Experimental Studies on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Systematic Review

This research aimed to provide a systematic review of postgraduate theses that investigate the effectiveness of group interventions prepared based on acceptance and commitment therapy. Following this purpose search was carried out in several databases to include articles and theses written in Turkish on acceptance and commitment therapy without any year restrictions. As a result of the screening, 907 theses and articles were evaluated according to the PRISMA guideline and the selection criteria for the current research 2 article and 7 doctoral theses meeting the criteria were included in the research. It is seen that the studies examined within the scope of the research were prepared in the form of a psychoeducational program to proceed with different variables such as “coping competence, the meaning of life, peer bullying, decision-making strategies, body image flexibility, social appearance anxiety, fear of negative evaluation and test anxiety” and carried out by the researcher themselves. The articles selected for the research were inspected in terms of research model, research group, research design, characteristics of group interventions, measurement tools used, and the effectiveness of group interventions. Acceptance and commitment therapy-based programs examined within the scope of the research seem to be effective on the dependent variable. In the results obtained, it is recommended to use acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in protecting and preventive mental health services to prepare adolescents and young adults

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities with GC/MS analysis of the Morus alba L. Leaves

Morus alba L. Moraceae leaves are used effectively to treat fever, protect liver from damage, strengthen the joints, facilitate discharge of urine in Turkey folk medicine. In this study we aimed to determine in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity with GC/MS analysis of the Morus alba L. leaves. Dried plant leaves samples are milled and extracted with distilled water and ethanol in Soxhlet machine. After extraction, extract samples were concentrated in rotary evaporator machine. Total antioxidant status values were determined as mmol Trolox Equivalent/L spectrophotometrically by using Erel’s method. Sterile extracts were used to avoid contamination in antimicrobial activity test. As test microorganisms Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 , Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 , Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 , Pseudomonas aeroginosa ATCC 27853 , Candida albicans ATCC 90028 were used. Antimicrobial activity was determined with disc diffusion method. We used ethanol extracts of samples in GC/MS analysis. Ethanol and distilled water extracts showed antioxidant activity in different rate. Besides, ethanol extracts have an antimicrobial activity but water extracts have not antimicrobial activity on our test microorganisms. We determined four compounds 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid, ethyl ester, linolenic acid ethyl ester, gibberellic acid with GC/MS analysis in ethanol extract

Divorced womens’ hopelessness and social supportBoşanmış kadınların umutsuzluk düzeyleri ve sosyal destek alma durumları

This study was carried out for emotional, social and economic problems of divorced women. This study examines the social support and hopelesness level among divorced and married women. The population of this research were selected from 430 divorced and married women who live in Turkey. The datas of study were collected with different scales.   A questionnaire containing demographic characteristics of women (Personal Information Form), Perception of Social Support Scale (Zimmet and et al. 1988) and Hopelessness Scale (Beck, 1980) was used in study. The t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient techniques  was used for analysis. ÖzetBu çalışma, boşanma sonrası sorunlar ile baş etmede zorlanan kadınların duygusal, sosyal ve ekonomik açılardan sorun yaşadıkları düşünülerek, boşanmış kadınların boşanmamış kadınlara göre sosyal destek ve umutsuzluk açısından yaşayabilecekleri durumları araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu; Türkiye'nin çeşitli illerinde ikamet eden boşanmış ve boşanmamış olmak üzere toplam 430 kadın oluşturmaktadır. Veriler araştırmanın amacına uygun olarak, araştırmacılar tarafından Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği (Zimmet ve ark.1988) ve Beck Umutsuzluk Ölçeği (Beck, 1980) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için t- testi ve Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyon tekniği kullanılmıştır

Distance education metaphorical perceptions of school managers, teachers and students in the Covid-19 pandemic

Bu çalışmada, okul içi paydaşların (okul yöneticileri, öğretmen ve öğrenciler) metafor analizi ile uzaktan eğitime yönelik algılarının ve yaşam doyumlarının incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmada, yaşları 14 ile 62 arasında değişen 105 (%39.5)’i erkek, 161 (%60.5)’i kadın toplam 266 katılımcı yer almaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formu, metafor formu ve yaşam doyum ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen nitel bulgulara göre, 266 kişiden toplam 232 metafor elde edilmiştir. Uzaktan eğitim sürecine ilişkin metaforlar “verimsizlik” “etkileşimsizlik”, “yapay olma”, “eksiklik”, “eşitsizlik”, “değişkenlik”, “yoksunluk”, “altyapı durumu”, “farkındalık”, “fırsat”, “tamamlayıcılık”, “koruyuculuk”, “gelişim” olmak üzere 13 kategori altında toplanmaktadır. Bu bulgular ışığında uzaktan eğitim sürecine dair öneriler sunulmaktadır.In this study, it is aimed to examine the perceptions and life satisfaction of stakeholders (school administrators, teachers and students) towards distance education with metaphor analysis. In the research, there are a total of 266 participants, 105 (39.5%) male, 161 (60.5%) female, aged between 14 and 62. In the study, personal information form and metaphor form prepared by the researchers were used as data collection tools. According to the qualitative findings obtained as a result of the research, a total of 232 metaphors were obtained from 266 participants. Then, all metaphors were handled together and divided into 13 categories. Here are the categories related to metaphors; "inefficiency", "non-interactivity", "artificiality", "deficiency", "inequality", "variability", "deficiency", "situation of infrastructure", "awareness", "opportunity", "complementarity", "protection", " development ”. In the light of these findings, suggestions about the distance education process are presented

Emotion regulation interventions for young adults: a systematic review

Bu araştırmada, duygu düzenlemeyi temel alan grup müdahalelerinin etkililiğinin sistematik olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda araştırma; Şubat 2021 ile Mart 2021 tarihleri arasında TR Dizin, SpringerLink, Taylor & Francis, Wiley Online Library, Sage Journals ve ScienceDirect veri tabanlarında, 2010-2021 yılları arasında kısıtlama yapılarak duygu düzenleme ile ilgili Türkçe ve İngilizce çalışmaları kapsayacak şekilde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tarama sonucunda 1.352 makale PRISMA rehberi ve mevcut araştırma için belirlenen seçim kriterleri doğrultusunda değerlendirilip kriterleri karşılayan 9 makale araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Seçilen makaleler, araştırma modeli, araştırma grubu, araştırma deseni, grup müdahalelerinin özellikleri, kullanılan ölçme araçları ve grup müdahalelerinin etkililiği açısından incelenmiştir. Bulgulara göre, incelenen tüm duygu düzenleme müdahaleleri katılımcıların duygu düzenleme güçlüğünün azalmasında, duygu düzenleme bilgi ve becerilerinin artmasında etkili olmuştur. Ayrıca, seçilen çalışmalarda uygulanan duygu düzenleme grup müdahalelerinin katılımcıların duygularını adlandırma ve duygusal farkındalıklarına, kaygılarının ve mutsuzluklarının azalmasına katkı sağladığı görülmüştür. İncelenen grup müdahalelerinde bilinçli farkındalık, bilişsel davranışçı kuram, duygulanım düzenleme, müzik terapisi, meditasyon ve diyalektik davranış terapisi temelli çalışmaların yapıldığı gözlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, genç yetişkinlere yönelik olarak gerçekleştirilen duygu düzenleme müdahalelerinin, deney grubundaki katılımcıların duygu düzenleme becerilerini artırdığı ve katılımcıların ruh sağlığını olumlu yönde etkilediği söylenebilir. Elde edilen sonuçlar ışığında, genç yetişkinlere yönelik duygu düzenleme müdahalelerinin ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinde kullanılması önerilmektedir.In this study, it is aimed to review the effectiveness of group interventions on emotion regulation systematically. In line with this objective, a research is conducted from February, 2021 to March, 2021 in a way to include Turkish and English studies on emotion regulation by limiting the years between 2010 and 2021 on databases TR Dizin, SpringerLink, Taylor & Francis, Wiley Online Library, Sage Journals and ScienceDirect. At the end of literature review, 9 articles meeting the criteria are included in the study by evaluating 1.352 articles based on PRISMA guide and selection criteria designated for the present study. The selected articles are analyzed in terms of research model, research group, research design, characteristics of group interventions, measurement tools, and effectiveness of group interventions. According to findings, all of the emotion regulation interventions analyzed have effects on decreasing the participants’ difficulties in emotion regulation, and increasing their knowledge and abilities related to it. Additionally, it is seen that group interventions on emotion regulation carried out in selected studies contribute to the participants’ naming emotions and their emotional awareness, and to the decrease in anxiety and unhappiness. In the analyzed group interventions, it is observed that conscious awareness, cognitive behavioral theory, emotion regulation, musical therapy, meditation and dialectical behavior therapy-based procedures are followed. As a result, it can be stated that emotion regulation interventions carried out for young adults increase the participants’ emotion regulation abilities in the experimental group and affect their mental health in a positive way. In the light of gathered results, the use of emotion regulation interventions for young adults in mental health services is recommended

The Relationship between the Future Anxiety and Psychological Resilience of Adolosence: The Mediating Role of Life Satisfaction

In this study, the effect of mediating role of life satisfaction in high school students' relationship between future anxiety and psychological resilience is investigated. Also, it is aimed to investigate whether the variables differ according to gender. The study included 278 female (68.5%) and 178 male (31.5%) high school students. In this study, Academic and Occupational Future Anxiety Scale, Child and Youth Resilience Measure, Life Satisfaction Scale and Personal Information Form were used. In this analysis using relational screening model, the mediator role analysis of Baron and Kenny was performed to determine the mediator effect of life satisfaction with t-test. In the study, it is observed that life satisfaction has a partial mediator role in the relationship between future anxiety and psychological resilience It is not seen that life satisfaction significantly differentiated according to gender variable in favor of males but there is no significant difference in future anxiety and psychological resilience variables

As a predictor of future expectations of adolescents: Psychological symptoms and academic success

Ergenlik döneminde gerçekleştirilmesi gereken gelişim görevlerinden biri de geleceği planlamak adına adımlar atmaktır. Bu süreçte gelecek beklentisi kavramı önemli olabilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı gelecek beklentisi ile psikolojik semptomlar ve akademik başarı ile ilişkisini ele alıp incelemektir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistikler için yüzde-frekans ve psikolojik belirtilerin diğer değişkenlerle ilişkisini belirlemek için korelasyon ve aşamalı regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara bakıldığında geçmez ve geçer akademik başarı ortalamasına sahip ergenlerin gelecek beklentilerinin, orta ve başarılı akademik başarı puanlarına göre anlamlı bulunmuştur. Ekonomik gelecek boyutunu yordama da sırasıyla depresyon ve anksiyete belirtilerinin etkili olduğu. sosyal gelecek boyutunu yordama da sırasıyla depresyon, anksiyete ve rahatsızlık ciddiyeti indeksi belirtilerinin etkili olduğu, eğitsel gelecek ve kişisel ve mesleki gelecek boyutlarını yordama da anksiyete belirtisinin etkili olduğu söylenebilir. Bulgular, literatür ışığında tartışılmış ve bir takım öneriler sunulmuştur.One of the development tasks to be carried out during adolescence is to take steps to plan the future. The concept of future expectation can be important in this process. The aim of this research is to examine the future expectancy and its relationship with psychological symptoms and academic achievement. In the analysis of the data, correlations and stepwise regression analysis were used to determine the correlation of the percent-frequency and psychological symptoms with other variables for descriptive statistics. Given the findings, it was found that semantic and successful academic achievement scores of the adolescents with the average academic achievement scores were significant. The predictability of the economic future dimension is also influenced by depression and anxiety symptoms, and the predictive value of social future is influenced by the indices of depression, anxiety, and discomfort severity respectively. Educational anxiety is also predictive of educational future and personal and professional future dimensions. Findings were discussed in the light of the literature and some suggestions were presented

Simultaneous determination of theophylline and caffeine on novel [Tetra-(5-chloroquinolin-8-yloxy) phthalocyanato] manganese(III)-Carbon nanotubes composite electrode

This work reports the synthesis of new symmetrically substituted manganese(III) phthalocyanine (2eOHMnPc) (2) containing tetra 5-chloroquinolin-8-yloxy group at the peripheral position for the first time. Manganese(III) phthalocyanine (2) was synthesized by cyclotetramerization of 4-(5-chloroquinolin-8-yloxy)phthalonitrile (1) in the presence of corresponding metal salt (manganese(II) chloride). This peripherally substituted phthalocyanine complex (2) was purified by column chromatography and characterized by several techniques such as IR, mass and UV-Visible spectral data. This novel synthesized phthalocyanine was mixed with multiwalled carbon nanotubes in order to prepare the novel catalytic surface on glassy carbon electrode for theophylline and caffeine detection in acidic medium. The novel composite electrode surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Individual and simultaneous determination of theophylline and caffeine were studied by differential pulse voltammetry. The detection limits were individually calculated for theophylline and caffeine as 6.6 x 10(-9) M and 5.0 x 10(-8) M, respectively. In simultaneous determination, LODs were calculated for theophylline and caffeine as 8.1 x 10(-9) M and 3.0 x 10(-7) M, respectively. The practical applicability of the proposed modified electrode was tested for the determination of theophylline and caffeine in green tea, cola and theophylline serum

Simultaneous determination of theophylline and caffeine on novel [Tetra-(5-chloroquinolin-8-yloxy) phthalocyanato] manganese(III)-Carbon nanotubes composite electrode

WOS: 000432234900058PubMed ID: 29674068This work reports the synthesis of new symmetrically substituted manganese(III) phthalocyanine (2eOHMnPc) (2) containing tetra 5-chloroquinolin-8-yloxy group at the peripheral position for the first time. Manganese(III) phthalocyanine (2) was synthesized by cyclotetramerization of 4-(5-chloroquinolin-8-yloxy)phthalonitrile (1) in the presence of corresponding metal salt (manganese(II) chloride). This peripherally substituted phthalocyanine complex (2) was purified by column chromatography and characterized by several techniques such as IR, mass and UV-Visible spectral data. This novel synthesized phthalocyanine was mixed with multiwalled carbon nanotubes in order to prepare the novel catalytic surface on glassy carbon electrode for theophylline and caffeine detection in acidic medium. The novel composite electrode surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Individual and simultaneous determination of theophylline and caffeine were studied by differential pulse voltammetry. The detection limits were individually calculated for theophylline and caffeine as 6.6 x 10(-9) M and 5.0 x 10(-8) M, respectively. In simultaneous determination, LODs were calculated for theophylline and caffeine as 8.1 x 10(-9) M and 3.0 x 10(-7) M, respectively. The practical applicability of the proposed modified electrode was tested for the determination of theophylline and caffeine in green tea, cola and theophylline serum.Ege University Research Funds (BAP project)Ege University [12 FEN/039]; Research Fund of Karadeniz Technical University (Trabzon-Turkey)Karadeniz Teknik University [2010.111.002.1]This work was supported by Ege University Research Funds (BAP project, 12 FEN/039) and the Research Fund of Karadeniz Technical University, Project no: 2010.111.002.1 (Trabzon-Turkey)