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İletişim kanalları tercihleri: kanalların, kullanıcıların ve iletişim durumlarının özellikleri.
In the current study, it was aimed to explore young adults’ communication technology preferences in friendships. With this aim, two survey studies were conducted on university students. In the first study 178 students and in the second study 343 students were surveyed. The findings of both studies demonstrated that (a) face-to-face communication was the most preferred communication,(b) preference for face-to-face communication was positively associated to preference for auditory communication, and negatively associated to preference for written communication, (c) several individual difference variables contributed to relative preferences for face-to-face over mediated communication in negative situations. General ‘ndividual difference variables in relation to Relative Preferences were found to fit into a two-factor higher-order structure. The higher order constructs were Social Openness (the factors tapping to individuals’ motivation to engage in interpersonal interactions even when those interactions are challenging) and Individuated Functioning (the factors tapping to individuals’ motivation for personal growth). Relative Preference increased with increases in Social Openness and in Individuated Functioning. Communicaiton-specific individual difference factors underling the associations among Social Openness, Individauted Functioning and Relative Preferences were explored. Results suggested that Social Openness –but not Individuated Functioning- was indirectly linked to Relative Preferences via Perceived Difficulty of Communication Situations (Study1); Social Openness was indirectly, and Individuated Functioning was both directly and indirectly linked to Relative Preferences via Difficulty in Handling Negative Situations (Study 2). Theoretical and practical implications of studies were discussed considering the previous literature.Ph.D. - Doctoral Progra
A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE AMBIVALENT AGEISM SCALE
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of theTurkish version of the Ambivalent Ageism Scale, which measures 2 forms of ageism,namely benevolent and hostile ageism.Materials and Methods: Data were collected from 222 adults through an onlinesurvey. Participants completed Turkish versions of the 13-item Ambivalent AgeismScale and the Implicit Association Test adapted for ageism. Construct validity wasassessed through confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency and split-halfconsistency were also calculated. Criterion validity was assessed by correlatingambivalent ageism and its subscales with implicit ageism scores.Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis of 12-items confirmed theoriginal structure by exhibiting a good fit to the data (goodness of fit index = 0.93, p<.001, comparative fit index = 0.97, and root mean square error of approximation =0.07). Internal consistency of the Ambivalent Ageism Scale and its 2 subscales werefound to be satisfactory, with Cronbach’s alpha being .89 for benevolent ageism(9 items), .79 for hostile ageism (3 items), and .89 for the total scale. Scale had ahigh split-half reliability coefficient (0.95). Implicit ageism positively correlated withambivalent ageism (total score) and both benevolent ageism and hostile ageism(.22, .21, and .16, respectively). Except for cognitive assistance/protection, whichwas a sub-factor of benevolent ageism, no age and gender difference was found inany of the ageism scores.Conclusion: It was decided that the Turkish version of the Ambivalent AgeismScale is a valid and reliable measure of negative attitudes toward older adults