Investigation of Hopelessness Level of Biology Students in Turkey’s Universities with Regard To Socio- Demographic Variables

The main aim of this study is to investigate the hopelessness levels of students in the Department of Biology at universities in Turkey via socio-demographic variables. The participants of the study were consisted of 1464 biology students from 13 different universities and geographical regions of Turkey. Beck Hopelessness Scale was used to collect data on the students’ hopelessness levels. T-test, ANOVA, Many Whitney U and Kruskall Wallis H tests were employed for data analysis. Results showed that the students participated in the study had a mild level of hopelessness. Regarding fluctuations in hopelessness levels in terms of demographic variables, the results showed statistically significant differences in terms of marital status, the contribution of undergraduate education to a worldwide employment, and pursuit of a postgraduate degree. No significant difference was observed between hopelessness levels and gender, age, class, parental bereavement, growth environment, family residential setting, work status, and prospective employment sector after graduation.