Yükseköğretimde Kalite Arayışında Bir Gösterge Olarak Öğrenci Memnuniyeti: Bir Ölçek Geliştirme Çalışması

DergiPark: 441397tredYüksek öğrenimde öğrenci memnuniyetinin ölçülmesi, 2015'ten bu yana stratejik planlama ve kalite değerlendirmesi için önemli bir veri kaynağı olarak kullanılmaya başlamıştır. Yüksek öğrenim kurumları, öğrencilerin memnuniyetini ölçerek, güçlü ve zayıf yönlerini belirleyebilir ve hizmet kalitesi artırma faaliyetleri için önemli veriler elde edebilir. Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin memnuniyet düzeylerini geçerli ve güvenilir bir şekilde ölçen bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Bu çalışma, Ahi Evran Üniversitesi tarafından verilen eğitim, araştırma, sosyal kültürel etkinlikler ve diğer hizmetlerin kalitesini arttırma sürecinde gerçekleştirilmek üzere tasarlanmış bir ölçek geliştirme çalışmasıdır. Bu çalışmaya 2016-2017 akademik yılı bahar döneminde Ahi Evran Üniversitesine devam eden toplam 2083 öğrenci katılmıştır. Ölçek maddeleri ilk kez uygulandığından araştırmada faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizinin sonucu, ortaya çıkan altı faktör toplam varyansın %62.01'ini ortaya koymaktadır. Ölçeğin tüm faktörlerinin Cronbach alfa değeri .70'den yüksektir. Bu sonuçlar, geliştirilen ölçeğin yüksek güvenilirlik derecesine sahip olduğunu göstermektedir

Ölüm korkusundan öznel iyi oluş haline giden yollar : terör yönetimi teorisine dayalı bir yapısal eşitlik çalışması

In this research four models derived from Terror Management Theory (TMT) were tested by using structural equation modeling.. These models were developed for testing different theoretical alternatives in relation to psychological mechanisms explaining the subjective well-being as an outcome of fear of death. The first two models were based on the original Terror Management Theory. The first supposed that death anxiety as a catalyst motivates individuals in two defenses: developing culturally committed personalities by validation of cultural worldview and thus enhancing self-esteem. The second indicated that every individual had two options in the face of death: enhancing their self-esteem or committing to cultural worldview, in turn, improves the well-being of the individual. The last two models were identified by taking attachment as an alternative variable. In the third model, attachment styles of the individuals were presented as a third defense mechanism in addition to self-esteem and cultural worldview in TMT. They were assumed as mediator variables in the model between fear of death and subjective well-being. The last model treated attachment as a mediator between fear of death and distal defenses of self-esteem and cultural worldview. The results indicated that only the last model was entirely supported.. The lack of support for the first two models might be an indicator of the invalidity of the model in cultures that are not individualistic. For the last two models, the results suggested that attachment was crucial in understanding the relationship between fear of death and subjective well-being from a TMT perspective.Ph.D. - Doctoral Progra

The relationship between language use and depression: illuminating the importance of self-reflection, self-rumination, and the need for absolute truth

The main aim of the present study was to provide additional knowledge about the mediatory processes through which language relates to depression. Although previous research gave clear evidence that language is closely related to depression, the research on intervening variables in the relationship has been limited. The present investigation tested a structural equation model in which self-concept clarity and self-consciousness mediated the relationship between personal perceptions of language and depression. Since “the need for absolute truth” construct has been shown to be important in providing greater consistency in estimates of the relationships among the variables, it has been added to the model as a control variable. The results supported the model and showed that personal perceptions of language predicted self-concept clarity, which in turn predicted the participants’ self-reflection and self-rumination. Self-reflection and self-rumination, in turn, predicted depression

Bir Grup Rehberliği Programının Öğretmenlerin Disiplin Anlayışına Etkisi

Bu araştırmanın amacı, insancıl yaklaşıma dayalı olarak geliştirilen bir grup rehberliği programının, öğretmenlerin disiplin anlayışları üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Söz konusu eğitim programının temelini, ahlak gelişimi, iletişim ve disiplin yöntemleri oluşturmuştur. Yine çalışma kapsamında, araştırmacı tarafından, öğretmenlerin disiplin anlayışlarını ölçmek amacıyla bir ölçek geliştirilmiştir (Öğretmen Disiplin Anlayışı Ölçeği). Ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları yapılmış, gerçekleştirilen faktör analizi sonucunda, ikisi otoriter disiplinle ve diğer ikisi demokratik disiplinle ilişkili olmak üzere dört faktör belirlenmiştir. Geliştirilmiş olan ölçek, Mamak Rehberlik ve Araştırma Merkezi’ne hizmet içi eğitim amacıyla gelmiş olan 16 kişilik deney grubuna ve Ulubatlı Hasan İlköğretim Okulu’nda görev yapan 16 öğretmenden oluşan kontrol grubuna uygulanmıştır. Bundan sonra, deney grubuna, disiplin konusunda sekiz oturumluk bir eğitim programı verilmiş, uygulamadan sonra, Öğretmen Disiplin Anlayışı Ölçeği her iki gruba tekrar uygulanmıştır. Yapılan varyans analizleri sonucunda, kontrol grubunun ön-test ve sontest puanları arasında anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı, buna karşılık deney grubunun, otoriter disiplinle ilişkili olan iki alt ölçekten almış oldukları toplam puanların, son testte anlamlı bir şekilde arttığı belirlenmiştir. Tüm ölçekten alınan toplam puanlar dikkate alındığında ise, yine deney grubunun son-test puanlarının, ön-test puanlarından daha yüksek olduğu ve bu farkın anlamlı olduğu belirlenmişti

Structural relations of personal and collective self-esteem to subjective well-being: attachment as moderator

A model indicating that the relationship between collective self-esteem and indicators of subjective well-being, happiness and life satisfaction, was mediated by personal self-esteem was tested by structural equation modeling. The model, including all participants, fitted well to the data. The results suggested that the relationship of collective self-esteem to happiness was fully mediated by personal self-esteem, whereas a partial mediation was the case for life satisfaction. When tested in four groups of attachment styles, however, the results indicated a full mediation for fearful, preoccupied and dismissing groups, but a partial mediation for the secure group. The results are discussed in the "pursuing self-esteem" framework

Relationship of the gap between experience and language with mental health in adolescence: the importance of emotion regulation

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Arel Author)Although past research has provided important information about the relationship between language use and mental health in the period of adolescence, the role of intervening variables in this association has been seriously neglected. The aim of the present study was to illuminate the association between language use (operationalized by the gap between experience and languageGAP) and mental health (e.g., adjustment and depression, with the mediator role of emotion regulation). Three-hundred-and-seventy-four adolescents (220 female, 154 male; 16.08 mean age) participated in the study. The results provided support for the mediator role of emotion regulation in the relationship between GAP and mental health. Moreover, it was shown that the relationship between emotion regulation and depression was mediated by adjustment

Parental support for basic psychological needs and happiness: The importance of sense of uniqueness

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Arel Author)Past empirical research relying on self-determination theory (SDT) has consistently shown that parental support of basic psychological needs (BPN) is associated with adolescent happiness. Yet, the specific mechanisms accounting for this link are still undetermined. The present study aimed to address this gap in the literature by testing a theoretical model proposing that adolescents’ satisfaction of BPN in life and sense of uniqueness mediate the association of parental support for BPN and happiness. The analyses relied on structural equation modeling and bootstrapping procedures and found support for the model. The theoretical implications of the model for SDT and applied considerations to improve the well-being of adolescents are discussed. Also, suggestions for future research that could further improve our understanding of the dynamic interplay between BPN, sense of uniqueness and happiness are presented

Parental attachment and adolescents' perception of school alienation: the mediation role of self-esteem and adjustment

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Arel Author)The present study examined the relationship between adolescents' attachment to parents and their feelings of alienation in the school context by considering the mediating role of adjustment and self-esteem. It was proposed that the degree of attachment to one's parents was associated with adjustment and self-esteem, which in turn predicted possible school alienation. A total of 227 students completed self-report measures on parental attachment, adjustment, self-esteem, and alienation from school. Results were consistent with the attachment theory and related literature that posits that (a) secure attachment to parents was associated with adjustment and self-esteem, (b) secure attachment to parents was negatively associated with feelings of school alienation, and (c) adjustment and self-esteem were a crucial mediators between attachment to parents and school alienation. In addition to enhanced adjustment, the self-esteem of adolescents may be an additional factor in reducing alienation at school. The results also supported the mediator role of self-esteem in the relationship between attachment to parents and adjustment. Finally, the relationship between self-esteem and school alienation were shown to be fully mediated by adjustment. The results were discussed in the context of responsibilities of teachers and school counselors, which may provide both students and parents with the skills to improve social functioning in the school context

Intentional and non-intentional assessments of emotion experiences: Comparisons of old and new measures

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Arel Author)In two studies, we compared intentional and non-intentional measures of emotional well-being in terms of reliability and validity. In the first study, we expanded on the findings of ¸Sim¸sek (2011) by showing that an intentional measure of emotional well-being, namely the Emotional Well-Being Scale, accounted for unique variance in both negative and positive mental health indicators above and beyond the variance accounted for by Larsen and Diener’s Scales (1992), which measures all dimensions of affect circumplex. The correlated traits-correlated uniqueness model results showed that the original-intentional version of the Emotional Well-Being Scale explained more variance in the measurement model than the non-intentional version. The second study showed that the results were similar for the intentional vs. nonintentional versions of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedules (Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988). The intentional version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedules accounted for more variance in the criteria than the non-intentional version

Self-determined choices and consequences: the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfactions and aggression in late adolescents

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Arel Author)This research examined the mediatory role of life purpose and career indecision in the relationship between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and aggression. Data were collected from high school students (n = 466) and results showed that life purpose and career indecision fully mediated the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction and aggression. These findings suggested that unsatisfied basic psychological needs foster late adolescents' aggression by promoting less clear life purposes and career indecision