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

Analysis of Peer Support Levels for Disabled Individuals with Demographic and Sports-Related Variables

Considering the difficulties that disabled individuals of our society encounter in their daily lives, one can assume that the notions of cooperation and solidarity may be related to the support level. The aim of this study was to determine the level of peer support of disabled individuals and therewith analyse it across different variables including playing sports.The sample for the study included a total of 247 disabled students (117 female and 130 male) from different age groups in Erzurum. To recruit participants, special schools for sight-disabled and physically disabled individuals, and rehabilitation centers in Erzurum were visited. The data was collected via the questionnaire of “Peer Support Scale” which was developed by Çalışkan and Çınar (2012). The statistical methods of frequency distribution, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyse the data. Statistical significance (p<.05) was considered in the interpretation of the results.The results showed that there were statistically significant differences among the participants’ sub-scale means on the Peer Support Scale when the groups were compared on the basis of the disability level, the reason to disability, playing sports or not, the type of sports, the time spent on sports, and the number of siblings. It was found that the peer support level was higher for disabled individuals who played sports when compared to those who do not play sports. It is suggested that disabled individuals should be encouraged to participate in sports-related activities, which would facilitate their socialization, cooperation, interdependency and the level of peer support. Keywords: disabled individuals, peer support, sport

THE ANALYSIS OF RELATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT VARIABLES AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ MOTIVES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS

The object of this study is to determine the motives of university students who participate in physical activities during college education and examine whether the data differ according to educational background, sex and family support. A total of 100 students from the department of physical education and sports teaching participated in the study. As a data collection tool in the work, "Participation in Sport Motivation Scale", Gill et al. (1983), translated into Turkish by Çelebi (1991) and published by Oyar et al. (2001) have been used for validity and reliability between the studies in the age of 11-17 (6,13). In the study, reliability was checked again for this group and reliability coefficient was 0.86 in Cronbach Alpha internal consistency test. The most important motive for participation in sports for university students in the study has been found to be "skill development" and "movement/activity". In the consequences related with the motives of individuals for participation in sports, because the average for each sub-dimension is high, differences within these averages can be a determining factor in the preparation of the activities, plans and programs to be carried out and more and willing participation of the individuals in their physical activity.  Article visualizations

ANALYSIS OF SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATERS COURAGE LEVELS FROM DIFFERENT VARIABLES

The object of this work is to analyze the courage levels of short track speed skaters from different variables. The study has been carried out on a total of 20 individuals, including 6 women and 14 men, who performed as short track speed skaters in Erzurum province of Turkey in 2017. DBA courage scale developed by (Imamoğlu, 1998) has been applied to skaters in the study9. SPSS 21 package program has been used for the analysis of the data. In the analysis of the data, frequency distribution for the demographic characteristics, T test to examine the relationship between two independent variables and courage level and ANOVA Variance analysis tests have been used to examine the relationship between more than two variables and courage level. The difference between the variables has been interpreted based on p 0.05 relevance level. According to the findings, it is determined that there is a significant difference between the level of courage of the athletes and being a national athlete. It is also determined that there is no significant difference between gender, education level, age, type of school they attended, educational background of mother and father and mother and father’s occupations. It is observed that, courage levels of national athletes are higher than that of non-national athletes. It is proposed that, it is important to determine the variables that will positively influence the level of courage for the athletes to be successful in sports and daily life.  Article visualizations

Research for University Students’ Levels of Dealing with Stress from Different Types of Variables

This research aims to investigate university students’ levels of dealing with stress, from different types of variables. The study was carried out on a total of 500 individuals, including 346 female and 154 male students studying at Atatürk University Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education in 2016/2017 academic year. In this work, Oral, Çok ve Kutlu (2005) "The Level of dealing with Stress in Educational System" scale was for the students. SPSS 21 package program was used in the analysis of the data. For the analysis of the data, and in determining the demographics, the frequency distribution was used. T test was applied to examine the relationship between two independent variables and stress coping sub-dimensions and Anova Warians analysis tests were used to examine the relationship between two and over variables and stress subscale sub-dimensions. The difference between the variables has been interpreted on the basis of p0.05 significance level. According to the findings, it was found that, there is a significant difference between individuals' stress coping sub-dimensions and gender, book reading habits and spare time activity. There was no significant difference between age, family structure and monthly income variables.It was found out that the scores of female students were higher than the average scores of male students with regard to studying from students' gender and stress coping levels subscales, preparing for an exam and affective, behavioral sub-dimensions. The students who stated that they had the habit of reading books, were found to have high scores in studying, preparing for an exam and the affective behavioral sub-dimensions. It was deduced that the students who spent their leisure time with their family got higher scores from students who spent their spare times with their friends or alone, with regard to studying, preparing for an exam and the affective behavioral sub-dimensions.In order to make students, more effective and successful in educational system, the factors that affect the stress levels should be determined and similar studies are necessary in order to have positive effects for students, which, constitutes the part of the proposal of our study. Keywords: University student, Stress, Dealing with stres

Examination of attitudes of students of sports sciences towards digital game play: Spor bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinin dijital oyun oynamaya yönelik tutumların incelenmesi

Background and Aim: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the attitudes of students of the faculty of sports sciences to play digital games. Method: The study group consisted of a total of 141 students, 33.3% of whom were female (n: 47) and 66.7% (n: 94) male, who were studying at Gazi University Faculty of Sport Sciences. The mean age of the students participating in the research was found to be X̄Age= 21.69 ± 3.08. In order to collect data, "Personal Information Form" and "Digital Game Playing Attitude Scale" developed by Demir and Bozkurt (2019) were used. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using SPSS 22 package program. Before starting the analysis process, it was tested whether the data provided the normality assumption or not and the data supported the normality assumption. In the analysis of the data, "T-test for Independent Samples" was used for paired comparisons and "one-way ANOVA" was used for comparisons with more than two groups. Results: In the light of the findings obtained from the study, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the attitudes of students of sports sciences faculty towards, playing digital games, gender and duration of playing digital games and physical activity time whereas no significant difference was found according to department and class variables. Conclusion: As a result, it was found that the students' digital game playing attitudes were medium level (X̄=53.95). ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet Giriş ve Amaç: Bu araştırmada, spor bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinin dijital oyun oynama tutumlarının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma grubunu, Gazi Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesinde öğrenim gören %33,3’ü kadın (n: 47), %66,7’si (n: 94) erkek olmak üzere toplamda 141 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması X̄Yaş=21,69±3,08 olarak tespit edilmiştir.  Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla, Kişisel Bilgi Formu ile Demir ve Bozkurt (2019)  tarafından geliştirilen “Dijital Oyun Oynama Tutumu Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen veriler SPSS 22 istatistik programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analiz işlemine geçilmeden önce verilerin normallik varsayımını sağlayıp sağlamadığı sınanmış, verilerin normallik varsayımını desteklediği görülmüştür. Verilerin analizinde, ikili karşılaştırmalar için “Bağımsız Örneklemler için T-testi” ve ikiden fazla grubun bulunduğu karşılaştırmalarda ise “Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi” testinden faydalanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular ışığında, spor bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinin dijital oyun oynamaya yönelik tutumlarıyla cinsiyet, dijital oyun oynama süresi ve fiziksel aktivite süresi arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık olduğu, bölüm ve sınıf değişkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık görülmediği anlaşılmıştır. Tartışma ve Sonuç:  Sonuç olarak, öğrencilerin dijital oyun oynama tutumlarını sergileme puanlarının orta düzeyde (X̄=53,95) olduğu tespit edilmiştir

Determination of some heavy metals in Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks & Solander, 1794) in terms of public health

In this study, the accumulation of some heavy metals in spiny eel (Mastacembelus mastacembelus Banks and Solander, 1794) living in Karakaya Dam Lake was determined and human health risk of this fish when consumed as food was examined. For this purpose, the amounts of copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), cadmium(Cd), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) in water samples and in the muscle tissues of the fishes were determined. The amounts of heavy metals showed differences in the muscle tissues of Mastacembelus mastacembelus according to weight, length, sex and age groups of fish. In conclusion the amounts of heavy metals in the flesh of spiny eels were found lower than that recommended by EPA, WHO, FAO and TFC

Covid-19 en Turquía: aburrimiento en el ocio, resiliencia psicológica, actividad física y estado emocional

This research was conducted in the quarantine process implemented in the CoViD-19 outbreak to examine the relationship between the perception of the boredom of individuals in leisure times and psychological resilience levels, and to describe the leisure activities of individuals, participation in physical activity and emotional state. Accordingly, a total of 2214 voluntary individuals living in Turkey participated with 909 men (41.1%) (age=33.83±10.73), and 1305 women (58.9%) (age=32,41±10.02). Within the scope of the study, information about demographic variables, physical activity and emotional state were collected with the form created by the researchers. In the study, "Leisure Boredom Scale" and "Psychological Resilience Scale" were used as the measurement tools. In the study, individuals were asked to write a word expressing their thoughts on the CoViD-19 process for descriptive analyses, and the collected data were visualized with the "MAXQDA" qualitative data analysis program. In addition, the data are presented in charts in the analysis of other variables. In the statistical analysis of the study, descriptive statistics were used, t-test was used to determine the difference between independent groups, Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the relationships between variables, and simple linear regression analysis was used to determine the strength of the independent variable in predicting the dependent variable. As a result, predominantly negative emotional states were observed in individuals during the quarantine period. However, as the participation in physical activity increases, the level of psychological resilience will increase and the perception of boredom in leisure time will decrease. Besides, it was found that the perception of boredom in leisure time was an important determinant of the level of psychological resilience, and that it explains about 15% of the variance.Esta investigación se realizó en el proceso de cuarentena implementado en el brote de CoViD-19 para examinar la relación entre la percepción del aburrimiento de los individuos en los momentos de ocio y los niveles de resiliencia psicológica, y describir las actividades de ocio de los individuos, la participación en la actividad física y estado emocional. En consecuencia, participaron un total de 2214 personas voluntarias que vivían en Turquía, con 909 hombres (41,1%) (edad=33,83±10,73) y 1305 mujeres (58,9%) (edad=32,41±10,02).En el ámbito del estudio, se recogió información sobre variables demográficas, actividad física y estado emocional con el formulario creado por los investigadores. En el estudio, la "Escala de aburrimiento del ocio" y la "Escala de resiliencia psicológica" se utilizaron como herramientas de medición. En el estudio, se pidió a las personas que escribieran una palabra para expresar sus pensamientos sobre el proceso CoViD-19 para análisis descriptivos, y los datos recopilados se visualizaron con el programa de análisis de datos cualitativos "MAXQDA". Además, los datos se presentan en gráficos en el análisis de otras variables. En el análisis estadístico del estudio se utilizó estadística descriptiva, se utilizó la prueba t para determinar la diferencia entre grupos independientes, se utilizó el análisis de correlación de Pearson para determinar las relaciones entre las variables y se utilizó el análisis de regresión lineal simple para determinar la fuerza de la variable independiente en la predicción de la variable dependiente. Como resultado, se observaron estados emocionales predominantemente negativos en los individuos durante el período de cuarentena. Sin embargo, a medida que aumenta la participación en la actividad física, aumentará el nivel de resiliencia psicológica y disminuirá la percepción de aburrimiento en el tiempo libre. Además, se encontró que la percepción de aburrimiento en el tiempo libre fue un determinante importante del nivel de resiliencia psicológica, y que explica alrededor del 15% de la varianza.Universidad Pablo de Olavid

Distribution of some heavy metals in muscle tissues of Luciobarbus xanthopterus

In this study, the concentration of some heavy metals (Cu, Fe, Zn, Cr, Cd, Co and Pb) were determined in water and in the muscle of Luciobarbus xanthopterus fish to study the potential human risk of consumption and the relationship between the heavy metal load of fish and some of their biological aspects (weight, lenght and sex) and seasonal variation. Transfer Factors of heavy metals in L. xanthopterus were also determined. It was found that heavy metals accumulated in muscle tissue of L. xanthopterus were higher than that in the water. The concentration of heavy metals showed differences according to weight, length and sex of fish. The metal concentrations were determined in muscle tissue of female higher than those in male fish. The results were discussed and compared with tolerable values for heavy metals provided from the EPA, WHO, FAO and Turkish Food Codex (TFC) to determine whether this species has any risk for human consumption.Bu çalışmada, bazı ağır metallerin (Cu, Fe, Zn, Cr, Cd, Co and Pb) su ve Luciobarbus xanthopterus’un kas dokusundaki konsantrasyonları, bu balığın insanlar tarafından tüketilmesinde bir risk oluşturup oluşturmadığı ve balıkta ağır metal birikimi ile balığın bazı biyolojik özellikleri (ağırlık, uzunluk ve cinsiyet) arasındaki ilişki belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, L. xanthopterus’da ağır metallerin Transfer Faktörü belirlenmiştir. L. xanthopterus’un kas dokusunda biriken ağır metallerin konsantrasyonu sudan daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Ağır metal birikimlerinin balığın vücut ağırlığına, uzunluğuna ve cinsiyetine bağlı olarak değişiklik gösterdiği görülmüştür. Dişi balıkların kas dokusundaki metal konsantrasyonlarının erkek balıklardan daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu türün insanlar tarafından tüketilmesinin herhangi bir risk taşıyıp taşımadığı EPA, WHO, FAO ve Türk Gıda Kodeksi tarafından önerilen kabul edilebilir değerler ile karşılaştırılarak tartışılmıştır

Kişi-örgüt uyumunun iş performansı üzerindeki etkisi: Batman ilindeki 3 ve 4 yıldızlı otellerde çalısanlar üzerine bir araştırma

Kişi ve örgüt arasındaki değer ve hedef benzerlikleri, kişi ile örgüt arasında uyumun oluşmasına zemin hazırlamakta ve ortaya çıkan uyum kişinin işteki performansına yansımaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında kişi-örgüt uyumunun çalışanların iş performansı üzerinde bir etkisi olup olmadığı incelenmektedir. Bu amaca yönelik olarak Batman ilinde faaliyet gösteren 6 adet üç ve 2 adet dört yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde çalışan işgörenler üzerinde bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini söz konusu otellerde çalışan 101 işgören oluşturmaktadır. Anket aracılığıyla elde edilen araştırma verileri SPSS Windows 22.0 programı aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemleri olarak sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma kullanılmıştır. Bununla birlikte verilerin analizinde ise tanımlayıcı istatiksel yöntemler T-testi, Anova testi, Scheffe testi, pearson korelasyon ve regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, kişi-örgüt uyumunun genel iş performansı ve bağlamsal performans ile pozitif yönlü ve çok zayıf ilişkisi olduğu, görev performansı ile ise istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişkisinin olmadığı görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, iş performansı ve bağlamsal performans arasında pozitif yönlü ve güçlü bir ilişki olduğu, iş performansı ve görev performansı arasında ise pozitif ve orta düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yapılan regresyon analizi sonucunda, kişi-örgüt uyumunun iş performansı üzerinde etkili olduğu ancak bu etkinin çok zayıf düzeyde kaldığı görülmüştür. Araştırmanın bir diğer sonucu, kişi-örgüt uyumunun bağlamsal performans üzerinde zayıf da olsa bir etkinin olduğu yönündedir