Turkish adaptation of the Scale of Unpredictability Beliefs: A validity and reliability study

Unpredictability beliefs are related to an evaluation of inconsistency of oneself, other people, and the world. It emerged on the basis of attachment theory, learned helplessness theory, life history theory, and appraisal theory of emotion. Studies have shown that unpredictability beliefs are associated with negative outcomes such as family unpredictability, causal uncertainty, and trait anxiety. The aim of this research was to adapt the Scale of Unpredictability Beliefs, which was developed to measure the level of unpredictability beliefs, into Turkish, to carry out validity and reliability studies. First of all, the translation study was carried out and the data collection phase was started. A total of 563 people, 445 women and 118 men, aged between 18-30 years (Mean = 21.17, Standard Deviation = 2.06) participated in the study. Participants completed Demographic Information Form, Scale of Unpredictability Beliefs, Retrospective Family Unpredictability Scale, and Brief Symptom Inventory. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the 3-factor structure in the original form was confirmed. The Cronbach Alpha coefficients calculated to determine the internal reliability level of the scale ranged from .76 to .87. Test-retest reliability coefficients ranged from .78 to .87. Based on these findings, it was concluded that the scale is valid and reliable for use in Turkey. Thus, an important measurement tool has been brought into our language to be used in studies to be carried out in Turkey. In addition, the connection between early environment as well as early interpersonal relationships with psychopathologies in adult life have been revealed

The Histopathologic and Clinical Changes of the Oral Mucosa Occurred with the Bridge of the Pontic Prosthetesis

In this study 34 dental bridges constructed for 30 individuals. The bridges removed at the department of Prosthetic Dentistry University of Dicle.The results revealed that the rate of bridges failure %100 . The major reasons for failure revealed by this study were periodontal disease and mucosal inflamations. The average life span for bridges was 4 years. All of the bridges used materials metal- acrylic and used pontic design was saddle

The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationships Between General Causality Orientations and Locus of Control With Psychopathological Symptoms

The main aim of this study is to investigate the mediator role of perceived social support in the relationship between general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathological symptoms. Total 751 participants were consisted of 558 female ages between 17 and 36 (Female M = 19.03, SD = 0.09) (74.3%), 192 male ages between 17 and 37 (Male M = 20.71, SD = 0.17) (25.6%) and a participant who did not provide any gender information. We used the General Causality Orientations Scale (GCOS) and Locus of Control Scale (LOCS) in order to understand the basic motivation for the emergence of behavior. Beck depression Inventory (BDI) used to evaluate the psychological symptoms for depression, Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) for obsessive-compulsive symptomology and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) for overall psychological distress and finally to evaluate mediating role of social support used the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). According to the results, having internal locus of control and autonomy orientation have shown positive effect to statistically significant predictors for psychological symptomology, having external locus of control and impersonal orientation have shown negative effect. Perceived social support was found to be suited for the role of partial mediator, and social support from friends was found to have more positive roles than social support from family. In conclusion, exceedingly considerable to conduct further research in order to contribute to the understanding of the mediating role of general causality orientations and locus of control with psychopathology symptomology

Duygusal Zekâ ve Sporcularda Duygusal Zekâ Kullanımı

Bu çalışma; sporcuların duygusal zekâsını olumlu yönde etkileyebilmeleri amacıyla antrenörlere ve bu yönde, ileride yapılacak olan çalışmalara duygusal zekâ kullanımının nitelikleri ve değerleri hakkında yararlı olacak önerilerde bulunmak üzere hazırlanmıştır. Araştırma betimsel tarama modeli olarak tasarlanmış olup, doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılarak ilgili mevcut kaynakların derinlemesine incelenmesi yoluyla veriler elde edilmiştir. İlgili literatür incelemeleri sonucunda edinilen bilgilere göre; duygusal zekânın, performans, psikolojik beceriler, bazı diğer olumlu faktörler, fizyolojik unsurlar ve etkili antrenörlük ile ilişkisinin olduğu söylenebilir. Sporcuların, bireysel anlamda duygusal zekâ düzeylerinin arttırılması sâyesinde takım içerisinde meydana getirilen sinerji ve olumlu güdü, takımdaki negatif duyguların pozitif duygulara dönüşmesine yardımcı olacaktır. Sporda anksiyete, öfke ve depresyon gibi olumsuz duygular performansı büyük oranda bozabilir. Öte yandan duygusal zekânın etkin kullanımı; sporcuların rekabet gücünü ve takıma bağlılıklarını arttırarak onları daha donanımlı bir konuma getirecektir

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Ankara : İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, 2016.This work is a student project of the The Department of History, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University.by Özer, Abdurrahim