Metacognitions and emotion recognition in Internet Gaming Disorder among adolescents

© 2020 The Author(s) Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is associated with considerable psychological distress in adolescents. However, studies which strive to shed light on the developmental background of IGD are still sparse. We aimed to examine the role of metacognitions and emotion recognition in predicting IGD during the early adolescence period. Four hundred and seventy-seven secondary school students were recruited for the study. Participants completed the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT), the Metacognitions Questionnaire for Children (MCQ-C), and the Children's Version of Reading the Mind in the Eye Test (RMET). Correlation analyses indicated that three factors of the MCQ-C (positive meta-worry, negative meta-worry, and superstition, punishment, and responsibility) and its total score were positively correlated with the majority of factors of the IGDT. The negative factor of the RMET was positively correlated with the salience, tolerance, and relapse factors and total score of the IGDT. Daily internet use was positively correlated with all factors of the IGDT and its total score. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that daily internet use and metacognitions (in different combinations) were significant independent predictors of IGDT factors and its total score, and that the negative factor of the RMET was a significant independent predictor of the salience and tolerance factors of IGDT and its total score. The implications of these findings are discussed

The effects of psychological resilience, self-efficacy and metacognition on cyberbullying among adolescents

Cyberbullying, which has become more widespread with individuals' increased use of technology, occurs when someone or a group of people intentionally harms by using technology. Millions of adolescents spend time in the online environment, yet little is known about the effects of psychological resilience, self-efficacy, and metacognition on the risk of cyberbullying. A total of 574 high school students were recruited and instructed on the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Cyberbullying Scale (CBS), Child and Youth Psychological Resilience Scale (CYPRS), Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C), and Metacognitions Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (MCQ-C). A negative correlation was found between education level, the CYPRS, the SEQ-C and the CBS. All subtests of the MCQ-C was positively correlated with the CBS. Regression analysis revealed that CYPRS and the negative meta-worry subtest of the MCQ-C predict the CBS. Our study revealed the importance of psychological resilience and negative meta-worry in cyberbullying among adolescents. Strengthening psychological resilience may be a useful strategy for reducing the detrimental impacts of cyberbullying on adolescents. Metacognitive psychotherapy models that focus on negative meta-worry and improving psychological resilience by psychotherapeutic methods may be a useful strategy for reducing the detrimental impacts of cyberbullying on adolescents. Further longitudinal studies are required to foster the established association between these constructs

The Combined Contribution of Fear and Perceived Danger of COVID-19 and Metacognitions to Anxiety Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Despite a wide base of research suggesting a major role for dysfunctional metacognitions in contributing to anxiety, their role in explaining psychological distress in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear. In this study we investigated whether metacognitions would predict anxiety, while controlling for fear and perceived danger of COVID-19. A total of 862 individuals were included in this study. Participants completed sociodemographic questions, emotional state questions relating to COVID-19, the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. Results showed that both negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger, and cognitive self-consciousness were significant predictors of anxiety beyond the fear and perceived danger of COVID-19. Future studies involving clinical populations are needed to investigate the longer-term impact of metacognitions in the maintenance and exacerbation of anxiety associated with the fear and perceived danger of COVID-19

ABSTRACTS FROM THE 1ST BALKANS CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE SYMPOSIUM

ABSTRACTS FROM THE 1ST BALKANS CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE SYMPOSIU

Bulgar Turistlerin Destinasyon Alışveriş Tercihlerinin Ve Memnuniyet Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesine Yönelik Bir Araştırma: Kırklareli Örneği

Çalışmada, Türkiye’nin Avrupa kıtasında bulunan beş ilinden ve Balkanlara açılan sınır kapılarından biri konumundaki Kırklareli ilini ziyaret eden Bulgar turistlerin destinasyon alışveriş tercihlerinin belirlenmesi ve memnuniyet düzeylerinin ölçülmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma örneklemi olarak Bulgar turistlerin seçilmesinde destinasyona gelen yabancı turistlerin nerdeyse tamamının bu millete ait olması etkili olmuştur. Bu amaçla ilgili destinasyonu ziyaret eden turistlere kendilerinin cevapladıkları toplam 200 anket formu ulaştırılmıştır. Sosyal bilimler çalışmalarında yaygın bir şekilde kullanılan SPSS veri istatistiki programında yapılan analizler neticesinde (185 anket); turistlerin %80’inin destinasyondan genel olarak memnun ayrıldığı, destinasyona tekrar ziyaret niyetinin bulunduğu ve destinasyonu başkalarına da tavsiye edeceği belirlenmiştir. Turistlerin alışveriş yerlerinin otantikliği/yerelliği, personellerinin tutumu, fiyat açısından uygunlukları, konumları, sorunlara çözüm üretme/şikâyetleri giderme düzeyleri ve personellerin yabancı dil yeterliği konularında düşük memnuniyete sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir. Turistlerin alışveriş yapılan yerin ulaşılabilirliği, alışveriş yerinin ürünlerine ve hizmetlerine garanti vermesi ve alışveriş yerinin ürün ve hizmet açısından güvenilirliği konularında memnuniyetleri ise yüksek düzeyde gerçekleşmiştir.In this study, it is intended to determine the destination shopping preferences and to measure the satisfaction levels of Bulgarian tourists who visited Kırklareli, which is one of the five provinces in the European side of Turkey and one of the border gates to Balkans. The selection of Bulgarian tourists as the research sample was influenced by the fact that almost all foreign tourists coming to the destination belong to this nation. For this purpose, a total of 200 questionnaires were delivered to the tourists visiting the destination. As a result of the analyzes made in the SPSS data statistics program (185 questionnaires), which is widely used in social science studies; it has been determined that 80% of the tourists are generally satisfied with the destination, they intend to visit the destination again and will recommend the destination to others. It has been determined that the tourists had low satisfaction with some of the features of shopping places, which are; authenticity/locality, attitude of staff, price suitability, location, level of solution to problems/resolution to complaints and staff’s foreign language proficiency. On the other hand, the satisfaction of the tourists regarding the accessibility of the shopping place, the guarantee of the products and services of the shopping place and the reliability of the shopping place in terms of products and services were realized at a high level

The relationship between tax revenue and economic development in Turkey: Frequency domain causality analysis

Çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de 1975-2013 dönemine ait yıllık verilerle vergi gelirleri ile kalkınma arasındaki ilişkinin varlığını araştırmakla beraber söz konusu ilişkinin yönünü farklı ekonometrik testlerle analiz etmektir. Hacker ve Hatemi nedensellik testi bulgularına göre, dolaylı vergi gelirlerinden kalkınmaya doğru tek yönlü; Breitung ve Caldelon frekans alanı nedensellik testi ise toplam vergi gelirlerinden kalkınmaya, dolaysız vergi gelirlerinden kalkınmaya ve kalkınmadan dolaylı vergi gelirlerine doğru tek yönlü ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir.The aim of the study is to investigate the existence of the relationship between tax revenues and development in Turkey for the period 1975-2013 and analyze the direction of the relationship with different econometric tests. According to Hacker and Hatemi causality test findings, unilateal relationship were observed towars development from indirect tax revenues, The Breitung and Caldelon frequency domain causality test, however, it was ascertained unilateal relationships towards development from total tax revenues; and towards development from direct tax revenues; and there also is unilateal relationship towards indirect tax revenues from development

The role of desire thinking in the problematic use of social networking sites among adults.

The problematic use of social networking sites (SNS) is associated with several psychiatric disorders. This behavior closely resembles addiction in terms of neurological basis and behavioral patterns. Nevertheless, successful intervention strategies and the etiology of problematic SNS use are not yet thoroughly investigated. We aimed to study whether desire thinking is associated with problematic SNS use among adults when controlling for some confounders, including boredom, affect, and impulsivity. With the help of convenience sampling, we enrolled 546 Turkish adults in this study to whom we administered a sociodemographic form, the Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS), the Leisure Boredom Scale (LBS), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), and the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ). To explore the association between the variables, we performed Pearson correlational and hierarchical regression analyses. The results showed that higher scores on two sub-dimensions of desire thinking, namely verbal perseveration and imaginal prefiguration, were associated with higher scores on problematic SNS use after we controlled for boredom, affect, and impulsivity. This study demonstrates that desire thinking may play a role in problematic SNS use among adults. We recommend targeting desire thinking as a potential area in treatments which may help alleviate problematic SNS use. [Abstract copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Türk Katılım Sigortacılığı Sektörünün SD-Waspas Modeliyle Analizi

Sigorta sektörü, ülke ekonomilerinin gelişmesinde hayati bir rol oynamaktadır. Sermaye piyasasının ve ekonomik altyapının gelişmesi için uzun vadeli tasarruf sağlayan ve kaynak yaratan, dolayısıyla ekonominin büyümesine istikrar sağlayan bir sektördür. Bu çalışmada ülkemizde son yıllarda önemli bir büyüme trendi yakalayarak gelişme gösteren, toplam sigortacılık prim üretimi içerisindeki payı her geçen gün artan katılım sigortacılığı sektörünün 2021 yılı 4 çeyrek dönem performanslarının hibrit bir çok kriterli karar verme (ÇKKV) yöntemi ile değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla ilk olarak SD ağırlıklandırma yöntemi ile kriterlere ait önem ağırlıkları belirlendikten sonra WASPAS yöntemi ile alternatifler sıralanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda katılım sigorta şirketlerinin performansının belirlenmesinde genel olarak en önemli kriterin kısa vadeli borçlar / toplam aktifler kriteri olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bereket Katılım Hayat A.Ş.’nin ele alınan dönemlerde istikrarlı bir şekilde finansal performans sıralamasında ilk sırada yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir