INVESTIGATION OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LEVEL OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

This study was conducted to compare the levels of emotional intelligence of first and fourth grade students at Aksaray University and Kırıkkale University. The research group consisted of 369 university students attending coaching and teaching departments in Aksaray University Physical Education and Sports High School and Kırıkkale University Sports Sciences Faculty. The Surveyed Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale was used in the study. In the analysis of the data, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, ANOVA and t-test were used on the SPSS package program. As a result of the research, no significant difference was found between students' gender, place of residence variables and emotional intelligence levels (p>0.05). Significant differences were observed between the sub dimensions of emotional intelligence and the department, the class, and situations whether they were professional athletes (p<0.05).  Article visualizations

The relationship between epicardial fat thickness and gestational diabetes mellitus

Aim: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with cardiovascular diseases; however, the relationship between epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and GDM remains unclear. The present study evaluates and compares EFT using transthoracic echocardiography in pregnant women with GDM. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study included 129 pregnant women in the third trimester: 65 with GDM (GDM group) and 64 with uncomplicated pregnancies (control group). As defined by the World Health Organization, the diagnosis of GDM was based on an abnormal 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results. We used echocardiography to measure EFT in blood samples for all the participants. Results: The postprandial blood glucose level was significantly higher in the GDM group than in the control group (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences in BMI, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure or lipid parameters between the groups. In the GDM group, isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT) parameters were significantly higher than in the control group. EFT was significantly higher in the GDM group (P < 0.001) and was correlated with postprandial glucose, BMI, age, and heart rate in both the groups. Only postprandial glucose and BMI remained significantly associated with EFT after multiple stepwise regression analysis. Conclusion: Echocardiographically measured EFT was significantly higher in the patients with GDM. The findings show that EFT was strongly correlated with postprandial glucose. © 2014 Nar et al

Investigation of emotional intelligence levels of young athletes in elite teams aged 16-21

Melih Nuri Salman (Aksaray, Yazar)Duygusal zekâ farkındalığı, sporcunun kişisel becerilerini sergilemesindeki etkileyici rollerden birisi olarak görülmektedir. Duygusal zekâ, kişilerin hayatın içerisinde kendisine bir yer edinme konusunda önemli bir zekâ türüdür. Kişinin kendini tanıma, çevresindeki canlılarla iletişim kurma ve ortaya çıkan duyguları fark edebilme yeteneğidir. Sporcular için önemli bir yere sahip olan duyguların, fark edilebilmesi ve yönlendirilebilmesi gerekmektedir. Duygusal zekâ bu noktada önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Araştırma, genç yaştaki elit futbolcuların duygusal zekâ düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Türkiye Süper Ligi’nde bulunan Adana Spor, Gaziantep Spor, Gençlerbirliği, Kayseri Spor, Konya Spor ve Osmanlı Spor U 21, U 19, U 17 ve U 16 takımlarında oynayan 382 (n: 382 erkek) genç futbolcu oluşturmuştur. Çalışmada, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formu ve Schutte duygusal zekâ ölçeği kullanışmıştır. Veri analizi için SPSS 21 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistikler frekans (f), yüzde (%) ve Mann Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis H testleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre; elit düzeydeki genç futbolcuların duygusal zekâ düzeyleri, okul türü, babanın eğitim düzeyi, annenin eğitim düzeyi, ikamet yeri ve oynama yılı gibi değişkenlere göre incelendiğinde; futbolcuların okul türü, babanın eğitim düzeyi ve ikamet yeri değişkenlerine göre gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu görülmüştür. Takımdaki oynama yılı ve annenin eğitim düzeyi değişkenlerine göre ise, gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılığa rastlanmamıştır.Awareness of emotional intelligence is seen as one of the impressive roles of the athlete in displaying his personal skills. Emotional intelligence is an important intelligence type for acquiring a place in the person's life. The ability of the person to recognize himself / herself, to communicate with the living things around him / her and to be able to notice emotions for the emergence. It is an important point for the sportsmen to own, be announced, be able to be recognized and directed. Emotional intelligence holds an important place at this point. This study was carried out in order to determine the emotional intelligence level of young athletes in elite teams aged 16-21. The sample of the study was 382 (n: 382 boys) young football players playing in the teams of Adana FC, Gaziantep FC, Gençlerbirliği FC, Kayseri FC, Konya FC and Ottoman FC U 21, U 19, U 17 and U 16 teams in the Turkish Super League. Schutte Scale of Emotional Intelligence test was used in this study. Data analysis was used SPSS 21 statistics software program. As a result of the study, there were significant difference in the emotional intelligence levels of young Footballers joined in this research, type of undergraduate school, educational level of father and place of residence. There were no difference in the emotional intelligence levels of young soccer players joined in this research, in terms of year of play and educational level of mother