggression in terms of different variables such as their gender, age, school type, mother’s employment status, mother’s education level, monthly expenses and number of siblings (p<0.05).

Keywords: Aggression; High school; Student. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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