Evaluation of Violence in Flirtous Relationships among 5th and 6th Grade Students in a Faculty of Medicine

Introduction Violence is one of the realities of life , and it is one of the most important social problems in life. Violence can be physical, sexual or emotional. Violence can occur in different ways in flirt affairs, such as rape, beat , threat, sexual harassment, and abuse of emotion. There has not been enough research carried out on the violence of flirt. In this study, it was aimed to determine the frequency and type of the violence of flirt among 5th and 6th grade students of faculty of medicine. Material: This descriptive study was carried out with 105 (83.8%) 5th and 6th grade students, studying at Faculty of Medicine of Bulent Ecevit University , accepted to participate in the study, between May and June 2014.With the questionnaire form prepared by the researchers, the socio-demographic characteristics of the students, their conditions of committing violence and being exposed to violence were questioned. Findings : The median age of 88 students ,participated in the study, is 24 years, and 33 (37.5%) of those are male. 69 (78.4%) of these students either previously flirted or were flirting at that moment . The median age of first flirts is 17 (min: 10, max: 24). 15 (22%) of those who flirted previously weren’t exposed to violence and didn’t commit violence. 10 (% 14,7) of the students were exposed to physical violence of flirt, 51 (75,0%) of those were exposed to emotional violence of flirt, and 9 (13,2%) of those were exposed to sexual violence of flirt. Regarding the students who committed violence of flirt; 16 (20.6%) of those committed physical violence, 45 (66.2%) of those committed emotional violence, 5 (7.4%) of those committed sexual violence. The violence of flirt, most frequently being exposed (33.0%) and committed (28.4%), is to talk by raising voice. Conclusion: It was determined in this study that raising voice against partner is the most frequently being exposed violence of flirt; and emotional violence is the most frequently committed violence of flirt. Studies ,more detailed, long-term, and with different groups, are required to be performed in order to identify violence and the factors that affect violence , and the qualitative and quantitative dimension of violence must be evaluated together