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Marital Timing of Emerging Adults: Familial Factors as Potent Predictors, 2023

Understanding marital beliefs during emerging adulthood is notably important as it might help eme... more Understanding marital beliefs during emerging adulthood is notably important as it might help emerging adults create a path in this unique life period to form a marital union. However, the affective factors shaping emerging adults’ marriage beliefs are multifarious and merit further attention. Therefore, the ultimate goal of this research was to elucidate whether the family of origin’s quality and marriage age of parents were predictors of emerging adults’ ideal marriage age and the ideal amount of time needed to get to know a partner before marriage. The study group consisted of 500 unmarried university students and graduates in Turkey. A multivariate regression analysis was performed to analyse the data. The findings revealed that the marital timing of emerging adults was linked to a variety of familial factors. The ideal marital age of emerging adults was significantly predicted by the mother’s marital age, parents’ marital happiness and age. Later mother marriage age was correlated with later ideal age of marriage. Higher levels of perceived happiness in parents’ marriage were associated with earlier ideal age of marriage. Additionally, the mother’s marriage age and emerging adults’ relationship status and age were significant predictors of the ideal amount of time to get to know a partner before marriage. Later mother’s marriage age and having a romantic relationship was linked to a longer time to get to know a partner before marriage. Being older was also related to a shorter time to get to know a partner before marriage and the later ideal age of marriage. The ideal marital age is around 26 years old. Only 5% of emerging adults feel ready to get married. More than two-thirds of emerging adults do not want their marriage to resemble their parents’ marriage. Besides, most emerging adults give priority to a career in their life plans.

Conceptual foundations of principled behaviour tendencies: Implications of the commitment to principles, 2021

Ethical ideologies incorporate distinct features as they are quite influential with respect to a ... more Ethical ideologies incorporate distinct features as they are quite influential with respect to a personal commitment to moral principles. As the endpoints of a continuum, principled and expedient ethical ideologies function as the pathfinders for individuals along various ethical paths. In this sense, due to their multifarious components and implications in human relations, an elaboration of the mechanisms underlying principled ethical ideologies merits further attention. For this reason, this study aimed to a) investigate some cognitive, emotional and behavioural factors and personality traits related to principled behaviour; b) develop a valid and reliable scale to evaluate the principled behaviour tendencies of people holding a principled ideology; and c) reveal the links between principled behaviour and self-construal, authenticity and psychological needs. The results of three studies have demonstrated that being principled is a combination of certain cognitive, emotional and behavioural factors and personality traits. Furthermore, individualistic, relational and collectivistic self-construal, authenticity and autonomy as well as relatedness and competence within the context of psychological needs were potent predictors of being principled.

Obsession and relationship satisfaction through the lens of jealousy and rumination, 2021

The current cross-sectional study sought to determine whether the association between relationshi... more The current cross-sectional study sought to determine whether the association between relationship obsessive compulsive disorder (ROCD) symptoms and relationship satisfaction is mediated by 1) jealousy and 2) a ruminative thought style, or if it is a combination of the two. The findings revealed that the relationship between ROCD symptoms and relationship satisfaction is mediated by both jealousy and rumination. Further, the link between ROCD and jealousy is mediated by rumination while the mediating role of jealousy exists in the association between rumination and relationship satisfaction. These findings only apply to heterosexual relationships. The results and implications are discussed.

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Genel Öz Yeterlik İnancı ve Beden İmajının Psikolojik Sağlamlık Düzeyini Yordama Gücü, 2020

Araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin genel öz yeterlik... more Araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin genel öz yeterlik inancı ve beden imajı ile yordanıp yordanamayacağının belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Türkiye’nin farklı illerinde, devlet üniversitelerinin hazırlık sınıflarında öğrenim gören, yaşları 18 ile 24 arasında değişen, 324’ü kadın (%57), 245’i (%43) erkek olmak üzere toplam 569 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği, Genel Öz Yeterlik Ölçeği, Vücut Algısı Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu ölçme araçları kullanılmıştır. Veriler çoklu regresyon analizi ve bağımsız örneklemler için t-testi analizleri ile test edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda genel öz yeterlik inancı ve beden imajının, öğrencilerin psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin anlamlı birer yordayıcısı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, tüm değişkenler açısından erkeklerin kadınlara oranla daha yüksek ortalamalara sahip oldukları ve bu bakımdan öz yeterlik inancı, beden imajı ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin kadınlara kıyasla daha olumlu olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırma bulguları ilgili alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Exploring the associations between narcissism, intentions towards infidelity, and relationship satisfaction: Attachment styles as a moderator, 2020

The ultimate goal of this research was twofold: (1) to investigate the associations between narci... more The ultimate goal of this research was twofold: (1) to investigate the associations between narcissism, intentions towards infidelity, and relationship satisfaction; and (2) to explore the moderating effect of attachment styles on the link between intentions towards infidelity and narcissism. The findings revealed that the link between narcissism and relationship satisfaction is fully mediated by intentions towards infidelity. Similarly, the full mediating effect of relationship satisfaction exists in the association between narcissism and intentions towards infidelity. Mediational analyses further revealed that narcissism is a predictor of intentions towards infidelity, and this link is moderated by preoccupied, fearful, and dismissive attachment styles. As the results indicate, narcissism plays a significant role in young adults' intimate relationships, and attachment styles have a moderating role in narcissism's effect on romantic relationships. Results and implications are discussed in light of the relevant research findings.

Students’ attitudes towards blended language courses: A case study, 2019

In an effort to create enriched language learning environments, language teachers, program and co... more In an effort to create enriched language learning environments, language teachers, program and course developers, and publishing companies have long sought novel ideas and alternatives. Thus, a wide range of information and communications technologies, which have manifested themselves in the form of virtual learning environments, web-based platforms, or mobile-assisted applications, have been embraced in the field. With the introduction of new means and platforms for delivering instruction outside the classroom, blended learning, combining e-learning and conventional classroom methods as well as providing room for student control over the learning process, has gained popularity as a promising option. In this case study, which focuses on a group of second-year English language students at a School of Foreign Languages, the goal was to investigate students' attitudes towards blended learning with reference to six learning aspects: learning-flexibility, online-learning, study-management, technology-use, classroom-learning, and online-interaction (Tang & Chaw, 2013). Students' responses to the attitude questionnaire were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis as well as internal consistency tests among subscales. A subsequent focus group meeting was held with a group of 15 students to attain qualitative data on their views and attitudes towards blended learning with respect to their experiences and expectations. High-achievers had a tendency to hold positive attitudes towards all learning aspects while low-achievers required more face-to-face in-class time, interaction and study management support, pointing to possible links among such variables as language proficiency, learner autonomy and attitudes towards blended learning and highlighting how critical student characteristics and attitudes could prove in the implementation process.

Investigating Narcissistic Personality Traits in the Context of Positive Psychotherapy, 2019

Introduction: The purpose of the current study is to elucidate the relationships between narcissi... more Introduction: The purpose of the current study is to elucidate the
relationships between narcissistic personality traits and primary and
secondary capacities of individuals within the context of positive
psychotherapy.
Methods: In the study conducted in 2016-17 academic year, the
participants were 255 university students (51.4% female, n=124 and
48.6% male, n=124) aged 18 to 25. As data collection tools, the Narcissistic
Personality Inventory, Wiesbaden’s Inventory of Positive Psychotherapy
and Family Therapy and Demographic Information Form created by the
researchers were used. The Multiple Regression Analysis method was
employed to achieve the objectives of the study.
Results: The findings revealed that two of the primary capacities,
namely time and patience, were significant predictors of narcissism. In
other words, the time capacity was a positive significant predictor of
narcissistic personality traits, while those traits were predicted by the
patience capacity in a negative way. Regarding the secondary capacities,
politeness, faithfulness, cleanliness and honesty were significant
predictors of narcissistic personality traits. In brief, the faithfulness,
cleanliness and honesty capacities were positive significant predictors
whereas the politeness capacity was a negative significant predictor of
narcissistic personality traits.
Conclusion: In brief, the primary and secondary capacities, which are
defined as personality traits in positive psychotherapy, were significant
predictors of narcissistic personality traits. Results and implications are
discussed in the light of relevant literature, and suggestions are offered
for future research.

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Genel Öz Yeterlik İnancı ve Beden İmajının Psikolojik Sağlamlık Düzeyini Yordama Gücü, 2020

Araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin genel öz yeterlik... more Araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin genel öz yeterlik inancı ve beden imajı ile yordanıp yordanamayacağının belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Türkiye’nin farklı illerinde, devlet üniversitelerinin hazırlık sınıflarında öğrenim gören, yaşları 17 ile 24 arasında değişen, 324’ü kadın (%57), 245’i (%43) erkek olmak üzere toplam 569 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği, Genel Öz Yeterlik Envanteri, Vücut Algısı Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu ölçme araçları kullanılmıştır. Veriler Çoklu Regresyon Analizi ve Bağımsız Örneklemler için T-testi analizleri ile test edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda genel öz yeterlik inancı ve beden imajının, öğrencilerin psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin anlamlı birer yordayıcısı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, tüm değişkenler açısından erkeklerin kızlara oranla daha yüksek ortalamalara sahip oldukları ve bu bakımdan öz yeterlik inancı, beden imajı ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeylerinin kızlara kıyasla daha olumlu olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırma bulguları ilgili alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

STUDENTS' REFLECTIONS ON VOCABULARY LEARNING THROUGH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, 2018

Many learners are now quite digitally skilled. However, this does not entail that they know how t... more Many learners are now quite digitally skilled. However, this does not entail that they
know how to learn through digital technologies. Therefore, establishing an interactive
virtual learning platform that connects everyone together in a classroom environment
and helping learners become familiar with such media might serve a set of purposes in any educational setting. Today, with the advances in web-based learning technologies, a hybrid teaching methodology has become widespread: blended learning. It is a term used to describe the way e-learning is being combined with traditional classroom methods and independent study. Educators design online materials and utilize them in synchronous or asynchronous ways to suit the convenience of learners and instructors and program demands. In this study with a group of intermediate-level English language learners at the School of Foreign Languages of an English-medium state university, the goal was to enhance students’ vocabulary learning performance by using synchronous and asynchronous games and activities that will activate and maintain intrinsic motivation in an effort to teach parts of speech and collocations over a period of eight weeks. The data consisted of a survey of students’ reflections on their vocabulary learning experiences through digital games and activities. The findings were discussed with respect to the efficiency of incorporating synchronous and asynchronous learning materials.

Sınav kaygısı yaşayan KPSS'ye hazırlık öğrencilerinde özdeğer algısı bir nitel çalışma, 2017

Türkiye‟de her yıl milyonlarca kişi kamu personeli seçme sınavına (KPSS)‟ye girmektedir. Bu kişil... more Türkiye‟de her yıl milyonlarca kişi kamu personeli seçme sınavına (KPSS)‟ye girmektedir. Bu kişilerden bazıları sınava yeteri kadar hazırlansalar da, sınav kaygısı yaşadıkları için sınav performansları olumsuz etkilenmektedir. Bu nedenle, bireylerin sınav kaygısının altında yatan etkenleri belirlemek amacıyla öz-değer algılarının nasıl
olduğunu incelemek anlamlı görünmektedir. Araştırma katılımcıları sekizi kız, ikisi erkek olmak üzere Ankara ilinde KPSS‟ye hazırlanan10 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmada görüşmelerin gerçekleştirildiği kişiler amaçlı örneklem yöntemlerinden biri olarak kabul edilen “ölçüt örneklem” yöntemine göre belirlenmiştir. Görüşmeler ses kayıt cihazıyla kayıt altına alınmış ve nitel veri toplama tekniği olan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu
kullanılmıştır. Nitel verilerin çözümlenmesinde ise içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgulara göre, sınav kaygısı yaşayan kişiler öz-değerlerini akademik yeterliliklerine göre yapılandırmaktadır. Düşük öz-değere sebep olan faktörlerin daha çok ebeveyn- çocuk ilişkilerinden ve sosyal onay alma kaynaklı
olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Kişilerin daha önce girdikleri sınavda başarısız olmalarıyla ortaya çıkan akılcı olmayan inançları, daha sonraki sınavlarda kaygı yaşamalarına neden olmaktadır. Bir diğer bulgu ise algılanan öz-değer düşüklüğü katılımcılar üzerinde içe çekilme, depresyon, uykusuzluk ve öz-güven kaybı gibi bazı fiziksel ve sosyal belirtiler ortaya çıkarmaktadır.

Pozitif Psikoterapi Bağlamında Narsisistik Kişilik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi, 2019

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı pozitif psikoterapi bağlamında birincil ve ikincil yetenekler ile nar... more Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı pozitif psikoterapi bağlamında birincil ve ikincil yetenekler ile narsisistik kişilik özellikleri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesidir.
Yöntem: Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2016–2017 eğitim öğretim yılında yaşları 18–25 arasında değişen (M=18,75), %51,4’ü kadın (n=131) ve %48,6’sı erkek (n=124) olmak üzere toplam 255 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında veri toplama aracı olarak, Narsisistik Kişilik Envanteri, Pozitif Psikoterapi ve Aile Terapisi Envanteri ve araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan Kişisel Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Toplanan verilerin analizinde Çoklu Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Analiz sonuçları; birincil yeteneklerden zaman yeteneğinin narsisistik kişilik özelliklerinin pozitif yönde, sabır yeteneğinin ise negatif yönde anlamlı birer yordayıcısı olduklarını göstermiştir. Diğer taraftan, ikincil yeteneklerden nezaket yeteneğinin narsisistik kişilik özelliklerinin negatif yönde anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu, sadakat, temizlik ve dürüstlük yeteneklerinin ise narsisistik kişilik özelliklerinin pozitif yönde
anlamlı birer yordayıcısı oldukları bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Özetle, pozitif psikoterapide kişilik yapılanması olarak tanımlanan bazı birincil ve ikincil yetenekler, narsisistik kişilik özelliklerinin anlamlı bir yordayıcısıdır. Elde edilen bulgular ilgili literatür çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Well-being Therapy, 2017

This study aims to describe the main characteristics of a novel psychotherapeutic approach, well-... more This study aims to describe the main characteristics of a novel psychotherapeutic
approach, well-being therapy. The prominent adverse effects of psychological
disorders are highly emphasized in psychiatric studies with a wide range of aspects.
In this case, individuals’ well-being is required to be the focus of psychotherapeutic
interventions as the term well-being covers both the absence of illness and wellness
together. Within this scope, the term of well-being is used to deal with positive
emotions instead of the negative ones and to promote the life satisfaction of individuals
by enabling them to have what they need in clinical settings. Although most of the
psychotherapy approaches aim to strengthen the clients in psychological manner, one
of the most comprehensive therapy method is well-being therapy which is based on
Ryff’s multidimensional model of well-being. This approach differentiates from other
positive interventions as it involves a wider eudemonic perspective. In literature, wellbeing therapy has been reported to be an effective method mostly in the treatment of
anxiety disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, affective disorder and
obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Group Training on Turkish EFL Learners’ English Speaking Anxiety, 2018

Feelings of anxiety, apprehension, and nervousness, which are widely reported by foreign language... more Feelings of anxiety, apprehension, and nervousness, which are widely reported by foreign language (FL) learners, may cause learners to fail in achieving their desired goals, and they can lose motivation due to the detrimental effects of these feelings. Therefore, the purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to investigate the effectiveness of psychoeducational group training based on cognitive behavioural techniques (CBTs) to reduce the English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ English speaking anxiety and (2) to increase the learners’ subjective wellbeing through subjective wellbeing-increasing activities (SWIAs). This study examined an experimental group and a control group consisting of eight English preparatory school students in each group. The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were used as pre- and post-tests to identify any improvements over ten sessions. Then, the participants came together for a follow-up session after one year. The data were analysed with the Mann-Whitney U Test, the Wilcoxon signed ranks test, and the Friedman test. The findings revealed that the sessions were effective on all variables, with significant increases in the post-test scores of the experimental group regarding positive affect, negative affect, life
satisfaction, and state anxiety; however, there were no statistically significant changes in the post-test scores of the control group for any variables. In sum, the findings were significantly different in terms of the post-test scores of the experimental group.

Papers by Nurseven Kılıç

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Current Psychology, 2021

Relay Journal

One’s identity formation process as a learning advisor is inevitably determined or molded by her ... more One’s identity formation process as a learning advisor is inevitably determined or molded by her or his personality features that stand out. It is often these prominent characteristics that dominate her or his understanding of and attitude towards the science and practice of language advising although it is very likely that the formal advisor training content often helps surface relatively dormant qualities as well. In this respect, the focus in this visual message board is how nineteen learning advisors from Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Foreign Languages (AYBU-SFL) and one from the Middle East Technical University School of Foreign Languages (METU-SFL) define their advisor selves with reference to their most prominent characteristics as reflected in their end-of-the-course thank you and appreciation cards designed by their trainers.