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Attitudes Toward Euthanasia Among Turkish University Students     
Yazarlar
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülşen ULAŞ KARAAHMETOĞLU
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nesibe Sümeyye Kütahyalıoğlu
Özet
This study aims to examine perceptions and attitudes toward euthanasia among university students who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees. Although the legalization and application of euthanasia are discussed commonly by health-care professionals and partially by lawyers, the ideas of other segments of society, especially university students, are taken place very rarely. The research was conducted descriptively to determine the ideas of 1,170 students at Kastamonu University from six different departments: arts and sciences, theology, tourism, nursing, school of physical education, and sports with using a questionnaire. Findings demonstrated that 73.2% of the students do not approve euthanasia. Also, it was found that there are significant differences depending on age, gender, department of study, income level, place of living, and the loss of kinsmen. This study serves as a resource for future research to understand the effects of sociodemographic characteristics on the decision of euthanasia.
Anahtar Kelimeler
end of life | euthanasia | factors effecting attitudes | sociodemographic characteristics | students’ attitudes | Turkish culture | university students
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
Dergi ISSN 0030-2228
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2019
Cilt No 79
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 174 / 190
Doi Numarası 10.1177/0030222817729616
Makale Linki https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222817729616
BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Atıf Sayıları
WoS 10
SCOPUS 13
Attitudes Toward Euthanasia Among Turkish University Students

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