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Intelligence has several mental functions such as perceiving, memorizing, learning, thinking, abstracting and adapting to new conditions (Aydin, Leblebici, Arslan, Kilic & Oktem, 2005). Emotional intelligence was described as the attend to, ability to, understand and regulate emotions to lead thought and behavior (Salovey & Mayer, 1990 as cited in Alegre, 2011). In the current study, we examined the associations of physical / emotional abuse and neglect, perceived parental style and self-esteem with emotional intelligence. A total of 250 4th and 5th grade primary school children were recruited for the study from twelve public primary school in Northern Cyprus and at home based by using personal contacts. Participants filled four questionnaires; Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Scale – Child and Adolescent Form, Child Abuse Scale, Parental Attitude Scale and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. It was found that self-esteem and perceived authoritative attitude of parents significantly predicted emotional intelligence of 4th and 5th grade primary school children. Emotional abuse and perceived authoritarian attitude of parents were significant negatively correlated with emotional intelligence. However, emotional neglect and also, age, gender, mother education level and father education level were found to have absence of prediction role on emotional intelligence. In addition, physical abuse and neglect were not assessed in this current study because of their reliability analysis’ results. Based on these findings, further recommendations were presented. Keywords: Emotional intelligence, physical / emotional abuse, physical / emotional neglect, authoritative / authoritarian parental style, self-esteem.
This study was conducted with the aim of exploring a previously understudied role of internalized racism and Black female Stereotypes (the Sapphire and Superwoman) in encouraging the perpetuation of intimate partner violence (IPV) within the African community, in addition to more well-known factors such as ambivalent sexism and religiosity. Currently, it is the first experimental study into the hypothesis that internalized racism and endorsement of Black female stereotypes are not only strongly positively correlated with violence, but also act as significant positive predictors of individual attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence alongside hostile sexism and religiosity. It was also hypothesized that there would be gender differences between scores, as male participants would score higher on the more overtly antagonistic measures (hostile sexism and Sapphire stereotype endorsement) while female participants would score higher on subjectively benign measures (benevolent sexism and Superwoman stereotype endorsement). The findings revealed that, while these hypotheses were largely supported by the results – with internalized racism being the strongest predictor of IPV attitudes amongst both genders – religiosity was unexpectedly found to be a negative predictor of IPV, especially in women. These results are discussed further in the literature. Keywords: Ambivalent Sexism, Stereotype, Sapphire, Superwoman, African, Intimate Partner Violence, Islam, Christianity, Religiosity
Individuals’ empathy levels can change as a result of musical training and other factors such as, gender and personality characteristics of agreeableness and extraversion can have an influence on empathy as well. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the effect of musical training and gender on the levels of empathy, agreeableness and extraversion, in emerging adults that have musical training. One hundred and ninety-eight participants (99 Male and 99 Female; Mean Age: 22.05, SD: 2.11) were recruited and completed the questionnaire of “MusicEmpathy Survey”. One hundred and three of them had musical training and ninetyfive of them had no musical training. Findings showed that individuals with musical training outscored individuals without musical training on empathy and agreeableness scales, but not on extraversion. Females also outscored males on empathy and agreeableness scales. Furthermore, results showed that males were more influenced by musical training than females. In light of the findings, levels of empathy can be elevated via musical training, suggesting the possibility of using musical training as a useful tool for increasing such pro-social behaviors and as an intervention/prevention program for individuals with empathy-deficit disorders. Keywords: Empathy, Musical training, Gender, Personality Characteristics.
The current study was designed to test whether error awareness can be dissociated from error correction in typing behavior. According to the “Hierarchical Control Theory”, skilled typing is controlled by two hierarchically organized loops (Logan & Crump, 2011): The outer-loop (higher level), which generates words and receives feedback from the screen, commands the inner-loop (lower level), which produces finger movements i.e., executing keystrokes. The main aims of the current study were to demonstrate how error correction can be implemented in these two hierarchically organized loops and, in particular to investigate the error correction at the lower level. Data from twenty Turkish speaking participants were analysed in the current study. Typing performance of participants were measured under two visual feedback conditions (responses either were or were not appeared on the screen). The findings showed that participants can detect and correct their typing errors when their responses did not appear on the screen. In addition, there was no significant difference between the rates of error detection and error correction under no visual feedback condition. Theoretical and applied implications of these findings were discussed.
Developing a healthy romantic relationship has a fundamental effect on an individuals’ well being as it is linked to better physical and mental health. The current study aimed to investigate the role of gender, romantic jealousy and attitudes towards intimate partner violence on relationship satisfaction while at the same time assessing the differences between emerging and young adults. The sample included 230 (149 females; 81 males) Turkish speaking heterosexual unmarried individuals between 18 to 30 years old who completed self-report measures including Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MDJS), Intimate Partner Violence Attitudes Scale (IPVAS) and Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS). Results showed that cognitive jealousy predicted relationship satisfaction. When participants showed higher jealousy, their relationship satisfaction was also high. There were no age period or gender differences on jealousy levels. Abusive attitudes were correlated with behavioral and emotional jealousy. Women showed more positive abusive attitudes than men. Participants with abusive attitudes were found to have higher relationship satisfaction. The role of additional relationship variables, namely being whether it's the participant's first relationship, the perception of relationship as ‘long term’, and relationship duration were also assessed. Perception of relationship as long term was found to positively predict relationship satisfaction. The results yielded no significant differences between emerging and young adults on any of the measures. The results are discussed in light of the traditional nature of the Turkish speaking emerging and young adults culture with implications for developing healthier intimate relationships. Keywords: Jealousy, relationship satisfaction, attitudes toward IPV
ÖZ: ÖZ: Bu araştırmada, üniversite öğrencilerinin tükenmişlik düzeylerini belirlemek ve adlerian odaklı grupla psikolojik danışmanın öğrenci tükenmişliğine etkisini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma grubunu Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışma Bölümü öğrencileri oluşturmuştur. 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında 2., 3. ve 4. sınıflarda okuyan 108’ i kız ve 111’ i erkek olmak üzere toplam 219 öğrenci araştırmaya katılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, Demografik Bilgi Formu ve Maslach Tükenmişlik Envanteri-Öğrenci Formu (MTE-ÖF) ile elde edilmiştir. İki aşamada gerçekleştirilen bu araştırma, iki farklı yöntem kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Öğrencilerin tükenmişlik düzeyini belirlemek için betimsel istatistikler kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin tükenmişlik düzeylerinin cinsiyet değişkenine göre anlamlı farklılık gösterip göstermediğini belirlemede Bağımsız Örneklem T Testi, öğrencilerin tükenmişlik düzeylerinin sınıf değişkenine göre anlamlı farklılık gösterip göstermediğini ortaya koymada Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi (ANOVA) ve öğrencilerin genel akademik ortalamalarının tükenmişlik düzeylerinin bir yordayıcısı olup olmadığını belirlemede ise Basit Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca Adlerian odaklı grupla psikolojik danışmanın öğrencilerin tükenmişlik düzeylerine etkisinin olup olmadığını belirlemek için kovaryans analizi (ANCOVA), verilerin normal dağılıp dağılmadığını belirlemek amacıyla Shapiro- Wilk testi; varyansların homojenliğini test etmek amacıyla Levene testi ve Bağımlı gruplar için T testi kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin tükenmişlik düzeyleri deneyin bağımlı değişkeni, adlerian odaklı grupla psikolojik danışma ise bağımsız değişkeni olarak alınmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 20 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre, erkek öğrencilerin %58.5, kız öğrencilerin ise %28.7 oranında yüksek tükenmişlik yaşadığı bulunmuştur. Cinsiyet değişkeni öğrenci tükenmişliğinde etkileyici bir faktör olarak görülmemiştir. Sınıf düzeyi arttıkça öğrenci tükenmişliğinin arttığı görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin genel akademik ortalamalarının onların duygusal tükenme ve duyarsızlaşma düzeylerini yordamadığı, ancak yetkinlik düzeylerini yordadığı görülmüştür. Adlerian odaklı grupla psikolojik danışmanın tükenmişliğin üzerinde etkili bir işlem olduğu görülmüştür. Anahtar Sözcükler: Üniversite Öğrencileri, Öğrenci Tükenmişliği, Adlerian Odaklı Grupla Psikolojik Danışma
Traumatic events may have long lasting consequences on physical and psychological well-being by influencing appraisal processes, behavioral and neural reactivity. Moreover, exposure to traumatic events might have adverse intergenerational consequences. The aim of the present study had been to explore Time Perspectives (TP), that is individuals link their behavior to their past, present, and future, is associated with vulnerability to post traumatic stress disorder and psychological difficulties on two different sample groups; a theoretically traumatic group (N= 50; age range= 49-70), whom their parent had gone missing during the war of Cyprus and their offspring (N=50, age range= 26-40 years); and a theoretically non-traumatic group with no missing parent, (N= 50; age range years= 46-69) and their offspring, (N=50, age range years= 20-39). Current study also examined the intergenerational transmission of TP and PTSD. Purposeful sampling technique was used. Turkish adaptation version of Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Impact of Event Scale-Revised and Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory were used as measurement tools. Result of the study revealed that parents’ PTSD symptoms and TP were associated with their offspring. Participants whom have a relative gone missing during the war had higher PTSD score compared to the participants whom have no missing relative. Overall, findings of the current study provide an important contribution to studies on intergenerational transmission of temporal categories and PTSD. Keywords: Time Perspectives, PTSD, Psychological Difficulties, War Trauma, Cyprus.
ABSTRACT: Parents shape their children‟s development in many different ways. Attitudes exhibited by parents are one of the principal ways. The present research primarily aimed to explore whether parental educative attitudes towards their children are associated with the children‟s socioemotional responses towards their parents as reported by Turkish Cypriot parents and secondly, to explore whether socioemotional responses of children is related to factors such as parental trait anxiety, parental care and social support provided by father to the mother and by the extended family to the parents. The sample consists of 54 mothers and 54 fathers of children aged between 12 and 48 months old. A questionnaire including the Turkish versions of the “Baby‟s Day Test” (Mertan, 1995), the “Trait Anxiety Inventory” (Oner & Le Compte, 1985) and the “Parental Bonding Instrument” (Kapçı & Küçüker, 2006) was used in data collection. The findings of the study suggest that parental educative attitudes towards their children are related to the children‟s socioemotional responses towards their parents. In other words, positive socioemotional responses of children increase as the parents exhibit positive educative attitudes. Keywords: Parental Attitude, Child Development, Socioemotional Response, Trait Anxiety, Parental Care, Father Support, Extended Family Support. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The relationship between religiosity and essentialist beliefs on anti-LGBT+ prejudice has been largely investigated. These studies have shown that high religiosity, being male and having environmental essentialist beliefs enhance prejudice against LGBT+ community. Despite these findings, myths toward LGBT+’s have not yet been measured, hence one of the aims of the current study was to assess myth endorsement to LGBT+’s. Moreover, text-based manipulation on essentialist beliefs has been used widely in the literature, however, the effect of other manipulation methods on essentialist beliefs to reduce myth endorsement and anti-LGBT+ prejudice have not been assessed. The current study was the first experimental research to develop a myth scale and use video manipulations to influence essentialist beliefs. This study aimed to assess the role of religiosity and essentialist beliefs on myth endorsement toward LGBT+ community and to determine common myths about individuals from LGBT+ community to reduce discrimination and prejudice. A sample of 112 Turkish speaking cisgender female and male 1st year university students from Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus were assigned to three conditions and each group received a video recording regarding the etiology of homosexual sexual orientation. Participants in reality conditions were provided with actual literature findings regarding the etiology of homosexuality, whereas in environmental and genetic conditions, participants were provided with fictious findings regarding environmental and genetic etiology of homosexuality. Gender, as an independent variable, and attitude, as a dependent variable, were also included in the variables. It was hypothesized that participants in environmental condition would have highest myth endorsement and more negative attitude toward LGBT+’s, followed by participants in genetic and reality conditions. Participants with higher religiosity were expected to have higher myth endorsement and more negative attitude than those with lower religiosity. Also, male participants were expected to have higher myth endorsement, higher religiosity, and more negative attitude than female participants. Findings indicated significant impact of religiosity and essentialist beliefs on myth endorsement. Additionally, participants in environmental condition had higher myth endorsement than genetic. Also, participants in reality condition showed the lowest myth endorsement and negative attitude. Male participants had more myth endorsement and more negative attitudes toward LGBT+. The findings of the study are discussed in light of the literature. Keywords: Essentialist Beliefs, Religiosity, Myth Endorsement, LGBT+
Extended contact is a kind of indirect intergroup contact strategy that can be used in contexts where the opportunity for real contact is low. The effectiveness of extended contact strategy through story-telling was investigated in the present research with the aim of enhancing positive attitudes, intended behaviors, trust and forgiveness toward the Greek Cypriot out-group and also support for peace in Turkish Cypriot children. The second aim was to examine the roles of prior contact and age on these variables. Turkish Cypriot children (N = 40) including 18 boys and 22 girls, aged 6-11 (mean age = 8 years) took part in a 5 week story reading intervention. Stories portrayed the close friendship between Turkish and Greek Cypriot children. Results revealed that extended contact intervention through story reading led to enhanced positive out-group attitudes, behavioral intentions, out-group trust, forgiveness and support for peace in Turkish Cypriot children. The findings of the study suggest that extended contact can be used in segregated and conflicted contexts as an effective tool to reduce prejudice in children. Implications of an educational program within the context of Cyprus are discussed.