Perceived Self-Regulation and Violence Tendency: Psychological Implications in Turkey

This study aims to investigate the relationship between perceived self-regulation life satisfaction and violence tendencies. This study uses a quantitative approach. The sample in this study consisted of 340 participants from the entire class population. Data was collected using a questionnaire book guided by a Likert scale of 1 to 5. Data analysis was carried out in several stages, namely self-regulation scale analysis, tendency scale analysis and life scale analysis. These findings indicate a positive correlation between perceived self-regulation and life satisfaction, as well as a negative relationship between perceived self-regulation and violent tendencies. The predictive role of perceived self-regulation on life satisfaction is apparent, although the relationship between violent tendencies and life satisfaction remains ambiguous. This research shows that perceived self-regulation plays an essential role in an individual's well-being and that good self-regulation has a lower likelihood of violence

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts: The Effects of an Antenatal Orientation Interviews Training for Prospective Parents Postnatal Depression Levels

The aim of this study was to examine an antenatal orientation interviews training for prospective parents' postnatal depression levels. A quasi-experimental study carried out with 26 (12 experimental, 14 control) prospective mother and father. Participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale one week before the intervention and 12 weeks after birth. Participants in experimental group received a four week new situation orientation interviews training for parents but any intervention made in control group. Results of this study suggested that albeit analyzing the orientation interviews of the males and the females in the experimental group, individual depression scores were observed to decrease, but this decrease was found to be statistically insignificant. However, once the depression levels of the families were analyzed as a whole, the parents' prenatal and postpartum depression levels were similar in the control group but parents in the experimental group post-partum depression levels were significantly decreased in postnatal period. Keywords: Postpartum depression, antenatal orientation interviews, prospective parents, Turkey

İbn Khaldun’s ideas on education in the context of the clash of civilizations

İbn Haldun, modern anlamda sosyolojinin, historiyografinin, tarihin ve iktisatın öncülerinden olduğu kabul edilen 14. Yüzyılda yaşamış bir düşünür, devlet adamı ve tarihçidir. Ortaçağ İslâm-Arap düşünürlerinden olan İbn Haldun daha çok sosyolog ve siyaset bilimci olarak tanınmaktadır bununla beraber eğitim açısından kendine özgü felsefi görüşlere sahiptir. İbn Haldun’un eğitimle ilgili görüşleri genel eğitimden, eğitim programlarına, öğretim yöntemlerine, öğretmenlerin nitelikleri ve çocuk eğitimine kadar birçok alanla ilişkilidir. Bu çalışmada İbn Haldun’un eğitsel fikirleri, Samuel Huntington tarafından ortaya atılan, Soğuk Savaş sonrasında uluslararası alanda belirleyici olacak unsurun medeniyetler olacağını ifade eden tezi “Medeniyetler Çatışması” bağlamında incelenecek ve yorumlanacaktır. Çalışma nitel bir çalışmadır ve doküman analiziyle inceleme yapılmış ve kaynaklardan derlemeler yapılmıştır. Çalışmada medeniyetler çatışması bağlamında İbn Haldun’un eğitimle ilgili görüşlerini ele alınmıştır çünkü eğitim İbn Haldun’da medeniyetle çok yakın bir kavramdır.Ibn Khaldun is a 14th century philosopher, statesman and historian, who is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern historiography, sociology and economics. As one of the most prominent Islamic-Arab thinkers, Ibn Khaldun’s views are related many areas ranging from general education to curriculum to instruction to qualifications of teachers and child education. In this regard, the educational ideas of Ibn Khaldun were investigated in the context of “Clash of Civilizations” which is proposed by Samuel Huntington indicating that the international relations in this age will be highly affected by civilizations rather than political or economic ideologies since the 1990s, which corresponded to the post-Cold War period. The study is a qualitative study based on document analysis. In this study, Ibn Khaldun’s views on education in the context of clash of civilizations are discussed because education is very close concept with civilization according to Ibn Khaldun’s ideas

Development of Social Media Addiction Scale: Validity and reliability study

The aim of this study is to develop a scale appropriate for the cultural structure that can be used to measure social media addiction in adolescents. For the scale development process, 67 items were created first and a draft form was obtained following the results of pilot scheme and expert opinions. The validity and reliability studies of the scale were conducted with a total of 830 students, 446 male and 384 female students studying in different secondary schools (7th and 8th grades) and high schools in Amasya during the academic year of 2017-2018. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed for the validity analysis of the scale. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, a scale consisting of 24 items and 2 sub-dimensions explaining 51,405% of the total variance was obtained. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed after that and the fit indices were found to be adequate and the two-factor scale was confirmed (x2 /sd=1.89; GFI= .90; CFI = .93; TLI= .92; RMSEA = .052 and SRMR= 0,047).In addition, in order to determine the validity of the scale, its relationship with Bayraktar's (2001) "Internet Dependency Scale" and was evaluated and a significant positive relationship between them was found. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient for the subscales and total of the scale was calculated and found to be sufficient (Cronbach α=between .86 and .93). In addition to this, to determine the test-retest reliability, the scale was applied to the same group for three weeks and the correlation coefficients were found significant. As a result, the values obtained indicate that Social Media Addiction Scale is a valid and reliable scale to measure social media addiction of adolescents in Turkey.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı, ergenlerdeki sosyal medya bağımlılığını ölçmede kullanılabilecek kültürel yapıya uygun bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Ölçek geliştirme sürecinde ilk olarak 67 madde oluşturulmuş, pilot uygulamanın sonuçları ve uzman görüşlerinin ardından taslak bir form elde edilmiştir. Ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları 2017-2018 eğitim-öğretim yılında Amasya ilinde farklı ortaokul (7. ve 8. sınıf) ve liselerde öğrenim gören 446 erkek ve 384 kız olmak üzere toplam 830 öğrenci katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ölçeğin geçerlik analizleri kapsamında açımlayıcı faktör analizi ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda toplam varyansın %51,405’ini açıklayan 24 madde ve 2 alt boyuttan oluşan bir ölçek elde edilmiştir. Ardından doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmış ve uyum indeksleri yeterli düzeyde bulunarak ölçeğe ilişkin iki faktörlü yapı doğrulanmıştır (x2 /sd =1.89; GFI= .90; CFI = .93; TLI= .92; RMSEA = .052 ve SRMR= 0,047). Ayrıca ölçeğin ölçüt geçerliğini belirlemek amacıyla Bayraktar (2001) tarafından uyarlanan “İnternet Bağımlılığı Ölçeği” ile arasındaki ilişkiye bakılmış ve aralarında pozitif yönde anlamlı düzeyde ilişki bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin alt boyutları ve toplamına dair Cronbach Alpha güvenirlik katsayısı hesaplanmış ve yeterli düzeyde olduğu (Cronbach α=.86-.93 aralığında) görülmüştür. Bunun yanı sıra test-tekrar test güvenirliğini belirlemek amacıyla ölçek üç hafta arayla aynı gruba uygulanmış ve korelasyon katsayıları anlamlı bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, elde edilen değerler Sosyal Medya Bağımlılığı Ölçeği’nin Türkiye’deki ergenlerin sosyal medya bağımlılıklarını ölçmede kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olduğunu göstermektedir

The associations between university students’ transformational leadership characteristics and dysfunctional limitedness perceptions

AbstractThe aim of this study was to explore associations between transformational leadership and limitedness schemas of university students. Data were collected from 66 male (34.2%) and 127 females (65.8%), a total of 193 university students. The minimum age was 17 and the maximum age was 23. The mean age of the sample was 19.62 years with a standard deviation of 1.21. The results reveal that females have higher scores than males with regard to transformational leadership characteristics. Comparison of the differences between male and female subjects in terms of limitedness orientation showed that males reported higher scores than females on limitedness schemas. In addition, limitedness about relations and limitedness about the world were significantly associated with transactional leadership and a laissez-faire philosophy, but connections of dysfunctional limitedness schemas with transformational leadership were not significant

The Elements, Lawrence University Flute Ensemble, January 30, 2017

Harper Hal