Demographic features of turkish literature audiences and applied analysis of the factors affecting their reading preferences

dc.contributor.authorPoyraz, Y.
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, M.
dc.contributor.authorYücel, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorAras, G.
dc.contributor.authorÇelebi, N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:22:04Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:22:04Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to determine factors affecting reading preferences in parallel with the demographic features of Turkish literature audiences. The study lasted approximately for 7 months. (N=650) individuals attended the study in total. The universe of the study is Turkey while the sample of the study is composed of 8 different provinces. These provinces are Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Trabzon and Gaziantep. A questionnaire form whose reliability and validity had been ensured before and which was composed of 5 point Likert scale was used in the study. The questionnaire form was reformed in accordance with the topic of the study, it was subjected to validity and reliability test and it was carried into main practice through taking views of experts. Data acquired from the results of main practice was analyzed by using SPSS 18.0 packet program and the value of 0.924 was acquired as Cronbach’s Alpha co-efficient. This value indicates that the measuring tool used in this study is quite reliable. The questionnaire is composed of two sections. In the first section, there are questions with regard to determine demographic features of the participants while in the second section, there are scaled questions composed of 120 items. 0.05 of significance level was taken into account among variables in terms of relations and differences. Methods such as different statistics anova, factor and hypothesis tests were applied in the analysis. Moreover, 4 different literary works were mentioned in the study so as to determine attitudes and behaviors of the participants towards literary works. Opinions of the participants were demanded about novels such as Intibah (Rebirth), Araba Sevdasi (Ambition for Car), Mai ve Siyah (Blue and Black) and Çalikusu (The Wren). At the end of the study, it was found out that the participants followed academic publications more frequently, the use of computer and internet had an effect on reading e-book and up-to-date books were read more than those books written in a foreign or ancient language (Ottoman Turkish). Furthermore, it was determined that education and age variables of the participants had an effect on reading habits while gender, age and education variables had an effect in some reading factors. © 2014 AENSI Publisher All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage198en_US
dc.identifier.issn1995-0756
dc.identifier.issue17en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85063846218en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage184en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/9787
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican-Eurasian Network for Scientific Informationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAdvances in Environmental Biologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAudienceen_US
dc.subjectDemographicen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectEffecten_US
dc.subjectFactoren_US
dc.subjectLiteratureen_US
dc.subjectReadingen_US
dc.subjectTurkishen_US
dc.titleDemographic features of turkish literature audiences and applied analysis of the factors affecting their reading preferencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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