Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Future of Social Sciences
Year: 2023
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33422/6th.icfss.2023.09.111
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An Investigation of Relationships Between Psychologist Candidates’ Psychological First Aid Application Self-Efficacy and Their Psychological First Aid Knowledge Level
Dr. İrem Şahin Yoluk, Dr. Ercüment Yerlikaya, Dr. Meral Atıcı
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the psychological first aid knowledge levels and psychological first aid practice self-efficacy of psychologist candidates and whether these variables differ according to gender. The study was carried out with 55 students studying in the Psychology Undergraduate Program. 42 of the participants were female and 13 were male; their average age was 21.53. The research hypotheses were tested by evaluating the mean scores of the participants on the Psychological First Aid Self-Efficacy Scale and the Psychological First Aid Achievement Test. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there was no statistically significant relationship between the psychological first aid knowledge levels and psychological first aid practice self-efficacy of the psychologist candidates (r=-.195, p<.05). Another finding obtained from the study is that while the psychological first aid practice self-efficacy of psychologist candidates does not differ according to gender (t(53)=-.534, p<.05), their psychological first aid knowledge levels differ according to gender (t(53)=3.012, p<.05). Psychological first aid knowledge levels of female participants (x̄=8.67) were higher than male participants (x̄=6.69). As a result, it has been tried to reveal how mental health professional candidates evaluate themselves about Psychological First Aid, which is one of the first steps of crisis intervention in the face of both individual and social traumas.
Keywords: acute stress; crisis; intervention; psychological first aid achievement; trauma