Session

Psychology Sciences

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This research investigates the attitudes towards violence of three ethnic groups in Kosovo and adolescents’cultural aspects. The aim of the research is to investigate whether the attitude of violence of Kosovo Albanian, Bosnian and Turk adolescents show a significant difference according to ethnic group and gender. The sample of the research was recorded separately from each ethnic group. From the Albanian ethnic group, a total of 300 adolescents, from the Bosnian ethnic group a total of 200 adolescents, and from the Turkish ethnic group a total of 200 adolescents, in total 700 adolescents participated in the research. For data collection the “Attitudes towards Violence” scale was adapted in the three languages. The number of adolescents that took place during this application in total is 359. The findings of the research showed a significant difference between the attitudes towards violence and ethnic groups, where the Albanian ethnic group manifested moreviolent attitudes than the other two ethnic groups. In addition, it was found that Bosnian adolescents confirm more violent attitudes than Turkish adolescents. In many of the researches that have been done among ethnic groups, minority groups seem to be more aggressive than majority groups. However, this study showed that, despite being a majority group, Albanians approved a higher level of violence and the situation was discussed by the literature supporter. The findings are similar to the survey results, and significantly higher level of difference were found in attitudes towards violence by gender in male adolescents than female adolescents in all ethnic groups. These findings suggest that gender is an important risk factor of violence. Lastly, the interaction of common influence of the ethnic group and gender in attitudes toward violence has not been found significant.

Keywords:

Attitudes towards violence, Kosovo’s Albanian Bosnian Turks, ethnic group, adolescents, gender

Session Chair

Elmedina Çesko

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-437-66-0

First Page

108

Last Page

114

Location

Durres, Albania

Start Date

28-10-2017 5:00 PM

End Date

28-10-2017 6:30 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2017.327

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Investigation of Kosovar, Albanian, Bosnian and Turk Adolescents’ Attitudes Toward Violence

Durres, Albania

This research investigates the attitudes towards violence of three ethnic groups in Kosovo and adolescents’cultural aspects. The aim of the research is to investigate whether the attitude of violence of Kosovo Albanian, Bosnian and Turk adolescents show a significant difference according to ethnic group and gender. The sample of the research was recorded separately from each ethnic group. From the Albanian ethnic group, a total of 300 adolescents, from the Bosnian ethnic group a total of 200 adolescents, and from the Turkish ethnic group a total of 200 adolescents, in total 700 adolescents participated in the research. For data collection the “Attitudes towards Violence” scale was adapted in the three languages. The number of adolescents that took place during this application in total is 359. The findings of the research showed a significant difference between the attitudes towards violence and ethnic groups, where the Albanian ethnic group manifested moreviolent attitudes than the other two ethnic groups. In addition, it was found that Bosnian adolescents confirm more violent attitudes than Turkish adolescents. In many of the researches that have been done among ethnic groups, minority groups seem to be more aggressive than majority groups. However, this study showed that, despite being a majority group, Albanians approved a higher level of violence and the situation was discussed by the literature supporter. The findings are similar to the survey results, and significantly higher level of difference were found in attitudes towards violence by gender in male adolescents than female adolescents in all ethnic groups. These findings suggest that gender is an important risk factor of violence. Lastly, the interaction of common influence of the ethnic group and gender in attitudes toward violence has not been found significant.