Identity formation and demographic information of university students (Üniversite öğrencilerinin kimlik oluşumu ve demografik bilgileri)

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The aim of this quantitative study is to investigate the relationship between identity formation and demographic information of university students. This study was implemented in the 2010-2011 Fall semester among the undergraduate students of Sabancı University. The study examined the relationship between same demographic information and the three subdimensions of the identity scale; personal identity, social identity and collective identity. The results indicate that students' gender, faculty type, weekly study hours and weekly social activity hours are related with their personal identities. The social identity of a student is related with weekly social activity hours. The collective identity of a student is related with the student's grade year and family income. The results of this research can be used in programs to be prepared to support identity development, personal support programs for students, and in the development of educational seminars and other support programs. These programs can play an imprortant role in the improvement of a student's university lifequality and identity formation.