Effects of School Shooting on School Climate: A Review of Social Bond Theory

Erbay, Ayhan; ILDIRIM, Ezgi

doi:10.17986/blm.1490

Effects of School Shooting on School Climate: A Review of Social Bond Theory

Ezgi ILDIRIM ÖZCAN, (İstinye Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Ayhan ERBAY (Haliç Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 56 - 63 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17986/blm.1490 İndeks Tarihi: 01-10-2021

Effects of School Shooting on School Climate: A Review of Social Bond Theory

Öz:

It has been aimed to examine the relationship between how school shooting disrupts school climate and what are the consequences of thissituation. Although school shooting is among the primary problems of society from time to time, it is in reality an issue to which societypays attention only when such an event breaks out. School shooting, on the other hand, has a devastating impact on students, teachers, andother school staff, as well as deeply shaking the school climate. At this point, Social Bond Theory has been used as a theoretical framework tounderstand the effects of school shooting. The theory proposes that when school shooting occurs students precisely de-attach from school,therefore from the society. They do not commit to social norms and rules, and eventually lose their faith in society as a result of the schoolshooting. In this study, the effects of school shooting on the school climate were discussed and some prevention suggestions were developed.

Anahtar Kelime:

Okulda Silahlı Saldırının Okul İklimi Üzerindeki Etkileri: Sosyal Bağ Teorisinin Gözden Geçirilmesi

Öz:

Okulda silahlı saldırı, zaman zaman toplumun temel sorunları arasında yer alsa da, gerçekte böyle bir olay çıktığında toplumun dikkat ettiği bir konudur. Öte yandan okulda ateş etme, öğrenciler, öğretmenler ve diğer okul personeli üzerinde yıkıcı bir etkiye sahip olduğu gibi okul iklimini derinden sarsmaktadır. Bu noktada Sosyal Bağ Teorisi, okulda silahlı saldırıların etkilerini anlamak için teorik bir çerçeve olarak kullanılmıştır. Teori, okulda silahlı saldırı gerçekleştiğinde özellikle öğrencilerin okuldan, dolayısıyla toplumdan bağlarını kopardığını öne sürer. Öğrenciler, sosyal normlara ve kurallara bağlı kalmazlar ve sonunda topluma olan inançlarını kaybederler. Bu çalışmada, okulda yaşanan silahlı saldırıların okul iklimini nasıl etkilediği tartışılmış ve bazı önleme önerileri geliştirilmiştir.

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