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2. Interaction with End-Users in Design and Technology Education: A Systematic Review
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Jones, Philip A.
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This paper is a systematic literature review of works focused on user-centred design practices and their potential application in pedagogical contexts in design and technology (D&T) education. It is a response to the increasingly complex demand of allowing students to develop so-called 21st-century skills within a D&T curriculum, which is often constrained by time, resources, and policy restrictions. This review highlights a range of studies that have been completed in various countries and phases of education, which enabled students to develop empathy with end-users whilst designing specifically for (and in some cases with) them. A Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) model was used to extract works published concerning established inclusion criteria. The articles were analysed according to their relation to user-centred design in a formal education setting and categorised based on the focus of each study. NVIVO was used to code the included literature to establish themes and to support analysis. The literature highlights many advantages to students in engaging in user-centred practices, both contributing towards improved design outcomes as well as improved social and emotional skills. It presents a need to further explore user-centred design methodologies in schools, feasibly through the lens of 21st-century skill development.
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- 2023
3. Sensitivity to Animals through the Eyes of Primary School Students
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Utkugün, Ceren
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Animal love holds an important role in the emotional and social development of children. The ability of children to form an attachment to and to take responsibility for an animal, and the development of sensitive behaviors towards animals emphasize the importance of animal love in the personal development of children. This study was conducted to examine the views of primary school students about sensitivity to animals. The phenomenology design, among qualitative research methods, was used in the study. Based on criterion sampling and maximum variation sampling methods, 120 primary school students attending the 3rd grade of 3 distinct public schools with low, middle and high socioeconomic levels in Afyonkarahisar provincial center were determined as participants. The data of the study were obtained by using a semi-structured interview form. The data obtained in the study were analyzed with descriptive analysis technique, and students' responses were examined in-depth, and results were tabulated using descriptions and supported with direct quotations from the views of primary school students. According to the findings, the ability of students to empathize with street animals, to give examples from their own lives on the protection and improving the living conditions of animals, and to use emotional statements like "'I feel sorry for the animals left to the street', 'The animal's life is so precious', 'They are living beings, too and like members of my family'" reveals that students have sensitivity to animals. [This research was presented as an oral paper at the 2nd International Congress of Geography Education held in Eskisehir on 3-5 October 2019.]
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- 2020
4. Life Skills as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers in Turkey
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Kasapoglu, Koray and Didin, Melek
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This study aims to investigate the relationship between pre-service pre-school teachers' life skills and psychological well-being and to determine whether or not various variables related to pre-service pre-school teachers (gender, age, grade level, type of instruction, cumulated grade point average, status of taking course about life skills) and their life skills significantly predict their psychological well-being. In this quantitative study with correlational design, data were gathered from 391 pre-service pre-school teachers studying at a state university, with 5-point Likert-type Life Skills Scale developed by Bolat and Balaman (2017); 7-point Likert-type Psychological Well-being Scale developed by Diener, Wirtz, Tov, Kim-Prieto, Choi, Oishi and BiswasDiener (2010) and adapted into Turkish by Telef (2013). Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, canonical correlation and hierarchical regression. It is concluded that pre-service pre-school teachers' psychological well-being levels are relatively high and that the life skill they developed most is communication and interpersonal relationships. Canonical correlation results indicate that there is a medium-level relation between life skills and psychological well-being and that psychological well-being is significantly predicted by gender, age, and the following life skills: "empathy and self-awareness", "decision-making and problem-solving", "creative and critical thinking". [Paper presented at the First International Science and Education Congress held in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey on March 23-25, 2018.]
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- 2019
5. Design for the Well-Being of Domestic Animals: Implementation of a Three-Stage User Research Model
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Kaygan, Pinar and Yargin, Gülsen Töre
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This paper presents how we, as design educators, integrated user-centeredness into a design studio course project that is concerned with improving well-being of domestic cats and dogs. Since the primary users of the project were identified as domestic animals, we carried out the project in collaboration with experts from a veterinary medicine school who study animal behavior. We developed a three-stage user research model to enable students to familiarize themselves with the physical and emotional needs of the animals at the beginning, and test their prototypes with the users in both the lab and home contexts during the project. The empirical basis of the paper comes from the interviews we conducted with 12 students who participated in the project, in order to explore their experiences of designing for animals. The paper shows that including animals in a design process as participants, through iterative trials in the real use context, serves as a good strategy to not only overcome the challenges of designing for animals, but also teach students the importance of user-centeredness and building empathy in design in a broader sense.
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- 2019
6. Investigation of the Relationship between the Empathic Tendency Skills and Problem Solving Skills of Turkish Primary School Students
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Imece, Seda and Cansever, Belgin Arslan
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The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between empathy tendency skills and problem solving skills of 10 year old Turkish primary school students. At the same time, it is aimed to find out whether these students' empathy level and problem solving ability differ according to the student's gender, number of siblings, socioeconomic level, parental age and parents' educational status. The study sample constitutes 418 fourth grade students from three primary schools in the city of Izmir, Turkey. In the study, the KA-SI Empathy Tendency Scale-Child Form developed by Kaya and Siyez (2010) and Problem Solving Inventory is developed by Serin, Bulut-Serin, Saygili (2010). Independent Groups t Test, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Kruksal Wallis H Test; Tukey and Mann Whitney U Test in determining which groups differ; Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis was applied to determine the relationship between groups. The findings of the study showed that there is a positive directional medium-strong relationship between the empathy score of the students and the confidence in problem solving skills and problem solving scores. There is a very weak positive relationship between empathy and avoidance score. It is thought that the results obtained in the research can contribute to the programs that will be prepared in order to develop empathy and problem solving skills in children. [This paper was presented at the 17th International Classroom Teaching Symposium (USOS 2018) held in Ankara on April 11-14.]
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- 2019
7. Psychological Applications and Trends 2019
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Pracana, Clara and Wang, Michael
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This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral standpoints), from this academic and practical scientific discipline, aims ultimately to benefit society. The International Conference seeks to provide some answers and explore the several areas within the Psychology field, new developments in studies and proposals for future scientific projects. The goal is to offer a worldwide connection between psychologists, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in psychological issues. We take pride in having been able to connect and bring together academics, scholars, practitioners and others interested in a field that is fertile in new perspectives, ideas and knowledge. We counted on an extensive variety of contributors and presenters, which can supplement the view of the human essence and behavior, showing the impact of their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. This is, certainly, one of the reasons there are nationalities and cultures represented, inspiring multi-disciplinary collaborative links, fomenting intellectual encounter and development. InPACT 2019 received 322 submissions, from more than 35 different countries from all over the world, reviewed by a double-blind process. Submissions were prepared to take form of Oral Presentations, Posters, Virtual Presentations and Workshops. 107 submissions (overall, 33% acceptance rate) were accepted for presentation in the conference. The conference also included: (1) One keynote presentation by Prof. Dr. Glenys Parry (PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, Emeritus Professor, School of Health & Related Research, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom). (2) Two Special Talks, one by Prof. Dr. Michael Wang (Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester, United Kingdom), and the other by Prof. Dr. Luís Delgado (Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities and Inclusion (APPsyCI) -- University Institute, Portugal). We would like to express our gratitude to all our invitees. The Conference addresses different categories inside Applied Psychology area and papers fit broadly into one of the named themes and sub-themes. The conference program includes six main broad-ranging categories that cover diversified interest areas: (1) Clinical Psychology: Emotions and related psychological processes; Assessment; Psychotherapy and counseling; Addictive behaviors; Eating disorders; Personality disorders; Quality of life and mental health; Communication within relationships; Services of mental health; and Psychopathology. (2) Educational Psychology: Language and cognitive processes; School environment and childhood disorders; Parenting and parenting related processes; Learning and technology; Psychology in schools; Intelligence and creativity; Motivation in classroom; Perspectives on teaching; Assessment and evaluation; and Individual differences in learning. (3) Social Psychology: Cross-cultural dimensions of mental disorders; Employment issues and training; Organizational psychology; Psychology in politics and international issues; Social factors in adolescence and its development; Social anxiety and self-esteem; Immigration and social policy; Self-efficacy and identity development; Parenting and social support; Addiction and stigmatization; and Psychological and social impact of virtual networks. (4) Legal Psychology: Violence and trauma; Mass-media and aggression; Intra-familial violence; Juvenile delinquency; Aggressive behavior in childhood; Internet offending; Working with crime perpetrators; Forensic psychology; Violent risk assessment; and Law enforcement and stress. (5) Cognitive and Experimental Psychology: Perception, memory and attention; Decision making and problem-solving; Concept formation, reasoning and judgment; Language processing; Learning skills and education; Cognitive Neuroscience; Computer analogies and information processing (Artificial Intelligence and computer simulations); Social and cultural factors in the cognitive approach; Experimental methods, research and statistics; and Biopsychology. (6) Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy: Psychoanalysis and psychology; The unconscious; The Oedipus complex; Psychoanalysis of children; Pathological mourning; Addictive personalities; Borderline organizations; Narcissistic personalities; Anxiety and phobias; Psychosis; Neuropsychoanalysis. This book contains the results of the different researches conducted by authors who focused on what they are passionate about: to study and develop research in areas related to Psychology and its applications. It includes an extensive variety of contributors and presenters that are hereby sharing with us their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. We would like to thank all the authors and participants, the members of the academic scientific committee, and of course, to the organizing and administration team for making and putting this conference together. [These proceedings were published by InScience Press. Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2018 proceedings, see ED604953.]
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- 2019
8. Culturally Responsive Education as a Sustainable Educational Approach: Reflections from Primary School Teachers' Life Science Course Practices
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Akcan, Emrullah
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This paper aimed to determine primary school teachers' practices and classroom examples regarding culturally responsive education (CRE) in their life science courses. The study was conducted with the participation of 20 teachers, half of whom were employed in a primary school in Gaziantep province and the other half employed in the PIKTES [Promoting Integration of Syrian Kids into the Turkish Education System] project in the same province. The study adopts a qualitative research design that involves semistructured interviews. The results revealed that the most common challenges experienced by primary school teachers were Syrian students' language and communication problems, as well as primary school teachers' lack of awareness about minority kids' culture and CRE. The most popular teacher techniques were those that aimed to increase student empathy. Based on the results, some suggestions were recommended for future studies.
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- 2022
9. Design Thinking Customized to Support STEM Teachers: Co-Developing and Implementing STEM Activities for Fifth Graders in Turkey
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Öztürk, Ahsen and Korkut, Fatma
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Some of the key challenges for STEM education in Turkey include the problems encountered by teachers when integrating diverse disciplines and technologies into STEM activities, the need for teachers to acquire the skills necessary to prepare and implement appropriate STEM activities for the educational level of their students and their school context, the difficulties faced by teachers when following the Engineering Design (ED) problem-solving process in the implementation of STEM activities, and teachers' heavy workloads, which impede the collaboration required to develop and implement STEM activities. A field study was carried out in Samsun, Turkey between 2017 and 2018 to develop a Design Thinking (DT) approach customized to support STEM teachers. The field study adopted an action research methodology and involved two main studies with fifth-grade teachers and students, facilitated by a researcher-designer. Qualitative methods including co-design workshops, focus groups, interviews, and observation were employed to gather data. The paper presents a seven-step DT approach, customized to support pre-service and in-service secondary school teachers in collaboratively designing and implementing classroom STEM activities. The results indicate that structuring the STEM activity design as a specialized DT process provides a complementary framework. Collaboration among teachers in a structured STEM activity design process supports the integration of disciplines and the development of STEM activities that correspond to the students' level of knowledge and ability. Empathy building, which facilitates familiarization with other teachers and students, enhances collaboration among teachers and aids the development of STEM activities relevant to the students' level.
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- 2023
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10. Psychological Applications and Trends 2018
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Pracana, Clara and Wang, Michael
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This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral standpoints), from this academic and practical scientific discipline, aims ultimately to benefit society. The International Conference seeks to provide some answers and explore the several areas within the Psychology field, new developments in studies and proposals for future scientific projects. The goal is to offer a worldwide connection between psychologists, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in psychological issues. We take pride in having been able to connect and bring together academics, scholars, practitioners and others interested in a field that is fertile in new perspectives, ideas and knowledge. We counted on an extensive variety of contributors and presenters, which can supplement the view of the human essence and behavior, showing the impact of their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. This is, certainly, one of the reasons there are nationalities and cultures represented, inspiring multi-disciplinary collaborative links, fomenting intellectual encounter and development. InPACT 2018 received 386 submissions, from more than 35 different countries from all over the world, reviewed by a double-blind process. Submissions were prepared to take form of Oral Presentations, Posters, Virtual Presentations and Workshops. 126 submissions (overall, 32% acceptance rate) were accepted for presentation in the conference. The conference also includes a keynote presentation by Dr. Saima Löfgren (BSc(Hons), MSc, DClinPsy, Clinical Psychologist, Visiting Lecturer at the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester, United Kingdom); and two Special Talks, one by Prof. Dr. Michael Wang (Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester, United Kingdom), and the other by Prof. Dr. Pedro Oliveira (MSc on Anthropology and Child Development, PhD in Social Anthropology, Clinical Psychologist, Member of the Portuguese Order of Psychologists, Portugal). We would like to express our gratitude to all our invitees. The Conference addresses different categories inside Applied Psychology area and papers fit broadly into one of the named themes and sub-themes. The conference program includes six main broad-ranging categories that cover diversified interest areas: (1) Clinical Psychology: Emotions and related psychological processes; Assessment; Psychotherapy and counseling; Addictive behaviors; Eating disorders; Personality disorders; Quality of life and mental health; Communication within relationships; Services of mental health; and Psychopathology. (2) Educational Psychology: Language and cognitive processes; School environment and childhood disorders; Parenting and parenting related processes; Learning and technology; Psychology in schools; Intelligence and creativity; Motivation in classroom; Perspectives on teaching; Assessment and evaluation; and Individual differences in learning. (3) Social Psychology: Cross-cultural dimensions of mental disorders; Employment issues and training; Organizational psychology; Psychology in politics and international issues; Social factors in adolescence and its development; Social anxiety and self-esteem; Immigration and social policy; Self-efficacy and identity development; Parenting and social support; Addiction and stigmatization; and Psychological and social impact of virtual networks. (4) Legal Psychology: Violence and trauma; Mass-media and aggression; Intra-familial violence; Juvenile delinquency; Aggressive behavior in childhood; Internet offending; Working with crime perpetrators; Forensic psychology; Violent risk assessment; and Law enforcement and stress. (5) Cognitive and Experimental Psychology: Perception, memory and attention; Decision making and problem-solving; Concept formation, reasoning and judgment; Language processing; Learning skills and education; Cognitive Neuroscience; Computer analogies and information processing (Artificial Intelligence and computer simulations); Social and cultural factors in the cognitive approach; Experimental methods, research and statistics; and Biopsychology. (6) Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy: Psychoanalysis and psychology; The unconscious; The Oedipus complex; Psychoanalysis of children; Pathological mourning; Addictive personalities; Borderline organizations; Narcissistic personalities; Anxiety and phobias; Psychosis; Neuropsychoanalysis. This book contains the results of the different researches conducted by authors who focused on what they are passionate about: to study and develop research in areas related to Psychology and its applications. It includes an extensive variety of contributors and presenters that are hereby sharing with us their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. We would like to express thanks to all the authors and participants, the members of the academic scientific committee, and of course, to the organizing and administration team for making and putting this conference together. [These proceedings were published by InScience Press. Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2017 proceedings, see ED604951.]
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- 2018
11. Prospective Teachers' Personal Characteristics to Multicultural Education
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Eskici, Menekse
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The aim of this paper is to determine prospective teachers' personal characteristics to multicultural education. It is also aimed to reveal whether there are meaningful differences in prospective teachers' personal characteristics to multicultural education according to their genders, age and number of siblings. The descriptive model was chosen to analyze in this paper. Likewise quantitative data was collected. The participants of the paper are 308 (220 female and 88 male) prospective teachers studying at Kirklareli University pedagogical formation certificate training program in the 2015-2016 academic year. The data collected by using the Turkish version of "Multicultural Personality Questionnaire". The data of this research were analyzed by SPSS 17. During the analysis of data arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test, the analysis of one way variance (ANOVA) and LSD test were used. According to these results prospective teachers' scores of "Multicultural Personality Questionnaire" has been found to be high. "Multicultural Personality Questionnaire" sub-dimensions were examined. Prospective teachers' multicultural personality has been highest in "cultural empathy" sub-dimensions and prospective teachers' multicultural personality has been lowest in "flexibility" sub-dimensions. Meaningful differences were found in favor of female prospective teachers toward "cultural empathy" and "emotional balance" sub-dimensions of the questionnaire. Meaningful differences was found in "Multicultural Personality Questionnaire" according to prospective teachers' ages but no meaningful differences was found in "Multicultural Personality Questionnaire" according to prospective teachers' number of siblings.
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- 2016
12. Investigation of the Emotional Intelligence Levels of University Students Working Voluntarily in Special Olympics
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Çelik, Okan Burçak
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The aim of this study was to investigate of the emotional intelligence levels of university students working voluntarily in Special Olympics. The research was designed with a descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. A total of 256 university students participated in the study. 135 students voluntarily worked in Special Olympic. 121 students didn't serve in Special Olympic. The emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Chan (2004) and used as Turkish by Aslan and Özata (2008) was employed as a data collection tool in the study. It was determined that the research data showed normal distribution. Then, it was decided that the parametric test was used. Independent samples T-test was preferred to compare the emotional intelligence levels of working voluntarily and non-working students in Special Olympics. Likewise, a t-test was used to investigate the emotional intelligence of volunteers according to gender. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the scores of working voluntarily students were statistically higher in the emotional appraisal, positive regulation, empathic sensitivity, positive utilization sub-dimensions and general emotional intelligence scores than the non-working students in the organization. But, according to the gender variable, there was no statistically significant difference between the participants in both sub-dimensions and the whole scale. According to these results, it can be said that emotional intelligence levels of individuals who serve voluntarily in organizations for disabled people, like Special Olympics, were higher. Moreover, it can be deduced that there is no difference according to gender in the emotional intelligence levels of the participants working voluntarily in Special Olympics. [This article was presented as oral proceeding at the 17th International Sport Sciences Congress.]
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- 2020
13. The Effect of Mindfulness of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates on Empathic Tendency
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Güngör, Nuri Berk, Kurtipek, Serkan, and Tolukan, Ersan
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The aim of the study is to determine the effect of mindfulness of physical education and sports teacher candidates on the empathic tendency. It was suggested that the mindfulness level of the participants had a positive effect on the empathic tendency. In the research, a theoretical modeling that shows the possible relationships between these variables was created and this model was tested using structural equation modeling. The sample of the study consists of 95 female and 115 male participants studying at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching of Gazi University Faculty of Sport Sciences in the spring semester of 2019-2020. In this research, convenience sampling technique, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used. As data collection tools, "The Empathic Tendency Scale" developed by Lawrance, Shaw, Baker, BaronCohen and David (2004) and adapted to Turkish language by Kaya and Çolakoglu (2015) and "The Mindfulness Scale", which was developed by Brown and Ryan (2003) and adapted to Turkish language by Özyeven, Arslan, Keser and Deniz (2011), were used. When the results of the structural equation modeling between participants' mindfulness and empathic tendency are examined, it was determined that mindfulness did not affect cognitive empathy and emotional empathy (Beta 1=0.13, Beta 2=0.09; p>0.05), but it positively affected social skill (Beta 3=0.15; p<0.05). The value of Squared Multiple Correlations (R2) of the modeling shows that 03% of social skills, 008% of emotional response and 018% of cognitive empathy are explained. As a result of this, it can be stated that the participants being aware of the emotions they experience, experiencing the moment, realizing the tensions in their environment, absorbing for what purpose they perform the task they carry out make it easier for them to communicate with different people, to share physically and socially, and to understand people's feelings and thoughts. [This study was presented as an oral presentation at ERPA International Congresses on Education, 10-12 April 2020.]
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- 2020
14. Social Emotional Learning and Career Development from Educators' Perspectives Grounded on the Turkish Context
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Bacanli, Feride, Ozdemir, Nurten Karacan, Ferrari, Lea, Park, Chong Myung, and Solberg, V. Scott H.
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The purpose of this study was to explore Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and its relevance to the career development of students from the perspectives of educators in Turkey. The participants included 69 educators (63% women). Data were collected by using a paper-pencil survey consisting of open-ended questions. Using a modified grounded theory approach, a three-stage data analytical procedure--open, axial, and selective coding, was followed. The analysis suggested two main categories: (a) SEL skills that students should be equipped with and (b) SEL skills that educators need to have, resulting in an SEL model that reflects the perspectives of Turkish educators. The findings were discussed within the Turkish context, including the education system and culture followed by implications for theory, research, and practice.
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- 2022
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15. An investigation of the relationship between alexithymia and empathy tendency in university students receiving health education.
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Aslan G, Bakan AB, and Yildiz M
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- Child, Female, Health Education, Humans, Male, Students, Turkey epidemiology, Universities, Affective Symptoms epidemiology, Empathy
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the relationship between alexithymia and empathy tendency in university students receiving health education., Design and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with the volunteer participation of 376 students at a unıversity located in the eastern part of Turkey between September and October 2019. Data were collected through the Sociodemographic Form, the Empathy Tendency Scale, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale., Findings: The Empathy Tendency Scale was found to be significantly higher in females, in those who lived alone, who did not experience a traumatic event when they were children, whose mother was alive, and who were not subject to violence. As to the Alexithymia Scale, mean scores were significantly higher in males, in those whose mother or father was illiterate, who had a monthly family income of less than 2000₺, who graduated from a Religious Vocational High School, and whose mother was not alive (P %3C .05). A negative, significant relationship was found between the Empathy Tendency Scale mean score and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (P %3C .001)., Practice Implications: A negative, significant relationship was found between empathy tendency and alexithymia. It is recommended that similar studies should be conducted in different regions as well., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2021
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16. An Evaluation of the Teachers' Classroom Management Problems
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Sanli, Önder
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This study aims to address the problems that teachers are facing in classroom management and to find solutions to these problems. This is a phenomenologically designed qualitative research study. 28 classroom teachers, who are working in the city of Malatya in 2017-2018 school year, easy to reach with the help of the convenience sampling, a purposive sampling method and who are working at different primary schools, made up the working group. A semi-structured interview form consisting of three open-ended questions had been used as the data collection tool. A total of 42 codes were determined for the issue of evaluation of views about the difficulties that classroom teachers encounter in classroom management. While interpreting each code, the relations between the findings were explained plus cause and effect relationships. As a result, classroom teachers determined the problems they have encountered in classroom management most as: parents' avoidance in taking responsibility of the students, inadequacy of the lesson materials and incompetency of the school's physical conditions. The classroom teachers evaluated themselves in classroom management which revealed that some teachers see themselves as having effective communication skills, they are more empathic towards their students, they set the rules and expectations together with students and are capable of keeping the students motivated; while other teachers see themselves as inexperienced, impatient towards students and some stated their inadequacy was due to their inability to guide their students in a proper way. This paper has identified some ideas such as being in touch with custodians, students renewing themselves and paying attention to personal differences of students which could bring better class management with remarkable outcomes.
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- 2019
17. Reflections of Preservice Information Technology Teachers Regarding Cyberbullying
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Akbulut, Yavuz and Cuhadar, Cem
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The current phenomenological study addressed the reflections of preservice information technology (IT) teachers regarding their cyberbullying or victimization experiences. Fifty five preservice IT teachers at a Turkish teacher training institution were offered a lecture with the purpose of awareness-raising on cyberbullying, which was followed by the assignment of take-home reflection papers. Document analysis on reflection papers led researchers to find out underlying themes regarding participants' cyberbullying or victimization experiences. Findings revealed that females were more likely to be victims than males. Instant messaging programs, e-mail, cell phones and online social networks were used as means to cyberbully. Varying psychological consequences of victimization incidents were reported. Noted reactions to incidents were discontinuing interaction with bullies, and seeking family, peer and legal support. Findings further implied that awareness raising activities regarding cyberbullying were likely to reduce cyberbullying instances and increase preservice teachers' action competence. (Contains 4 tables.)
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- 2011
18. The Pros, Cons and Necessity of Multicultural Education
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Erbas, Yahya Han
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This study aims to create a framework through which teachers and teacher candidates in Turkey will be better prepared to not only discuss issues of diversity but to also teach students from diverse backgrounds and culture. The primary purpose of this research is to become familiar with teachers' and teacher candidates' perceptions and true and false notions regarding multiculturalism, multicultural education and issues of diversity, once they have completed a graduate-level multicultural education course. This was facilitated via interviews, which provided the teachers and teacher candidates with opportunities to both share their own experiences. Through the research, teachers and teacher candidates examined what they have learned after taking a master's-level multicultural education course, and they discussed multiculturalism and its dimensions, which will be pertinent to their future classrooms. Further, they learned how this course would help them to build an understanding with regard to multiculturalism, multicultural education and diversity, and they learned how to successfully survive amidst cultural diversity.
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- 2018
19. The SchoolWeavers Tool: Supporting School Leaders to Weave Learning Ecosystems
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Díaz-Gibson, Jordi, Daly, Alan, Miller-Balslev, Gitte, and Zaragoza, Mireia Civís
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Social capital has recently emerged as an effective approach to rethink schools as wider learning ecosystems where students, teachers and families have greater access to learning resources through social interaction. Literature has not provided research-based assessment tools that document school leaders' abilities to weave social relationships between actors within the school and across the community. This paper presents an international experts' validation of the SchoolWeavers Tool, an online resource that supports school leaders to assess the health and potential of their school ecosystem and provides meaningful feedback to weave social and professional capital and lift learning opportunities and educational goals. Theoretical validation was conducted in the first round by 15 experts from 8 countries with prior experience in network leadership in education, and in the second round, with 54 school actors from the same 8 countries. The final model provides an internationally validated tool that supports school leaders' capacities to improve collective effectiveness, internal and external collaboration, innovation and equity. Furthermore, the Tool creates research opportunities by allowing school leaders and researchers to collaborate and support systemic impact and sustainable improvement.
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- 2021
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20. Embracing Student Experience in Inclusive Design Education through Learner-Centred Instruction
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Altay, Burçak, Ballice, Gülnur, Bengisu, Ebru, Alkan-Korkmaz, Sevinç, and Paykoç, Eda
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This paper explores the process and outcome of using learner-centred methods to develop students' empathic design abilities during an educational workshop on inclusive design. In the first section of the paper, we suggest the significance of incorporating inclusive design within the education of design disciplines. Then, we introduce a workshop on inclusive design awareness that architecture and interior design students participated, which applied various learner-centred methods. We discuss the process that incorporated project-based learning, role-playing/simulation and students' reflections and feedback on their experience. The workshop process, the student project experience and students' reflections on their learning indicate how multiple methods of learning engage students and enhance their empathic understanding so they can embrace differences and adopt a user-centred design approach. Based on the findings, we provide suggestions for similar educational events that can be applied in other disciplinary contexts.
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- 2016
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21. The impact of scenario-based aging simulation experience on empathy, attitudes toward and willingness to work with older adults in health sciences senior year students: A randomized controlled trial.
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Akpinar Söylemez B, Akyol MA, Küçükgüçlü Ö, Özkaya Sağlam B, Gül B, İlçi N N, and Işik AT
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- Humans, Male, Female, Simulation Training methods, Turkey, Adult, Students, Nursing psychology, Students, Nursing statistics & numerical data, Surveys and Questionnaires, Aging psychology, Aged, Young Adult, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Patient Simulation, Empathy, Attitude of Health Personnel
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Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the impacts of scenario-based aging simulation experience (SBASE) on students' empathy, attitudes toward and willingness to work with older adults., Background: Innovative teaching strategies such as SBASE have the potential to provide students with the essential skills required for working with older adults., Design: This study has a randomized controlled trial., Methods: This study was conducted in west of Turkiye with 120 health sciences senior year students (45 nursing students, 54 medicine students and 21 physical therapy and rehabilitation students) in 2022-2023. The students were randomly assigned to intervention or control group (IG-CG). The IG received SBASE. Pre- and post-tests (after intervention, 1 and 3 months later) were conducted. Data were collected using the descriptive characteristics form, Kogan's attitudes toward old people scale, basic empathy scale and willingness to work with elderly people scale., Results: The IG participants recorded statistically better scores regarding positive attitudes towards older adults, in terms of the group x time interaction (t: 2.521, p: 0.036). However, there was no significant difference in the variables investigated between the groups., Conclusions: SBASE appeared to be effective in improving health sciences students' positive attitudes towards older adults. Health care providers should have a more positive attitude toward older adults to improve levels of care., Data Availability: Data and supplementary material related to this article can be obtained from the corresponding author upon request., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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22. ORIGINAL PAPER. Evaluation of Empathetic Skills of Nurses Working in Oncology Units in Samsun, Turkey.
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Buyuk, Esra Tural, Rızalar, Selda, Güdek, Emine, and Güney, Zeynep
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ANALYSIS of variance ,ONCOLOGY nursing ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,DEMOGRAPHY ,EMPATHY ,NURSE-patient relationships ,NURSES ,NURSING ,T-test (Statistics) ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,CROSS-sectional method ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background: Oncology clinics are special areas in terms of interaction and communication with the patient. In order to improve patient care, nurses working in these clinics need to develop their empathy skills. Nurses with enhanced empathic abilities can understand the patient and provide the necessary assistance. Aim : This study aims to measure and evaluate the empathic skills of nurses working in oncology units. Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 50 nurses working in the oncology clinics of two hospitals in a Turkish city. The research data were collected through demographic information form and Empathic Ability Scale. The data obtained were evaluated using the SPSS 15.0 package program. Results :Of the nurses participating in the study, 82% were married, 50% had a bachelor's degree, and 42% had chosen the profession through their own decisions. The research revealed that 50% of the nurses worked in pediatric oncology and 40% had professional experience less than five years. The mean score for Empathic Ability Scale in these oncology nurses was calculated as 147.7 ± 19. We found no statistically significant correlation between the empathy scores and their socio-demographic characteristics, working units, tasks, and duration of work in oncology (p>0.05). However, there was a significant relationship between the empathy scores and choosing the profession through their own decisions (p<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, we found that nurses with a bachelor's degree, those who chose the profession of their own accord, and those reported having difficulties in communication with patients had better empathetic skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
23. Being an Educator in a Foreign Environment: One Road to becoming Internationalized
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Albaum, Gerald
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What does "internationalizing" university educators mean? This question is being answered differently by business schools everywhere. Although business schools are seeking to internationalize themselves, many are doing so without fully understanding what this might entail. One dimension that often is misdirected is the individual educator and the value of living and working in a foreign environment. This paper discusses this issue for those who undertake a temporary or visiting foreign assignment. (Contains 1 figure.)
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- 2011
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24. Influence of Managers' Empathic Skills on School Success
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Toremen, Fatih, Ekinci, Abdurrahman, and Karakus, Mehmet
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Purpose: The main purpose of this investigation is to find out the influence of empathic skills of managers on the success of schools. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, survey based descriptive scanning model was used. This study was fulfilled in Batman city on teachers working at public and private primary schools in 2003-2004 education year. According to the results of the central evaluation examination, schools were divided into three success groups (each group having seven schools). About 10 teachers were randomly selected from each of these schools, and then the 23 itemed questionnaire was administered. Findings: As a result of the research it was seen that empathic skills of managers and school success had a very close relationship. There were meaningful differences between the first group and the other two groups. Successful schools' managers clearly had better empathic skills and unsuccessful schools' managers had little empathic skills. The same situation was seen between the second group and the third group as well. Research limitations/implications: The results of this research may be affected by local conditions in which it was conducted. Practical implications: The empathic skills which are revealed as important indicators of success should be taken into consideration during the selection and training of managers. Originality/value: This paper discusses the empathic aspect of school management which has been rarely taken up and displays the importance of empathic skills on school success.
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- 2006
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25. ÇOCUK EĞİTİMİNDE HAYVAN MASALLARININ İŞLEVİ.
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BAKIRCI, Nedim
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FAIRY tales ,LITERARY form ,CURIOSITY ,EMPATHY - Abstract
Copyright of Türük: International Language Literature & Folklore Researches Journal / Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat Halkbilimi Araştırmaları Dergisi is the property of Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Arts & Sciences and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
26. A Cross-Cultural Study of Argument Orientations of Turkish and American College Students: Is Silence Really Golden and Speech Silver for Turkish Students?
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Demir, Yeliz and Hample, Dale
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CROSS-cultural studies ,COLLEGE students ,COLLEGE student orientation ,EMPATHY ,ARGUMENT - Abstract
In this paper, we report on the orientations of Turkish college students to interpersonal arguing and compare them with American students' predispositions for arguing. In measuring the argument orientations, a group of instruments was utilized: argument motivations, argument frames, and taking conflict personally. Turkish data come from 300 college students who were asked to complete self-report surveys. Analyses contrast the mean scores of the Turkish and American respondents, offer gender-based comparisons in the Turkish data, and show whether religiosity has an effect on Turkish students' arguing orientations. In order to give an explanatory account of the argument motivations of Turkish college students, the relevant socio-cultural and political facts about Turkey were also considered. Our investigation has revealed that Turkish students have more advanced and positive understandings of interpersonal arguing compared to American ones. We have also found clear sex-typing between Turkish male and female students, and have discovered some limited evidence for religiosity's relevance to interpersonal arguing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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27. Examining nurses' humanistic behaviour ability and empathy levels in clinical practice: A descriptive and exploratory study.
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Ozdemir, Cevriye and Kaplan, Ali
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HUMANISM ,EMPATHY ,NURSE-patient relationships ,CROSS-sectional method ,PUBLIC hospitals ,GOODNESS-of-fit tests ,NURSES ,T-test (Statistics) ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,MEDICAL quality control ,HOSPITAL nursing staff ,STATISTICAL sampling ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,KRUSKAL-Wallis Test ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MANN Whitney U Test ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,PATH analysis (Statistics) ,NURSING ,NURSING practice ,RESEARCH methodology ,RESEARCH ,ONE-way analysis of variance ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background: It is critical for nurses to provide healthcare services to healthy/sick individuals with a humanistic approach and with empathy. Aims: This research aimed to determine nurses' humanistic behaviour ability, empathy levels and related factors in clinical practice. Design: A descriptive cross‐sectional and exploratory study. Methods: Probability sampling method was used, and 337 nurses working in two public hospitals were included in the study. Data was collected using the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale and the Empathy Level Determination Scale. Structural equation model analysis and descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the hypothesised model. This study adhered to the STROBE checklist for reporting. Results: Nurses' humanistic ability and empathy level in nursing practices were found to be above average. Both the ability to act humanely in nursing practices and their empathy levels were found to be significantly higher in nurses who were married and had children. A significant relationship was found between empathy levels and humanistic behaviours. Accordingly, nurses' empathy levels positively affected their humanistic care behaviours, and the model established between the two concepts was found to be statistically appropriate. Conclusions: Nurses' empathy levels positively affect their ability to act humanistically. The result of the model established between the two concepts also supports this. Care strategies should be developed that consider factors that will improve empathetic and humanistic behaviours in nurses and maximise individualised care practices. Implications for the Profession: Increasing the awareness of nurses about the factors affecting humanistic behaviours and empathic attitudes while caring for individuals in clinical practice, will contribute to improving the quality of nursing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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28. Touching the Other's Life in Turkey: Empathy-Focused Group Work as a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Kara, Yunus and Serpen, Ayşe Sezen
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EMPATHY ,DATA analysis ,SOCIAL services ,STATISTICAL sampling ,LGBTQ+ people ,EMOTIONS ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SOCIAL dominance ,CONTROL groups ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,STATISTICS ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,DATA analysis software ,GROUP process ,COGNITION - Abstract
Purpose: This study evaluated the possible effects of empathy-focused group work on the participants, which is designed by bringing together cisgender heterosexual and LGBTQ+ people. Method: The study group of the research consists of 28 people (14 people in each of the experimental and control groups) who receive social service from a municipality in Istanbul, Turkey. The empathy-focused group work lasted 8 weeks, and pretest and posttest measurements were performed using the Affective and Cognitive Measure of Empathy (ACME) Scale and the Social Dominance Orientation Scale. Results: The result of this study showed that the participants were able to experience positive contact experiences in group work with heterogeneous groups, and an increase in the emotional and cognitive empathy levels of the participants and a decrease in their social dominance orientation. Conclusions: Implications for future research and professional practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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29. "I don't Want to Die Alone" Nurses' Perception of Ageism: A Qualitative Study.
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BAYKAL, Dilek, ÇÖMLEKÇİ, Necmiye, and CAN, Gülbeyaz
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HOSPICE nurses ,ATTITUDES toward death ,ATTITUDES toward aging ,EMPATHY ,QUALITATIVE research ,MEDICAL quality control ,RESPECT ,ENDOWMENTS ,INTERVIEWING ,NURSING ,THEMATIC analysis ,NURSES' attitudes ,AGEISM ,RESEARCH methodology ,TERMINAL care ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,EMPLOYEES' workload - Abstract
The aim of the study was to learn the perceptions and thoughts of nurses with whom older patients interact constantly. In this research, semi-structured interview was used. In a research hospital in Istanbul between March-June 2019, 16 volunteers were included in the study. Researchers led individual semi-structured interviews regarding nurses' perceptions, how they overcame those challenges, and need and expectations aging care (dying patients). All interviews were analysed using thematic analysis methods and synthesized into major themes. The research was planned based on the 32-item checklist (COREQ) guideline. Nurses (N = 16) reported three themes: (i) ageing perceptions (ii) care for dying patients, (iii) expectations and five subthemes emerged in this study. It is understood that nurses have a positive perception of ageing. In addition, nurses have expectations from the state (financial support, gerontology service etc.) and society (respectful, understanding etc.) to reduce the difficulties they experience while caring for dying patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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30. The reception of digital stories in dental education: Triggering thinking skills for empathy in undergraduate dentistry students.
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Şimşek, Burcu, Karabağ, Çağla, İnce, Şengül, Sertalp, Evren, and Tözüm, Tolga F.
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EMPATHY ,DENTAL education ,FIRST person narrative ,UNDERGRADUATES ,INTERPERSONAL communication ,DIGITAL storytelling ,MEDICAL communication ,DIGITAL asset management - Abstract
• The use of digital stories for health communication contributes to enhancing empathy. • Bridging first person narratives with health service providers is essential for building connection to one's profession. • Connecting theoretical knowledge to lived experiences through digital stories is supportive in health communication training. The use of Digital Storytelling Workshops and the digital stories as an end product has been an important asset for health communication, both for raising awareness about particular health issues and the interpersonal aspects in health service presentation. Relying on the qualitative data collected through a reception survey completed by 65 undergraduate dentistry students, in the context of the health communication course in Hacettepe University, a public university in Turkey, this paper examines the reception of digital stories that were created by patients with cleft-lip and palate and craniomaxillofacial deformities, their parents and doctors in a digital storytelling workshop. This qualitative study has shown that the use of patients', their parents' and their doctors' digital stories cleft-lip and palate and craniomaxillofacial deformities has helped the undergraduate dentistry students to develop an insight about their professional roles as well as connecting their theoretical knowledge of a health condition with the lived experiences by patients, patients' parents and their doctors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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31. A Descriptive-Exploratory Approach to Community Interpreting in Turkish Context: Some Insights about Professionalism and Self-perceptions.
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Şener-Erkırtay, Olcay and Kansu-Yetkiner, Neslihan
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SPORTS participation ,CORE competencies ,SELF-perception ,PROFESSIONALISM ,EMPATHY ,CAREER development ,CONSCIOUSNESS raising - Abstract
The present study aims to explore the level of professionalism and the self-perceptions of community interpreters who work in different settings such as hospitals, sports clubs, courts, police stations, churches, and schools in Türkiye. To this end, this study adopted a fieldwork in which 34 students, who enrolled in Community Interpreting course offered at the Department of Translation & Interpreting, administered a survey to 32 community interpreters. The goal of this awareness-raising task was twofold: 1) to provide students with opportunities to interact with market participants in order to improve empathy and observational skills; 2) to provide some insights into the current portrayal of community interpreters, their professional competencies, shortcomings, and, consequently, their selfperception. Findings have revealed that the interpreters are skilled in different interpreting modes such as consecutive and sight interpreting; however, they have difficulties in taking notes while interpreting and lack knowledge of interpreting theories and technological advances. More importantly, they cannot improve those deficiencies through an established self-development program. This research further revealed discrepancies between the expectations from the self-development programs and their contributions in practice. Overall, student feedback demonstrated positive effects of the direct interactions with the interpreters to observe the status quo of the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
32. Perception of parenthood among young adults: A cross-sectional study in Turkey.
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Sahin, Seval Kizildag and Cetin, Sevda
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EMPATHY ,SINGLE parents ,PARENTHOOD ,ATTACHMENT behavior ,SOCIAL structure ,CROSS-sectional method ,YOUNG adults - Abstract
The first aim was to reveal whether the perception of being a parent changes according to gender or not and whether the perception of being a parent is predicted by the variables of attachment and empathy. The sample group for this study, which was selected using the purposeful sampling method, consists of 447 single young adults studying at a university in Turkey. The perception about being a parent was examined with the Perception of Parenting Inventory, attachment styles with the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) Scale, empathy with the Basic Empathy Scale, and demographic information was obtained with a Personal Information Form. Designed with the descriptive method, this study employed the t test for independent samples and hierarchical regression analysis for statistical analysis. In this study, no difference was found in the perception of being a parent by gender. The perception of being a parent among single young adults was predicted by the emotional and cognitive dimension of empathy and the state of attachment-related anxiety; no significant prediction was found for attachment-related avoidance. The lack of significance for gender can be explained by the fact that egalitarian relations have become more prominent within the changing social structure and the diminishing effects of the sexist perspective in Turkish society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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33. The Role of Socioeconomic Adversity and Armed Conflict in Executive Function, Theory of Mind and Empathy in Children.
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Kara, Buket and Selcuk, Bilge
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EMPATHY in children ,WAR ,EXECUTIVE function ,THEORY of mind ,CHILD development ,GIRLS - Abstract
This study investigates the role of socioeconomic adversity and armed conflict in executive function (EF), theory of mind (ToM) and empathy in a rarely studied group, children living in eastern Turkey. The data were collected from 115 children (60 girls) aged 39 to 95 months (M = 68.22, SD = 14.62). Results revealed that children's performance was low in the EF and ToM tasks, and high in the empathy task. In path analysis, controlling for age, armed conflict experience predicted lower EF (β = − 0.15) and higher empathy (β = 0.21), and socioeconomic adversity predicted lower ToM (β = 0.20). These findings contribute to our knowledge on cognitive and emotional development of children who live in such disadvantaged contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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34. Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Levels of Multiculturalism Perception and Ethnocultural Empathy: A Study in the Turkish Context.
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EMİROĞLU İLVAN, Tuğba, VAROL, Şerife Nur, ŞENÖZ, Eslem Gözde, and CEYLAN, Remziye
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EARLY childhood teachers ,MULTICULTURALISM ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,EMPATHY ,ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the multiculturalism perceptions and ethnocultural empathy levels of early childhood preservice teachers. This study was conducted in a correlational research design. This study had a sample of 380 undergraduate students studying in the academic year 2021-2022 in the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Turkey. In this study, Multiculturalism Perception Scale, The Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy, and individual demographic form were used. The One-Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) and Independent Samples t-tests were used to analyze if there are significant differences between early childhood preservice teachers’ descriptive characteristics on their perceptions of multiculturalism and ethnocultural empathy levels. Pearson correlation was utilized to determine the relationship between early childhood preservice teachers’ perceptions of multiculturalism and their ethnocultural empathy levels. According to research results, early childhood preservice teachers’ perceptions of multiculturalism and their ethnocultural empathy are positively correlated. Furthermore, results revealed that those who have cross-cultural friends have higher mean scores on both multiculturalism perception and ethnocultural empathy than those who do not have cross-cultural friends. Moreover, early childhood preservice teachers who want to take courses on multiculturalism have higher scores on multiculturalism perception and ethnocultural empathy than those who do not want to. The results were discussed in the context of related research and recommendations were given for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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35. Should I invite them? Bystanders' inclusivity judgements towards outgroup victims and ingroup bullies in intergroup bullying.
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Gönültaş, Seçil, Yavuz, H. Melis, and Mulvey, Kelly Lynn
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AFFINITY groups ,JUDGMENT (Psychology) ,EMPATHY ,PREJUDICES ,REFUGEES ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,VICTIMS ,SOCIAL distancing ,BULLYING ,SOCIAL integration - Abstract
This study examined bystanders' judgements of bullying and their inclusivity towards refugee victims and ingroup bully peers. Participants included 587 Turkish adolescents (Mage = 13.14, SD = 1.60) who were presented with two stories: intergroup (Syrian refugee victim) and intragroup (Turkish victim) bullying. They indicated acceptability of bullying, retaliation, and how likely they would be to include victims and bullies in different social contexts. Empathy, prejudice, desired social distance, and peer norms towards Syrian refugees were examined as predictors. Adolescents in schools with a higher number of Syrian peers were more likely to expect they would include the Syrian victim than adolescents in schools with a lower number of Syrian peers. Further, adolescents with higher empathy were more likely to include the Syrian victim while adolescents with higher prejudice and desired social distance were less likely to include the Syrian victim. The results highlight the importance of attending to bystanders' future interactions with victims and bullies, as bystanders have the opportunity to challenge injustice by promoting inclusive school climates in diverse societies. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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36. Human-Centred Design Projects and Co-Design in/outside the Turkish Classroom: Responses and Challenges.
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Emmanouil, Marina
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DESIGN education ,DESIGN -- Social aspects ,VISUAL communication ,SOCIAL change ,TRANSFORMATIVE learning ,USER-centered system design ,HIGHER education ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Perhaps more than any other professional group in modern history, designers have felt compelled to undertake the responsibility of addressing and engaging with societal problems in their practice. Initially, this liability involved concerns of form and production methods during the industrial revolution era, and developed into existential, ethical and context-specific (Western) priorities of working and living during the twentieth century. Today, citizenship by design involves efforts that are directed to wards creating social change for and with the audience. Drawn from empirical research, this article presents the challenges met and lessons learnt when introducing human-centred design practices to Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design) students in Turkey. As a self-reflexive study, it draws from students' reception and feedback on a studio project on social awareness, accessibility and authority sharing with visually impaired people, and an applied workshop on the benefit of user collaboration in design. It aims to raise questions of relevance and assimilation of a socially oriented design practice in a non-Western, commerce-driven economy at the urge of modernisation. Moreover, acknowledging the strong element of conformity with peer members in Turkish society (such as the government, family and teachers), this work also aims to examine hierarchy-challenging design practice in and outside the Turkish classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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37. The Turkish validity and reliability of the Kiersma–Chen empathy scale.
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Sahin‐Bayindir, Gizem, Sukut, Ozge, Yilmaz, Sevil, and Kutlu, Yasemin
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RESEARCH ,RESEARCH evaluation ,EMPATHY ,STATISTICAL reliability ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,RESEARCH methodology ,GOODNESS-of-fit tests ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,T-test (Statistics) ,MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,FACTOR analysis ,NURSING students ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to establish the Turkish validity and reliability of the Kiersma‐Chen empathy scale (KCES) and determine its psychometric properties. Design and Methods: This methodological study was carried out with 227 nursing students between April and May 2019. Findings: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total scale is 0.854, the test–retest coefficient was high for the total scale (r = 0.989), and total‐item correlations ranged between 0.398 and 0.712. Practice Implications: The KCES‐TR is a valid and reliable scale to measure empathy in nursing students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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38. SİSTEMİK VE İÇ FAKTÖRLER IŞIĞINDA DEĞİŞEN TÜRK DIŞ POLİTİKASI: VENEZUELA ÖRNEĞİ.
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ABİÇ, Ferda and BAYSAL, Başar
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COLD War, 1945-1991 ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,COUPS d'etat ,POLICY analysis ,EMPATHY ,SYRIAN Civil War, 2011- - Abstract
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- 2022
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39. The effect of affective learning on alexithymia, empathy, and attitude toward disabled persons in nursing students: A randomized controlled study.
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Dincer, Berna and Inangil, Demet
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EMPATHY ,LEARNING theories in education ,MANN Whitney U Test ,LEARNING strategies ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,ALEXITHYMIA ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,NURSING students ,STUDENT attitudes ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,ATTITUDES toward disabilities ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of affective learning on alexithymia, empathy, and attitude toward disabled persons in nursing students. Design and Methods: This prospective, randomized, controlled trial study was implemented among 70 nursing students. Based on transformative learning theory, the affective learning method was applied to the intervention group. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), Empathic Tendency Scale (ETS), and Attitudes Toward Disabled Person Scale (ATDPS) were administered to both groups. Results: The intervention group showed a statistically and significantly lower score at TAS and higher score at ATDPS compared to the control group, whereas no statistically significant difference was found in ETS score. Practice Implications: Affective learning methods could be implemented in the nursing course for improving students' attitude toward disabled persons, and reducing alexithymia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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40. The relationships among psychological resilience, intercultural sensitivity and empathetic tendency among teachers of Syrian refugee children in Turkey.
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Üzar‐Özçetin, Yeter Sinem, Çelik, Serkan, and Özenç‐Ira, Gözde
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STATISTICAL significance ,EMPATHY ,RESEARCH methodology ,CROSS-sectional method ,PSYCHOLOGY of teachers ,REFUGEES ,RESEARCH funding ,DATA analysis software ,STATISTICAL sampling ,STATISTICAL correlation ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,CULTURAL awareness ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Within the provision of education, teachers typically have the closest contact and play a key role in meeting the needs of refugee children through effective communication to achieve culturally qualified education and the provision of more humanistic approach. This descriptive cross‐sectional design study is aimed to explore the relationships among psychological resilience, intercultural sensitivity and empathetic tendency in teachers of Syrian refugee children in Turkey. Data were collected from 367 teachers of Syrian refugee children. Teachers of Syrian refugee children who participated in the study had a high level of psychological resilience, moderate level of empathic tendencies and a high level of intercultural sensitivity. Statistically significant relationships were found among study variables. The data reveal that there is a relationship among psychological resilience, intercultural sensitivity and empathetic tendency among teachers of Syrian refugee children in Turkey. Furthermore, regression analysis revealed that psychological resilience significantly supports intercultural sensitivity and empathic tendencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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41. The Effects of Positive Youth Development Based Classroom Guidance Program on Life Skills of Primary School Students.
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Özbay, Günnur and Nazlı, Serap
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SCHOOL children ,YOUTH development ,LIFE skills ,CLASSROOMS ,SOCIAL skills ,EMPATHY ,ADULT education workshops - Abstract
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- 2021
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42. An investigation of children's empathic dispositions and behaviours across seven countries.
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Kozloff, Violet, Cowell, Jason M., Huppert, Elizabeth, Gomez‐Sicard, Natalia, Lee, Kang, Mahasneh, Randa, Malcolm‐Smith, Susan, Selcuk, Bilge, Zhou, Xinyue, and Decety, Jean
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CULTURE ,EMPATHY ,CHILD behavior ,SEX distribution ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PARENT-child relationships ,SOCIAL skills ,EMOTIONS ,PARENTS - Abstract
This study examined individual influences on child empathy, the relationship between child and parent empathy, and the relationship between empathy and prosociality across seven countries. A large sample of children (N = 792, 49% female) from the ages of 6–10 years completed a situational empathy task, as well as a dictator game to assess prosociality. The questionnaire of cognitive and affective empathy was used to assess parents' and children's empathic dispositions. Children participated from Canada, China, Colombia, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States. Situational empathy, empathic disposition, and prosociality were all positively associated with age. Boys displayed less situational empathy and lower empathic disposition than girls. Parental empathic disposition predicted the same dispositions in children but were not related to children's situational empathy or prosociality. No association was found between child prosociality and child empathic disposition. Overall, the results suggest similar ontologies of empathic disposition and situational empathy across countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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43. The effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students: A single‐blind randomised controlled trial.
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Pekçetin, Serkan, Hasgül, Ergün, Yıldırım Düğeroğlu, Rasime, and Arabacı, Zeynep
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STATISTICAL power analysis ,AGEISM ,RESEARCH evaluation ,ANALYSIS of variance ,EMPATHY ,HOME care services ,MEDICAL students ,ATTITUDE testing ,PREJUDICES ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,UNDERGRADUATES ,T-test (Statistics) ,COMPASSION ,INDEPENDENT living ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,BLIND experiment ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,STATISTICAL hypothesis testing ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,REPEATED measures design ,SOCIAL skills ,STATISTICAL sampling ,STUDENT attitudes ,STATISTICAL correlation ,DATA analysis software ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes - Abstract
Background: Ageist and helping attitudes among undergraduate homecare students are a concern for educators, healthcare professionals and home care workers due to their potential to increase the marginalisation of older people and negatively impact quality of care. Objectives: The current study evaluated the effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students. Methods: Fifty‐five students attending a public university in Turkey were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 27) or control group (n = 28). The intervention group received positive theoretical education and had extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults, while the control group only received positive theoretical education. Before and after the intervention, the students' ageist attitudes were evaluated with Kogan's Attitudes towards Old People scale (KAOP) and helping attitudes were evaluated with the Helping Attitude Scale (HAS). Results: There were statistically significant differences between pre‐ and post‐test mean KAOP total, positive ageism and negative ageism subscale scores in the intervention group (p < 0.05) and in KAOP negative ageism score in the control group (p < 0.05). HAS scores showed no significant post‐intervention change in helping attitudes in either group. Conclusion: Extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults had a favourable influence on undergraduate health students' ageism attitudes. These results suggest that contact with older adults may be an effective strategy to reduce ageism but may not increase helping behaviours. Implications for practice: Positive contact experiences with community‐dwelling older adults can be used to reduce ageism in home care students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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44. Prosociality, religiosity and values in adolescence: comparing the impact of religious and general schooling in Turkey.
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Arslantürk, Gökhan and Harput, Dinçkan
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RELIGIOUSNESS ,RELIGIOUS education ,PROSOCIAL behavior ,PSYCHOLOGY ,EMPATHY ,CONSERVATISM - Abstract
So far, there is no consensus in psychology research with regard to the relationship between religiosity and prosocial behaviour. However, this relationship is quite important for understanding the dynamics underlying prosociality in adolescence. In the present study, 1,170 Turkish adolescents (aged 12–17) from both religious and general schools were compared in terms of their prosociality (empathy, altruism and kindness), values and religiosity. The results indicated a positive relationship between religiosity and prosociality; however, there was no significant difference between the types of schools in terms of prosocial characteristics. Additionally, as hypothesised, intrinsic religiosity was positively correlated with self-transcendence and conservatism and negatively correlated with self-enhancement and openness to change. These findings suggest that religious schooling does not lead to greater prosocial behaviour, although religiosity was associated with prosociality in adolescence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. The effects of empathy and circadian preference on cyberbullying of adolescents in Turkey.
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Horzum, Mehmet Barış, Ayas, Tuncay, Randler, Christoph, and Düşünceli, Betül
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CYBERBULLYING ,EMPATHY ,TEENAGE boys ,TEENAGERS ,GENDER - Abstract
In this study, the relationships among empathic tendency and circadian preference on cyberbullying and cybervictimization of adolescents in Turkey were examined. The study group included 1540 adolescents (861 female, 679 male), and anonymous and voluntary participation was sought in forming the study group. Data were collected from each participant by assessing a demographic questionnaire, the Composite Scale of Morningness for circadian preference, Empathy, Cyberbully and Victim Scales. The most important result was that gender, empathy, and Composite Scale of Morningness scores were the predictors for cyberbullying and cybervictimization, and as a consequence, male and evening-oriented adolescents scored higher on cyberbullying and cybervictimization. Additionally, it was observed that cyberbullying and empathy were inversely correlated in adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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46. Investigating Turkish university students' attitudes towards refugees in a time of Civil War in neighboring Syria.
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Aktas, Vezir, Tepe, Yeliz Kındap, and Persson, Roland S.
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SYRIAN Civil War, 2011- ,STUDENT attitudes ,REFUGEES ,RELIGIOUS doctrines ,COLLEGE students - Abstract
Thousands of refugees have immigrated to Turkey because of the current Civil War in neighboring Syria. This is causing tensions between refugees and locals. These increasingly negative attitudes towards the incoming victims of conflict are of particular interest. The present study, therefore, aimed at determining the premises of the emergence of such negative attitudes. The research sample consisted of university students who all studied at various faculties at Cumhuriyet University in the Turkish province of Sivas. Data were collected by the Attitude Scale Towards Refugees, the Patriotism Attitude Scale, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Cirhinlioğlu Religiosity Scale. Data were analyzed by Independent Sample t-tests as well as using Stepwise Regression Analyses. Results showed that the feeling of empathy correlated negatively with negative attitudes towards refugees, while blind patriotism, religiosity, and having nationalist/conservative orientations, correlated positively. Men were found to be more negative than women. The feeling of empathy was the most prominent factor in predicting the nature of attitudes towards refugees. Religious doctrine and distancing oneself from conservative and patriotic perspectives appeared to be effective in potentially preventing the development of negative attitudes. In conclusion, research results are discussed in the light of relevant literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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47. The Relationship between Cognitively-Based Clinical Empathy and Attitudes toward Death and Dying in Medical Students.
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Ünlü, Gazi and Uludağ, Ayhan
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DEATH ,EMPATHY ,MEDICAL students ,STATISTICS ,SURVEYS ,T-test (Statistics) ,TERMINALLY ill ,ATTITUDES toward death ,CROSS-sectional method ,ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
Empathy has a potentially complicated relationship with dealing with death and dying. Having clinical empathy can improve interactions with dying, but educational interventions aimed at fostering empathy may cause medical students to connect emotionally with dying patients and behave unprofessionally out of self-defense. Cognitively-based clinical empathy should lead to positive attitudes toward death and dying by adhering to the principles of detached concern and professionalism. Hypotheses: The main components of cognitively-based clinical empathy are negatively correlated with (1) difficulty communicating with dying patients and their relatives, and (2) avoidance of death and dying. Method: This cross-sectional study included 372 medical students from two universities in Konya, Turkey. Data were collected via a survey consisting of three parts: socio-demographic information, the Turkish version of Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Student Version (JSE-S), and the Turkish Approach to Death and Dying Patients Attitude Scale. Independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used for comparative analysis. Bivariate and partial correlation analyses were used to assess the associations between variables. Results: Perspective-taking and compassionate care were significantly and moderately positively correlated with difficulty communicating with the dying and their relatives. Perspective-taking and compassionate care had significant, but weak positive correlations with avoiding death and dying. There was no significant correlation between standing in the patient's shoes and either communication or avoidance. Conclusions: Both hypotheses were rejected. The present findings raise questions regarding whether the JSE-S is an effective operationalization of cognitively-based clinical empathy. Perspective-taking and compassionate care as measured by the JSE-S may reflect a propensity to engaging emotionally that leads to negative attitudes toward death and dying in medical students. If so, reducing the negative effects of emotional engagement seems crucial for developing positive attitudes toward death and dying in medical students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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48. Unjudge Someone: Human Library as a Tool to Reduce Prejudice toward Stigmatized Group Members.
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Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem and Blazhenkova, Olesya
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PREJUDICES ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,SOCIAL groups ,EUROPEAN integration ,EMPATHY - Abstract
Human Library (HL) is a nonprofit community event aimed at increasing awareness and reduction of prejudice toward stigmatized groups in the society. HL implements an unusual methodology in the format of a pretend 'library' where HL attendants so-called 'Readers' engage in short, face-to-face, direct contact with so-called 'Books' who are real individuals from various stigmatized social groups. Although HL has been widely used in various contexts since 2000's and is recommended as the best practice of integration by European Commission, empirical research testing its effectiveness is limited. Our study presented the findings from four consecutive HL events conducted from 2016 to 2019 in Turkey (total N = 534). Including various control groups, we tested the effectiveness of HL as a direct intergroup contact intervention on affective (trust, empathy), cognitive (knowledge), and behavioral (e.g., willingness to talk to outgroup members) aspects of outgroup attitudes. Findings demonstrated that while overall outgroup attitudes became more positive after HL attendance, unlike merely participating in the event or not attending HL, actual contact ('Reading a Book'), in particular, improved attitudes toward the target groups. While supporting the overall benefits of HL methodology as a contact intervention, our study demonstrated that HL may be more effective on certain dimensions of attitudes. Practical implications and possible limitations of HL, as well as perspectives for future research were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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49. Social Stigma Towards People with Medically Unexplained Symptoms: the Somatic Symptom Disorder.
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Eger Aydogmus, Melike
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MEDICALLY unexplained symptoms ,SOCIAL stigma ,SOCIAL distance ,MENTAL health ,MENTAL illness ,PATH analysis (Statistics) - Abstract
The majority of previous studies on mental health stigma have focused on medically explained symptoms and the studies on medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) have only assessed the consequences of internalized stigma. A new category in DSM 5, named as somatic symptom disorder (SSD), includes multiple somatic disorders with medically-explained or -unexplained somatic symptoms. This study aimed to test the effects of social stigma on people with SSD with MUS depending on the attribution model. In a class environment, 348 college students from different regions in Turkey were presented with a vignette on a person with SSD with MUS and asked to complete a survey including demographics and attitudes towards that person. Along the same lines with previous findings for other mental disorders, the path analysis using AMOS revealed that stigma-related cognitions (i.e., dependency, dangerousness and responsibility) shaped people's affective (i.e., anger and pity) and behavioral responses (i.e., social distance) to these people. The most important predictor of social distance was pity and the level of contact was not related to social distance. In conclusion, anti-stigma interventions towards SSD with MUS should involve building empathy towards these patients and educating people about this disorder contrary to the recommended interventions for other mental health disorders stressing the importance of contact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Validity and reliability of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale–Revised.
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Sönmez, Betül and Ayoğlu, Tuluha
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CLINICAL competence ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,STATISTICAL correlation ,EMPATHY ,FACTOR analysis ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,RESEARCH methodology ,NURSING ,OPERATING room nursing ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,RESEARCH evaluation ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,STATISTICAL reliability ,MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,FIRST assistants (Nursing) ,INTRACLASS correlation - Abstract
Assessment tools other than those currently available are needed to assess the technical and non‐technical competencies of operating room nurses. In this study, a methodological design was applied to perform a Turkish adaptation of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale–Revised and to conduct a psychometric analysis of the scale for its use in Turkish society. The study was conducted in two public medical faculty hospitals and three training and research hospitals located in Istanbul. The sample for the study consisted of 206 operating room nurses working in these five hospitals. Following the confirmation of the language and content validities of the scale, test–retest and internal consistency analyses were performed, and the scale's construct validity was examined. The 40 items and six subscales on the original scale were preserved in the Turkish version. Goodness‐of‐fit indices of the model indicated that a six factor construct was good and supported at an acceptable level. The scale, intended for use by nurse managers to evaluate the competencies of operating room nurses, can be applied to evaluate the professional development and performance of nurses and to identify their training needs and paths of clinical career advancement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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