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Publication Metadata only Performance management systems in Turkey(Taylor and Francis, 2023) Özçelik, Gaye; Keleş, Serap; Department of Psychology; Aycan, Zeynep; Department of Psychology; ; College of Social Sciences and Humanities;This chapter provides a state-of-the-art overview of the performance management system (PMS) in Turkey. The chapter is structured around four sections. Section one provides a contextual overview of Turkey’s current socio-economic and political background. The second section discusses the cultural and institutional contextual factors driving human resource management and PMS in Turkey. The third section provides the research results of the latest reported Cranfield Survey (2017) for the Turkish data. The final section considers the latest challenges and trends that will shape the future of the performance management system in Turkey. © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Arup Varma, Pawan S. Budhwar and Angelo S. DeNisi.Publication Metadata only Health system responsiveness to the mental health needs of Syrian refugees: mixed-methods rapid appraisals in eight host countries in Europe and the Middle East(F1000 Research Ltd, 2024) Woodward, Aniek; Fuhr, Daniela C.; Barry, Alexandra S.; Balabanova, Dina; Sondorp, Egbert; Dieleman, Marjolein A.; Pratley, Pierre; Schoenberger, Samantha F.; McKee, Martin; Burchert, Sebastian; Knaevelsrud, Christine; Brown, Felicity L.; Steen, Frederik; Spaaij, Julia; Morina, Naser; de Graaff, Anne M.; Sijbrandij, Marit; Cuijpers, Pim; Bryant, Richard; Akhtar, Aemal; Roberts, Bayard; Department of Psychology; İlkkurşun, Zeynep; Acartürk, Ceren; Department of Psychology; ; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities;Background: Syrian refugees have a high burden of mental health symptoms and face challenges in accessing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). This study assesses health system responsiveness (HSR) to the MHPSS needs of Syrian refugees, comparing countries in Europe and the Middle East to inform recommendations for strengthening MHPSS systems Methods: A mixed-methods rapid appraisal methodology guided by an adapted WHO Health System Framework was used to assess HSR in eight countries (Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Türkiye). Quantitative and qualitative analysis of primary and secondary data was used. Data collection and analysis were performed iteratively by multiple researchers. Country reports were used for comparative analysis and synthesis. Results: We found numerous constraints in HSR: i) Too few appropriate mental health providers and services; ii) Travel-related barriers impeding access to services, widening rural-urban inequalities in the distribution of mental health workers; iii) Cultural, language, and knowledge-related barriers to timely care likely caused by insufficient numbers of culturally sensitive providers, costs of professional interpreters, somatic presentations of distress by Syrian refugees, limited mental health awareness, and stigma associated to mental illness; iv) High out-of-pocket costs for psychological treatment and transportation to services reducing affordability, particularly in middle-income countries; v) Long waiting times for specialist mental health services; vi) Information gaps on the mental health needs of refugees and responsiveness of MHPSS systems in all countries. Six recommendations are provided to address these issues. Conclusions: All eight host countries struggle to provide responsive MHPSS to Syrian refugees. Strengthening the mental health workforce (in terms of quantity, quality, diversity, and distribution) is urgently needed to enable Syrian refugees to receive culturally appropriate and timely care and improve mental health outcomes. Increased financial investment in mental health and improved health information systems are crucial. Copyright: © 2024 Woodward A et al.Publication Metadata only Inequality on the frontline: a multi-country study on gender differences in mental health among healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic(Cambridge University Press, 2024) Czepiel, Diana; Mccormack, Clare; da Silva, Andrea T. C.; Seblova, Dominika; Moro, Maria F.; Restrepo-Henao, Alexandra; Martinez, Adriana M.; Afolabi, Oyeyemi; Alnasser, Lubna; Alvarado, Ruben; Asaoka, Hiroki; Ayinde, Olatunde; Balalian, Arin; Ballester, Dinarte; Barathie, Josleen A. l.; Basagoitia, Armando; Basic, Djordje; Burrone, Maria S.; Carta, Mauro G.; Durand-Arias, Sol; Fernandez-Jimenez, Eduardo; Frey, Marcela I. F.; Gureje, Oye; Isahakyan, Anna; Jaldo, Rodrigo; Karam, Elie G.; Khattech, Dorra; Lindert, Jutta; Martinez-Ales, Gonzalo; Mascayano, Franco; Mediavilla, Roberto; Gonzalez, Javier A. Narvaez; Nasser-Karam, Aimee; Nishi, Daisuke; Olaopa, Olusegun; Ouali, Uta; Puac-Polanco, Victor; Ramirez, Dorian E.; Ramirez, Jorge; Rivera-Segarra, Eliut; Rutten, Bart P. F.; Santaella-Tenorio, Julian; Sapag, Jaime C.; Seblova, Jana; Soto, Maria T. S.; Tavares-Cavalcanti, Maria; Valeri, Linda; Sijbrandij, Marit; Susser, Ezra S.; Hoek, Hans W.; van der Ven, Els; Department of Psychology; Eskin, Mehmet; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesHealthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prior data suggesting women may be particularly vulnerable. Our global mental health study aimed to examine factors associated with gender differences in psychological distress and depressive symptoms among HCWs during COVID-19. Across 22 countries in South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, 32,410 HCWs participated in the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study between March 2020 and February 2021. They completed the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and questions about pandemic-relevant exposures. Consistently across countries, women reported elevated mental health problems compared to men. Women also reported increased COVID-19-relevant stressors, including insufficient personal protective equipment and less support from colleagues, while men reported increased contact with COVID-19 patients. At the country level, HCWs in countries with higher gender inequality reported less mental health problems. Higher COVID-19 mortality rates were associated with increased psychological distress merely among women. Our findings suggest that among HCWs, women may have been disproportionately exposed to COVID-19-relevant stressors at the individual and country level. This highlights the importance of considering gender in emergency response efforts to safeguard women's well-being and ensure healthcare system preparedness during future public health crises.Publication Metadata only Attentional control scale- Turkish version: psychometric qualities, factor structure and its comparison with behavioral measures of executive attention(ODTÜ, 2024) Ayşe ALTAN-ATALAY,Sebla Umay AKSUNGUR,Esin TÜRKAKIN; Department of Psychology; Cinli, Dilem; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesAttentional control refers to the capacity to voluntarily control attentional resources in a flexible manner. Attentional control was reported to play a fundamental role in self-regulation, emotion regulation, delay of gratification, and psychological distress. The Attentional Control Scale (ACS) was developed to measure perceived attentional control based on shifting and focusing dimensions. The present studies aimed to adapt the Turkish version of ACS and asses its psychometric characteristics. Study 1 aimed to explore the psychometric qualities of the Turkish version with a group of Turkish individuals (N = 428, 306 women) between the ages of 18 and 68 and supported the two-factor model of ACS consisting of 17 items in total. The results supported that shifting, focusing, and total ACS showed adequate internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity evidence based on its significant correlations with measures of anxiety, depression, and repetitive negative thinking, signifying its proper psychometric characteristics. In Study 2 (N = 97, 65 women), the association of ACS with behavioral attentional control measures was examined, and non-significant associations between self-report and behavioral measures of attentional control were denoted. These findings signified that rather than indicating the individual’s actual attentional control capacity, ACS assessed how the individual perceives their own attention control capacities. Taken together, the results suggest that the Turkish form of ACS is a valid and reliable scale that can be used to assess perceived attentional control capacity based on shifting and focusing domains, particularly in the research setting./Dikkat kontrolü, dikkat kaynaklarını esnek bir şekilde gönüllü olarak kontrol etme kapasitesini ifade eder. Dikkat kontrolünün öz-düzenleme, duygu düzenleme ve hazzı erteleme kapasitesinin yanı sıra psikolojik sıkıntı belirtilerinde temel bir rol oynadığı bildirilmiştir. Dikkat Kontrolü Ölçeği (DKÖ), değiştirme ve odaklanma boyutlarına bağlı olarak algılanan dikkat kontrolünü ölçmek üzere geliştirilmiştir. Mevcut çalışma DKÖ'nün Türkçe versiyonunu uyarlamayı ve psikometrik özelliklerini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma 1, 18 ve 68 yaşları arasındaki bir grup Türk bireyde (N = 428, 306 kadın) DKÖ’nün Türkçe versiyonunun psikometrik özelliklerini keşfetmeyi amaçlamış ve toplam 17 maddeden oluşan DKÖ’nün iki faktörlü yapısını desteklemiştir. Sonuçlar, değiştirme, odaklanma ve toplam DKÖ’nün yeterli iç tutarlılık, test-tekrar test güvenilirliği ve kaygı, depresyon ve tekrarlayıcı olumsuz düşünce ölçekleriyle yakınsak geçerlilik puanları gösterdiğini ve uygun psikometrik özelliklere işaret ettiğini desteklemiştir. Çalışma 2'de (N = 97, 65 kadın), DKÖ’nün davranışsal dikkat kontrolü ölçümleriyle ilişkisi incelenmiştir ve DKÖ’nün öz-bildirim ölçümleri ile davranışsal ölçümleri arasında anlamlı ilişkiler olmadığı görülmüştür. DKÖ, bireyin gerçek dikkat kontrolü kapasitesini göstermekten ziyade bireyin kendi dikkat kontrolü kapasitesini nasıl algıladığının bir göstergesi olma eğilimi göstermektedir. Sonuçlar bir bütün olarak ele alındığında, DKÖ’nün Türkçe formunun, değiştirme ve odaklanma boyutlarına bağlı olarak algılanan dikkat kontrolü kapasitesinin değerlendirilmesinde kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olduğunu göstermektedir.Publication Metadata only Linguistic strategies serving evaluative functions: a comparison between Japanese and Turkish narratives(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Inc., 2003) Nakamura, Keiko; Department of Psychology; Küntay, Aylin C.; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 178879N/APublication Metadata only Acculturation and family relations(Türk Psikologlar Derneği, 2014) Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AThis article is an overview of some of the main issues seen in the context of immigration. As an epilogue, it relates to the other articles in this Special Issue, as well. In particular, the European scene is examined on the basis of research conducted over the last decades. There is also an emphasis on family relations and acculturation as well as their interface. Immigration and acculturation over half a century are introduced through a historical perspective noting that multiphasic and multidisciplinary approaches are needed to understand the myriad factors involved. In particular, cultural and developmental viewpoints are promising. Acculturation research has focused on the acculturating migrant, without due attention to the context of acculturation. In particular, prejudice and discrimination are the greatest challenges. This approach leaves something to be desired, since immigration is a very complex human phenomenon involving issues ranging from micro to macro levels of analysis. While the former concerns individual factors, including the family, the latter includes historic, sociological, economic, and legal aspects and applications. Focusing on the acculturating (or non-acculturating) individual or family without a contextual approach can lead to dispositional attributions, even ‘blaming the victim’, that is, social psychological processes not conducive to understanding and promoting the well-being of the immigrant or the host society. In this context, there is a further need for research to address policies and to suggest solutions for improvement. In particular, concerted efforts that prove to be beneficial for the family, women and children are badly needed. Turkish psychologists and social scientists would do well to attend to these very important topics of study. / Bu makale göç olgusunun çeşitli yönlerine eğilen genel bir çalışmadır ve bu özel sayı için bir sonsöz niteliği taşımaktadır. Özellikle son birkaç on yıldaki araştırmalardan yola çıkarak, bu özel sayıdaki makaleler de dahil olmak üzere, Avrupa’daki durumu ele almaktadır. Aynı zamanda kültürleşme ve aile konularını ve bunların etkileşimini inceler. Yarım yüzyıllık bir göç olgusu tarihsel bir perspektifle ele alınıyor. Bu çok faktörlü karmaşık olayı iyi anlayabilmek için çok katmanlı ve çok disiplinli bir yaklaşımın gerekli olduğu da not ediliyor. Özellikle kültürel ve gelişimsel yaklaşımların yararlı olacağı öne sürülüyor. Kültürleşme çalışmaları genellikle kültürleşme ortamını yeterince incelemeden kültürleşen göçmene vurgu yapıyor. Oysa ki baskın toplumdaki önyargı ve ayrımcılık önemli sorunlardır. Bu yaklaşım yetersiz kalıyor çünkü karmaşık göç süreci, mikro yaklaşımlardan, makro yaklaşımları gerekli kılan karmaşık bir olgudur. Mikro düzeyde insan ve aileye yönelik araştırmalar söz konusuyken, makro düzeyde sosyolojik, ekonomik, hukuksal hususların ve uygulamaların incelenmesi önemlidir. Bağlamı dikkate almadan, kültürleşen (ya da kültürleşmeyen) birey ya da aileye vurgu yapmak, içsel atıflara, hatta “mazlumu suçlamaya” kadar gidebilir. Bunlar ise, olayı anlamaya ve gerek göçmenin, gerek baskın toplumun yararına olmayan sosyal psikolojik yaklaşımlardır. Bu noktada araştırmaların göçmen politikalarına yönelik ve çözüm önerici olması çok yararlıdır. Özellikle, göçmen kadın, aile ve çocukların esenliğine katkıda bulunabilecek çabalara ihtiyaç vardır. Türk psikologlar ve sosyal bilimcilerin bu çok önemli araştırma konularına daha fazla eğilmesi çok yararlı olacaktır.Publication Metadata only Continuous spontaneous alternation and turn alternation in Artemia Sp.(The Regents of the University of California, 2015) Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Balcı, Fuat; Çarkoğlu, Can; Yılmaz, Meltem; Faculty Member; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 51269; N/A; N/AFree-running spontaneous alternation refers to the animal's tendency to prefer the least recently visited locations in successive spatial choices, which is attributed to the animals' choice between stimuli based on prior experience. Turn alternation, which is observed in directional choices preceded by a forced turn in one direction, also reflects the animals' tendency to alternate between directional choices but this tendency has been assumed to rely on other cues (e.g., proprioceptive cues) derived from the prior responses (e.g., forced turn in one direction). Based on previous studies, the turn alternation appears to rely on more primitive (lower-form) information features and to be a more frequently observed empirical phenomenon than the spontaneous alternation. We investigated these two behavioral alternation tendencies in Artemia sp. Experiment 1 tested the continuous spontaneous alternation (cSAB) performance of Artemia sp. in two different mazes: t-maze (three options) and plus maze (four options). Experiment 2 tested the turn alternation performance of Artemia sp. counter-balancing the direction of initial forced-turn between subjects. Our results showed that Artemia sp. had nearly chance level spontaneous alternation performance in the t-maze and plus maze whereas a higher than chance level turn alternation performance. These results support the ubiquity of turn alternation tendency across species and point at the lack of spontaneous alternation in Artemia sp.Publication Metadata only Making language around the globe: a crosslinguistic study of homesign in the United States, China and Turkey(Psychology Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2008) N/A; Department of Psychology; Özyürek, Aslı; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/ABut what happens when a child is not exposed to a conventional language?In 1985, Dan Slobin encouraged the eld of language acquisition to take advantage of the fact that the world’s languages constitute a range of “experiments of nature.” Different types of languages pose different types of acquisition problems for the language-learning child. By observing children who are exposed to languages that vary systematically along one or more dimensions, we can get some sense of which aspects of languages, if any, present stumbling blocks to the language-learner. Moreover, to the extent that we see children change the input they receive, we get insight into the role children themselves play in shaping the language they learn-as Dan so eloquently put it, the child as “language-maker” (Slobin, 1985a).Publication Metadata only Through the glance mug: a familiar artefact to support opportunistic search in meetings(Assoc Computing Machinery, 2018) N/A; Department of Psychology; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; N/A; N/A; N/A; Department of Psychology; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Börütecene, Ahmet; Bostan, İdil; Akyürek, Ekin; Sabuncuoğlu, Alpay; Temuzkuşu, İlker; Genç, Çağlar; Göksun, Tilbe; Özcan, Oğuzhan; PhD Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Student; PhD Student; Researcher; PhD Student; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Department of Psychology; Department of Media and Visual Arts; KU Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR) / KU Arçelik Yaratıcı Endüstriler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (KUAR); KU Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR) / KU Arçelik Yaratıcı Endüstriler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (KUAR); N/A; N/A; KU Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR) / KU Arçelik Yaratıcı Endüstriler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (KUAR); KU Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR) / KU Arçelik Yaratıcı Endüstriler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (KUAR); N/A; KU Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR) / KU Arçelik Yaratıcı Endüstriler Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (KUAR); Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Engineering; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; N/A; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; N/A; 47278; 12532During collocated meetings, the spontaneous need for information, called opportunistic search, might arise while conversing. However, using smartphones to look up information might be disruptive, disrespectful or even embarrassing in social contexts. We propose an alternative instrument for this practice: Glance Mug, A touch-sensitive mug prototype that listens to the conversation and displays browsable content-driven results on its inner screen. We organized 15 pairs of one-to-one meetings between students to gather user reflections. the user study revealed that the mug has the potential for supporting instant search and affords sufficient subtlety to conceal user actions. Yet, it provoked some anxiety for the users in maintaining eye contact with their partners. Our main contributions are the context-aware mug concept tested in a real-life setting and the analysis through Hornecker and Buur's Tangible interaction Framework that discusses its design space, and its impact on the users and social interaction.Publication Metadata only Second language tutoring using social robots: a large-scale study(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2019) Vogt, Paul; van den Berghe, Rianne; de Haas, Mirjam; Hoffman, Laura; Montanier, Jean-Marc; Oudgenoeg-Paz, Ora; Garcia, Daniel Hernandez; Papadopoulos, Fotios; Schodde, Thorsten; Verhagen, Josje; Wallbridge, Christopher D.; Willemsen, Bram; de Wit, Jan; Belpaeme, Tony; Kopp, Stefan; Krahmer, Emiel; Leseman, Paul; Pandey, Amit Kumar; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Göksun, Tilbe; Kanero, Junko; Küntay, Aylin C.; Mamuş, Ayşe Ezgi; Oranç, Cansu; Faculty Member; Researcher; Faculty Member; Researcher; Researcher; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 47278; N/A; 178879; N/A; N/AWe present a large-scale study of a series of seven lessons designed to help young children learn English vocabulary as a foreign language using a social robot. The experiment was designed to investigate 1) the effectiveness of a social robot teaching children new words over the course of multiple interactions (supported by a tablet), 2) the added benefit of a robot's iconic gestures on word learning and retention, and 3) the effect of learning from a robot tutor accompanied by a tablet versus learning from a tablet application alone. For reasons of transparency, the research questions, hypotheses and methods were preregistered. With a sample size of 194 children, our study was statistically well-powered. Our findings demonstrate that children are able to acquire and retain English vocabulary words taught by a robot tutor to a similar extent as when they are taught by a tablet application. In addition, we found no beneficial effect of a robot's iconic gestures on learning gains.