SUMMARY
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher candidates’ problems and psychological symptoms. The study also aimed at examining psychological symptoms in terms of problem area, gender and department variables. Participants consisted of 77 (63%) female and 44(36%) male sophomore students attending faculty of education. The sample composed of 55 (45%) guidance and psychological counseling students, 43 (35%) elementary school teacher students, and 23 (%19) computer and technology education students.Symptom Check List (SCL-90), demographic form and a short problem screening survey were used in data collection. Data were analaysized with SPSS 22 package program. The results revealed that, teacher candidates’ scores in SCL 90’s subscales changed between 1.56 (obsessive compulsive) and (psychoticism). Additionally, teacher candidates most frequently experienced anxiety about the upcoming KPSS exam and future anxiety. Finally, psychological symptoms did not changed according to the gender, problem area, and departments variables. The findings were disused with in light of current and previous literature.?Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu çalismanin amaci ögretmen adaylarinin problem alanlarini tespit etmek ve ögretmen adaylarinin yasadigi psikolojik belirtilerin problem alani, cinsiyet ve bölüm degiskenine göre farklilik gösterip göstermedigini incelemektir. Katilimcilarin 77(%63.6)’sini kadinlar 44(%36.4)’ünü erkekler olusturmaktadir. Örneklem grubunun 55(%45.5)’i Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danismanlik Bölümünde, 43(%35.5)’ü Sinif Ögretmenligi Bölümünde ve 23(%19)’ü Bilgisayar ve Ögrenim Teknolojileri Egitimi Bölümünde ögrenim görmektedir. Arastirmada ölçeme araci olarak Belirti Tarama Listesi(SCL-90) ve Bilgi Formu kullanilmistir. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 22.0 paket programinda degerlendirilmistir. Elde edilen bulgular su sekildedir; ögretmen adaylarinin Belirti Tarama Listesinin(SCL-90) alt boyutlarindan aldigi puanlar 1,56(OKB) ile .79(Psikotizm) arasinda degismektedir. Bunun yaninda ögretmen adaylarinin yasadigi problem alanlarindan KPSS kaygisinin ve gelecek kaygisinin frekanslari diger alanlarin frekanslarindan daha yüksektir. Son olarak psikolojik belirtilerin; cinsiyet, problem alani ve bölüm degiskenine göre farklilik göstermedigi görülmüstür. Elde edilen bulgular alan yazin isiginda tartisilmistir.