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Sosyal Politika Çalışmaları Dergisi

The aim of this paper is to review empirical studies on political participation (voting, institut... more The aim of this paper is to review empirical studies on political participation (voting, institutionalized and noninstitutionalized political activities) of immigrants in host countries. Political participation of immigrants in post migration period has critical consequences both for the democracies of the host countries and the integration of immigrants. Therefore, it is highly important to understand the social psychological processes underlying the political participation of immigrants. In this paper, the dynamics of political participation of immigrants are scrutinized and the group and individual level factors that affect the political involvement processes of immigrants in receiving societies are summarized. Among the group level variables, the effects of social injustice, perceived efficacy, social identity and intergroup contact on the political participation of immigrants are discussed. As for the individual differences, the focus were the individual characteristics such as...

We assessed empirical support for (1) the widely held notion that across so-called 'honor, di... more We assessed empirical support for (1) the widely held notion that across so-called 'honor, dignity, and face cultures' internal and external components of self-esteem are differentially important for overall self-esteem, and (2) the idea that concerns for honor are related to internal and external components of self-esteem in honor cultures but not in dignity and face cultures. Most importantly, we also set out to (3) investigate whether measures are equivalent, that is, whether a comparison of means and relationships across cultural groups is possible with the employed scales. Data were collected in six countries (N = 1099). We obtained only metric invariance for the self-esteem and honor scales, allowing for comparisons of relationships across samples, but not scale means. Partly confirming theoretical ideas on the importance of internal and external components of self-esteem, we found that only external rather than both external and internal self-esteem was relatively mor...

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021

Bu calismanin amaci Muslumanlar icin Dini Basetme Olcegi’nin (MDBO) Turkce formunun yetiskinler i... more Bu calismanin amaci Muslumanlar icin Dini Basetme Olcegi’nin (MDBO) Turkce formunun yetiskinler icin psikometrik ozelliklerinin incelenmesidir. Calismanin orneklemini 315 yetiskin (%28.9 erkek ve %71.1 kadin) gonullu katilimci olusturmustur. MDBO’nun yani sira, Yeniden Yapilandirilmis Musluman Dini Yonelim Olcegi, Dini Basa Cikma Tarzlari Olcegi kullanilmistir. Yapilan madde analizi sonucunda olcegin bir maddesinin Turk orneklemde islemedigi gozlenmis ve olcek 19 madde uzerinden degerlendirilmistir. Dogrulayci Faktor Analizinden elde edilen veriler, MDBO’nun uc faktorlu yapisini desteklemis ve Dogrulayici Faktor Analizi sonuclarindaki uyum indeksleri kabul edilebilir duzeyde cikmistir. Olcegin toplam puan ve alt olcek puanlari icin hesaplanan Cronbach Alpha katsayilari ile iki yari test guvenilirlik degeri oldukca yuksek seviyelerde bulunmustur. Son olarak, kriter gecerligi acisindan, MDBO’nun Dini Basa Cikma Tarzlari Olcegi (DBCTO) ve Yeniden Yapilandirilmis Dini Yonelim Olcegi (YM...

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021

This article explicates the factors promoting successful aging and greater psychological wellbein... more This article explicates the factors promoting successful aging and greater psychological wellbeing in the last course of human life. We explored self-compassion, successful aging and wellbeing outcomes in 264 individuals aged 60–96 years (M = 70) residing in Turkey. The major finding of the study is that self-compassion, resilience, perceived psychological and physiological health and age predicted successful aging. The results of the path analysis showed that self-compassion and resilience mediated the effect of attitude towards aging and satisfaction with life on successful aging. The implications of the study are beneficial to policy makers, social work practitioners, clinicians and researchers creating preventative measures and long term solutions.

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2021

Abstract The current study explores individual differences in the readaptation processes of Turki... more Abstract The current study explores individual differences in the readaptation processes of Turkish return migrants from Western Europe, and investigates the roles that personality, satisfaction with life in the migration context, perceived discrimination, ethnic identity, and demographic variables play in the psychological and sociocultural adjustment of returnees. The factors predicting better psychological and sociocultural adaptation of returnees, and the factors causing them to have intention to remigrate to Europe, were scrutinized. The study involved 184 individuals, aged 15–72 years (M = 42), from three generations. Forty percent of returnees reported that they have intention to remigrate to Europe, this intention being predicted by host country ethnic identity and sense of belonging. Neuroticism, perceived discrimination and senses of belonging were found to be the main predictors of the psychosocial readaptation of Turkish migrants. The mediation analysis showed that psychological adaptation mediated the effect of sociocultural adaptation on the general wellbeing of return migrants. The results are discussed within the theories of acculturation.

Journal of Refugee Studies, 2020

We studied the acculturation processes of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands, based on semi-struc... more We studied the acculturation processes of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands, based on semi-structured in-depth interviews. The study aims to investigate how Syrian refugees perceive the cultural distance caused by the differences and boundaries between Syrian and Dutch culture; how they cope with the boundaries and prejudice that they perceive; and which acculturation orientations they prefer. The research builds mainly on the framework of Berry’s acculturation model. Religion emerges as a prominent issue in the acculturation process and is found to impact acculturation as it is perceived to be a cause of cultural distance, a salient social identity, a bright boundary and a source of prejudice in the host country. Our findings suggest that refugees’ religious identity strongly influences their coping strategies and preferred acculturation orientations. Refugees with low/no religious affiliation were more in favour of an assimilation orientation whereas refugees with strong religiou...

Refugee Survey Quarterly, 2019

This article reports on a qualitative study that investigates the experiences of Syrian universit... more This article reports on a qualitative study that investigates the experiences of Syrian university students in Izmir, Turkey using in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 informants. The research is geared towards exploring the social, academic, and linguistic issues emerging in the acculturation period; factors moderating the integration process as well as students’ coping strategies. The results are discussed within the framework of Berry’s acculturation model, theory on boundary formation and intergroup relations. On the basis of the informants’ self-reports, we found that intergroup relations with mainstream Turks, language and academic issues, lack of institutional support, emerge as major themes affecting acculturation. An important finding of this study is that religiosity was a major boundary marker although the two groups share the same religion. The implications of the study are beneficial to the policy makers in anticipating the acculturation-related concerns, creatin...

Turkish Studies, 2017

ABSTRACT This article explores return migration motivations of different generations of Turkish m... more ABSTRACT This article explores return migration motivations of different generations of Turkish migrants returning from Germany, the Netherlands and France, using semi-structured face-to-face interviews among 48 informants. The study draws on a qualitative approach and inductive content analysis to get insight into how pre-return, migration and transnational experiences of Turkish migrants influence their decisions to return to Turkey. It was found that an ambition to return to Turkey already present when migrating from Turkey, perceived discrimination in Western Europe and a strong sense of belonging to Turkey play the most important role in return decisions.

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Son yıllarda dünyada ve ülkemizde mülteci gruplar üzerine yapılan çalışmalarda artış yaşanmaktadı... more Son yıllarda dünyada ve ülkemizde mülteci gruplar üzerine yapılan çalışmalarda artış yaşanmaktadır ve bu araştırmaların büyük çoğunluğunda nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanıldığı görülmektedir. Ancak araştırmacılar ve öğrenciler için bu araştırma süreçlerinde ortaya etik problemlere ve çözüm önerilerine yönelik çok sınırlı sayıda kaynak bulunmaktadır. Bu makale, mülteci grupların katılımıyla yapılan nitel çalışmalarda ortaya çıkabilecek etik meseleleri tartışmakta ve alan yazından örneklerle çözüm önerileri sunmaktadır. Ele alınan konular bilgilendirilmiş onam, gizlilik, duygusal sonuçlar konusunda farkındalık, kültür, dil, cinsiyet ve maddi teşvik meseleleridir. İlgili alınyazındaki kaynakların sınırlı olması sebebiyle alanda çalışan araştırmacılara ve eğitimcilere kaynak sağlamak amaçlanmaktadır.

Cross-Cultural Research

We assessed empirical support for (a) the widely held notion that across so-called “honor, dignit... more We assessed empirical support for (a) the widely held notion that across so-called “honor, dignity, and face cultures,” internal and external components of self-esteem are differentially important for overall self-esteem; and (b) the idea that concerns for honor are related to internal and external components of self-esteem in honor cultures but not in dignity and face cultures. Most importantly, we also set out to (c) investigate whether measures are equivalent, that is, whether a comparison of means and relationships across cultural groups is possible with the employed scales. Data were collected in six countries ( N = 1,099). We obtained only metric invariance for the self-esteem and honor scales, allowing for comparisons of relationships across samples, but not scale means. Partly confirming theoretical ideas on the importance of internal and external components of self-esteem, we found that only external rather than both external and internal self-esteem was relatively more imp...

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2016

This article aims to present an overview of the literature on return migration. Through combining... more This article aims to present an overview of the literature on return migration. Through combining the perspectives of various disciplines, notably economy, sociology, and psychology, the main theoretical issues, studies and findings in the field of remigration are presented. In this paper, we concentrate on traditional immigrants with a 'pull' incentive (e.g., labor migrants) who migrated mostly for economic or sometimes educational reasons rather than the immigrants who are forced from their own countries and 'pushed' (e.g., political refugees) into a new environment (Ward, Bochner, & Furnham, 2001). We address the strengths and the weaknesses of the extant models and theories in explaining the causes and the consequences of the remigration experiences of the traditional migrants. Finally, drawing from a study of Turkish return migration from Western Europe, we discuss the contextual conditions such as attitudes of mainstream groups in the remigration country which are salient moderators of the acculturation process and which makes return migration different from migration.

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2015

We studied the consequences of Turkish return migration in the reconstruction of ‘migrant’ identi... more We studied the consequences of Turkish return migration in the reconstruction of ‘migrant’ identities into ‘almanci’ identities (literally: German-like; a pejorative term denoting Turkish returnees with a German-like identity) using semi-structured, oral interviews among 48 informants. The study uses a qualitative approach and inductive content analysis to get insight into the factors influencing (re) adaptation of Turkish return migrants. On the basis of informants' self-reports, we found that perceived discrimination, cultural distance with mainstream Turks and children-related issues experienced after return emerged as major themes in the returnee's narratives. The research revealed that re-adaptation difficulties varied substantially across generations and the socioeconomic status of the informants. The migration experiences and the acculturation orientations of the migrants in the countries of immigration played essential roles for a successful re-adaptation period. The results are discussed within the framework of two major models, Berry's acculturation model and Sussman's cultural identity model.

Immigrant youth in cultural transition: …, 2006

The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological c... more The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological considerations (chap. 3), and intercultural variables (chap. 4). This chapter examines the psychological and sociocultural adaptation of ethnocultural youth with the ...

Immigrant youth in cultural transition: …, 2006

The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological c... more The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological considerations (chap. 3), and intercultural variables (chap. 4). This chapter examines the psychological and sociocultural adaptation of ethnocultural youth with the ...

Sosyal Politika Çalışmaları Dergisi

The aim of this paper is to review empirical studies on political participation (voting, institut... more The aim of this paper is to review empirical studies on political participation (voting, institutionalized and noninstitutionalized political activities) of immigrants in host countries. Political participation of immigrants in post migration period has critical consequences both for the democracies of the host countries and the integration of immigrants. Therefore, it is highly important to understand the social psychological processes underlying the political participation of immigrants. In this paper, the dynamics of political participation of immigrants are scrutinized and the group and individual level factors that affect the political involvement processes of immigrants in receiving societies are summarized. Among the group level variables, the effects of social injustice, perceived efficacy, social identity and intergroup contact on the political participation of immigrants are discussed. As for the individual differences, the focus were the individual characteristics such as...

We assessed empirical support for (1) the widely held notion that across so-called 'honor, di... more We assessed empirical support for (1) the widely held notion that across so-called 'honor, dignity, and face cultures' internal and external components of self-esteem are differentially important for overall self-esteem, and (2) the idea that concerns for honor are related to internal and external components of self-esteem in honor cultures but not in dignity and face cultures. Most importantly, we also set out to (3) investigate whether measures are equivalent, that is, whether a comparison of means and relationships across cultural groups is possible with the employed scales. Data were collected in six countries (N = 1099). We obtained only metric invariance for the self-esteem and honor scales, allowing for comparisons of relationships across samples, but not scale means. Partly confirming theoretical ideas on the importance of internal and external components of self-esteem, we found that only external rather than both external and internal self-esteem was relatively mor...

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021

Bu calismanin amaci Muslumanlar icin Dini Basetme Olcegi’nin (MDBO) Turkce formunun yetiskinler i... more Bu calismanin amaci Muslumanlar icin Dini Basetme Olcegi’nin (MDBO) Turkce formunun yetiskinler icin psikometrik ozelliklerinin incelenmesidir. Calismanin orneklemini 315 yetiskin (%28.9 erkek ve %71.1 kadin) gonullu katilimci olusturmustur. MDBO’nun yani sira, Yeniden Yapilandirilmis Musluman Dini Yonelim Olcegi, Dini Basa Cikma Tarzlari Olcegi kullanilmistir. Yapilan madde analizi sonucunda olcegin bir maddesinin Turk orneklemde islemedigi gozlenmis ve olcek 19 madde uzerinden degerlendirilmistir. Dogrulayci Faktor Analizinden elde edilen veriler, MDBO’nun uc faktorlu yapisini desteklemis ve Dogrulayici Faktor Analizi sonuclarindaki uyum indeksleri kabul edilebilir duzeyde cikmistir. Olcegin toplam puan ve alt olcek puanlari icin hesaplanan Cronbach Alpha katsayilari ile iki yari test guvenilirlik degeri oldukca yuksek seviyelerde bulunmustur. Son olarak, kriter gecerligi acisindan, MDBO’nun Dini Basa Cikma Tarzlari Olcegi (DBCTO) ve Yeniden Yapilandirilmis Dini Yonelim Olcegi (YM...

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021

This article explicates the factors promoting successful aging and greater psychological wellbein... more This article explicates the factors promoting successful aging and greater psychological wellbeing in the last course of human life. We explored self-compassion, successful aging and wellbeing outcomes in 264 individuals aged 60–96 years (M = 70) residing in Turkey. The major finding of the study is that self-compassion, resilience, perceived psychological and physiological health and age predicted successful aging. The results of the path analysis showed that self-compassion and resilience mediated the effect of attitude towards aging and satisfaction with life on successful aging. The implications of the study are beneficial to policy makers, social work practitioners, clinicians and researchers creating preventative measures and long term solutions.

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2021

Abstract The current study explores individual differences in the readaptation processes of Turki... more Abstract The current study explores individual differences in the readaptation processes of Turkish return migrants from Western Europe, and investigates the roles that personality, satisfaction with life in the migration context, perceived discrimination, ethnic identity, and demographic variables play in the psychological and sociocultural adjustment of returnees. The factors predicting better psychological and sociocultural adaptation of returnees, and the factors causing them to have intention to remigrate to Europe, were scrutinized. The study involved 184 individuals, aged 15–72 years (M = 42), from three generations. Forty percent of returnees reported that they have intention to remigrate to Europe, this intention being predicted by host country ethnic identity and sense of belonging. Neuroticism, perceived discrimination and senses of belonging were found to be the main predictors of the psychosocial readaptation of Turkish migrants. The mediation analysis showed that psychological adaptation mediated the effect of sociocultural adaptation on the general wellbeing of return migrants. The results are discussed within the theories of acculturation.

Journal of Refugee Studies, 2020

We studied the acculturation processes of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands, based on semi-struc... more We studied the acculturation processes of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands, based on semi-structured in-depth interviews. The study aims to investigate how Syrian refugees perceive the cultural distance caused by the differences and boundaries between Syrian and Dutch culture; how they cope with the boundaries and prejudice that they perceive; and which acculturation orientations they prefer. The research builds mainly on the framework of Berry’s acculturation model. Religion emerges as a prominent issue in the acculturation process and is found to impact acculturation as it is perceived to be a cause of cultural distance, a salient social identity, a bright boundary and a source of prejudice in the host country. Our findings suggest that refugees’ religious identity strongly influences their coping strategies and preferred acculturation orientations. Refugees with low/no religious affiliation were more in favour of an assimilation orientation whereas refugees with strong religiou...

Refugee Survey Quarterly, 2019

This article reports on a qualitative study that investigates the experiences of Syrian universit... more This article reports on a qualitative study that investigates the experiences of Syrian university students in Izmir, Turkey using in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 informants. The research is geared towards exploring the social, academic, and linguistic issues emerging in the acculturation period; factors moderating the integration process as well as students’ coping strategies. The results are discussed within the framework of Berry’s acculturation model, theory on boundary formation and intergroup relations. On the basis of the informants’ self-reports, we found that intergroup relations with mainstream Turks, language and academic issues, lack of institutional support, emerge as major themes affecting acculturation. An important finding of this study is that religiosity was a major boundary marker although the two groups share the same religion. The implications of the study are beneficial to the policy makers in anticipating the acculturation-related concerns, creatin...

Turkish Studies, 2017

ABSTRACT This article explores return migration motivations of different generations of Turkish m... more ABSTRACT This article explores return migration motivations of different generations of Turkish migrants returning from Germany, the Netherlands and France, using semi-structured face-to-face interviews among 48 informants. The study draws on a qualitative approach and inductive content analysis to get insight into how pre-return, migration and transnational experiences of Turkish migrants influence their decisions to return to Turkey. It was found that an ambition to return to Turkey already present when migrating from Turkey, perceived discrimination in Western Europe and a strong sense of belonging to Turkey play the most important role in return decisions.

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Son yıllarda dünyada ve ülkemizde mülteci gruplar üzerine yapılan çalışmalarda artış yaşanmaktadı... more Son yıllarda dünyada ve ülkemizde mülteci gruplar üzerine yapılan çalışmalarda artış yaşanmaktadır ve bu araştırmaların büyük çoğunluğunda nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanıldığı görülmektedir. Ancak araştırmacılar ve öğrenciler için bu araştırma süreçlerinde ortaya etik problemlere ve çözüm önerilerine yönelik çok sınırlı sayıda kaynak bulunmaktadır. Bu makale, mülteci grupların katılımıyla yapılan nitel çalışmalarda ortaya çıkabilecek etik meseleleri tartışmakta ve alan yazından örneklerle çözüm önerileri sunmaktadır. Ele alınan konular bilgilendirilmiş onam, gizlilik, duygusal sonuçlar konusunda farkındalık, kültür, dil, cinsiyet ve maddi teşvik meseleleridir. İlgili alınyazındaki kaynakların sınırlı olması sebebiyle alanda çalışan araştırmacılara ve eğitimcilere kaynak sağlamak amaçlanmaktadır.

Cross-Cultural Research

We assessed empirical support for (a) the widely held notion that across so-called “honor, dignit... more We assessed empirical support for (a) the widely held notion that across so-called “honor, dignity, and face cultures,” internal and external components of self-esteem are differentially important for overall self-esteem; and (b) the idea that concerns for honor are related to internal and external components of self-esteem in honor cultures but not in dignity and face cultures. Most importantly, we also set out to (c) investigate whether measures are equivalent, that is, whether a comparison of means and relationships across cultural groups is possible with the employed scales. Data were collected in six countries ( N = 1,099). We obtained only metric invariance for the self-esteem and honor scales, allowing for comparisons of relationships across samples, but not scale means. Partly confirming theoretical ideas on the importance of internal and external components of self-esteem, we found that only external rather than both external and internal self-esteem was relatively more imp...

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2016

This article aims to present an overview of the literature on return migration. Through combining... more This article aims to present an overview of the literature on return migration. Through combining the perspectives of various disciplines, notably economy, sociology, and psychology, the main theoretical issues, studies and findings in the field of remigration are presented. In this paper, we concentrate on traditional immigrants with a 'pull' incentive (e.g., labor migrants) who migrated mostly for economic or sometimes educational reasons rather than the immigrants who are forced from their own countries and 'pushed' (e.g., political refugees) into a new environment (Ward, Bochner, & Furnham, 2001). We address the strengths and the weaknesses of the extant models and theories in explaining the causes and the consequences of the remigration experiences of the traditional migrants. Finally, drawing from a study of Turkish return migration from Western Europe, we discuss the contextual conditions such as attitudes of mainstream groups in the remigration country which are salient moderators of the acculturation process and which makes return migration different from migration.

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2015

We studied the consequences of Turkish return migration in the reconstruction of ‘migrant’ identi... more We studied the consequences of Turkish return migration in the reconstruction of ‘migrant’ identities into ‘almanci’ identities (literally: German-like; a pejorative term denoting Turkish returnees with a German-like identity) using semi-structured, oral interviews among 48 informants. The study uses a qualitative approach and inductive content analysis to get insight into the factors influencing (re) adaptation of Turkish return migrants. On the basis of informants' self-reports, we found that perceived discrimination, cultural distance with mainstream Turks and children-related issues experienced after return emerged as major themes in the returnee's narratives. The research revealed that re-adaptation difficulties varied substantially across generations and the socioeconomic status of the informants. The migration experiences and the acculturation orientations of the migrants in the countries of immigration played essential roles for a successful re-adaptation period. The results are discussed within the framework of two major models, Berry's acculturation model and Sussman's cultural identity model.

Immigrant youth in cultural transition: …, 2006

The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological c... more The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological considerations (chap. 3), and intercultural variables (chap. 4). This chapter examines the psychological and sociocultural adaptation of ethnocultural youth with the ...

Immigrant youth in cultural transition: …, 2006

The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological c... more The previous chapters focus on country-level and contextual variables (chap. 2), methodological considerations (chap. 3), and intercultural variables (chap. 4). This chapter examines the psychological and sociocultural adaptation of ethnocultural youth with the ...