Prediction of Students’ Growth Mindsets on Their Moods

In this study, the relationship between pre-service teachers' attitudes towards the teaching profession, their life satisfaction, possible selves and emotional states were examined. This study, in which the quantitative research approach was adopted, was carried out with the relational survey model and was realized with the participation of 685 pre-service teachers. Data were collected in the 2021-2022 Academic Year. Personal information form, “Attitude Scale Towards Teaching Profession”, “Life Satisfaction Scale”, “Pre-service teachers' Possible Self Scale” and “Emotional State Scale” were used as data collection tools. As a result of the analyzes, it was seen that there was a positive and significant relationship between the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards the profession and their life satisfaction, expected possible teacher selves and emotional states. Accordingly, the more the teaching profession is loved and the more it satisfies the teacher, the more it can improve the quality of life in a positive way. In addition, a negative relationship was found between the pre-service teachers' life satisfaction and feared potential teacher selves, and a positive relationship was found between their life satisfaction and emotional states. This result suggests that there is a link between pre-service teachers' overall life satisfaction and their concerns about future teacher roles and responsibilities. Another result of this study is that there is a positive relationship between the pre-service teachers' emotional states and their expected potential teacher selves, and a negative significant relationship between their emotional states and feared possible teacher selves. This result means that pre-service teachers' feared potential teacher self-perceptions may become stronger when they evaluate themselves negatively, have concerns about their professional future, or have negative emotional experiences. According to the results of this study, it is understood that pre-service teachers' attitudes towards the profession are related to both their self-esteem as a teacher and their perception of professionalism.

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive power of students’ patience on the sub-dimensions of interpersonal patience and long-term patience and short-term patience; the growth mindset and its sub-dimensions of procrastination, belief in invariance, effort and belief in development. The study group of the research consists of 7426 students who are studying in different geographical regions of Türkiye. They were picked for the study by using the progressive sampling method. “Patience Scale” and “Growth Mindset Scale” were used for data collection. In the study, the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable was tested by Pearson product moment correlation coefficient analysis method and the predictive power of independent variables on the dependent variable was tested by multiple regression analysis method. According to the results, the long-term patience and then the interpersonal patience sub-dimension of students’ patience predicts the variability in the procrastination and belief in invariance dimension of their growth mindsets. The long-term patience and then the interpersonal patience sub-dimension of the patience of them predict the variability in the effort and belief in invariance sub-dimension of the developmental traits. It statistically significantly predicts the variability of patience of them in growth mindsets. One of the suggestions developed within the scope of the research findings is to investigate the reasons why the short-term patience dimension does not predict the growth mindset like the other dimensions.

Higher and continuous education help to promote employability in working adults. However, not every working adult has the intention to pursue continuing education courses to stay employable. Growth mindset and perceived support may promote this intention. This study therefore examines the relationships among growth mindset, perceived job and family support, perceived institutional support, and the intention to pursue continuing education courses among working adults. One hundred and sixty six working adults aged between 21 and 70 participated in this study. Significant positive bivariate correlational results were found among growth mindset, perceived job and family support, perceived institutional support, and the intention to enrol in continuing education courses. There was also a significant positive relationship between growth mindset and number of hours the participants worked; and a significant negative relationship between growth mindset and age. Multiple regression results showed that growth mindset was a positive predictor of the intention to pursue continuing education courses, perceived job and family support, as well as perceived institutional support. Interactions among the predictor variables were not significant in the multiple regression analysis. Important implications for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers in continuing education are discussed.

This study aimed to determine the relationship between moods and prosocial motivation levels in sport. The research group consisted of 386 (145 female, 241 male) participants who resided in the Eastern Anatolia Region and had a sports background. Personal information form, Brunel Mood Scale and Prosocial Motivation Scale were used as data collection tools. The analysis of the obtained data showed that the data were normally distributed. As a result of the data obtained, t-test was used to compare the two groups and Pearson Correlation test was applied to examine the relationships between the parameters. According to the results, it was determined that females had a higher level of confusion dimension than males in the mood scale. It was determined that there was a positive correlation between the sports experience and the vitality dimension and a negative correlation between the fatigue dimension. A negative low-level significant relationship was detected between Brunel mood scale dimensions of anger, confusion, depression, fatigue and tension and prosocial motivation dimension. Besides, a positive low-level significant relationship was found between the vitality dimension and prosocial motivation. As a result, it was determined that there was a decrease in negative moods and an increase in positive moods of athletes with more experience in sports. However, it was observed that the increase in prosocial motivation level was positively related to positive moods and negatively related to negative moods.

Students who receive architectural education are expected to be individuals who can think critically. For this reason, it becomes a necessity to cultivate creative individuals who are curious, inquiring and multi-faceted thinkers. The aim of this research was to determine the levels of tendency for critical thinking of first-year and fourth-year architecture students. The research sample consisted of 88 (54 females, 34 males) first-year and 83 (47 females, 36 males) fourth-year students who are studying at Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture. The "California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI)" was used as data collection tool in the research. In addition, information about the demographic characteristics of students were collected through the Personal Information Form. Findings of the research showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the GPAs and critical thinking tendency levels of the first-year and fourth-year students. It can be argued that all students need some guidance to attach importance on critical thinking starting from the first year of the program. Keywords: academic achievement, architectural students, critical thinking, critical thinking tendency.

Within the scope of this study, the relationships among alexithymia, psychological flexibility, authenticity and life satisfaction of individuals were investigated. In addition, the possible meditating role of psychological flexibility on the relationships among alexithymia, authenticity and life satisfaction were investigated. The research model is the relational screening model, which is one of the descriptive models that aims to examine the mediating role of psychological flexibility in the relationships among individuals' alexithymia, authenticity and life satisfaction. As the data collection tools, "Personal Information Form", "Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)", "Authenticity Scale", "Psychological Flexibility Scale" and "Life Satisfaction Scale" were used. The sampling group of the study was composed of 702 adult individuals between the ages of 18 and 67Whilst analysing the data, SPSS 22 Package Program was used to highlight the relationships between variables (Pearson correlation coefficient) and mediation test. In the study, Bootstrap analysis and Sobel test were used to measure the statistical significance of the mediating effects of the model. According to the research findings, while there was a significant negative relationship between alexithymia and psychological flexibility variables and authenticity and life satisfaction variables, a positive significant relationship was found among psychological flexibility, authenticity and life satisfaction. According to the mediation test, psychological flexibility had a partial mediating role in the relationships among alexithymia, life satisfaction and authenticity. Alexithymia explained 52% of authenticity and 21% of life satisfaction through psychological flexibility. The present article discusses the abovementioned research results within the framework of the relevant literature, and suggestions are made accordingly.

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between grudge mood in university students and their satisfaction with life. The study group consisted of a total of 520 university students, 320 of whom were female and 200 of whom were male. The study was carried out in two steps. In the first step, a development study was carried out to measure the grudge mood in individuals using the ‘Grudge Mood Scale." For this purpose, a item pool was created with the views of relevant literature and field workers. The created items were appilied to 335 university students and analyzed with Exploratory Factor Analysis. According to the Exploratory Factor Analysis, the scale consists of four sub-dimensions. This four-dimensional structure it was applied to 350 students and analyzed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The results of confirmatory factor analysis have shown that the fit indices of the scale indicate a good fit with a four-factor structure. To test the validity and reliability of the developed scale, internal consistency coefficient, split-half reliability, content validity, test-retest reliability, and scale-related validity analyses were conducted. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that the developed 'Grudge Mood Scale' is a valid and reliable scale. In the second step of the research, the relationship between grudge mood and life satisfaction was examined. Grudge Mood Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools. After the normality examination of the data, the Pearson Moment Product Correlation and Multivariate Variance Analysis techniques were used. According to the results of the analysis, there is a negative and significant relationship between university students' grudge mood and life satisfaction. Furthermore, the relationship between grudge mood and life satisfaction varies significantly according to the students' genders. The findings obtained from this study were interpreted in the context of the literature and recommendations were made.

The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes and competence perceptions of first- and fourth-year preservice physical education teachers regarding teaching. A total of 262 preservice physical education teachers, of whom 126 (%48,1) were in the first year and 136 (%51,9) were in the fourth year ( (age)=21,06±2,15) participated in the study. The “Attitude Toward Teaching Scale” (ATTS) and “Preservice Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perception Scale” (PTSEPS) were used as the data collection tools, and a “Personal Information Form” (PIF) was used to obtain the independent variables of the study. The T-test and Pearson correlation test were used in the data analysis. As a result of the analyses, it was observed that the attitudes of the first-year students towards teaching were more positive than those of the fourth-year students. Competence perceptions were found as high in the fourth grade. According to the gender factor, significant difference was observed in both attitudes towards teaching and perceptions of competence between first- and fourth-year. When the relationships between the two dependent variables were examined, it was determined that there was a moderate positive correlation between the attitudes and competence perceptions of both the first-year students and the fourth-year students with regard to teaching. In order for preservice teachers to maintain a positive attitude towards teaching, it is considered that they should be supported with curricular training programs during the student period, and through in-service training throughout their professional lives after graduation.

Gender segregation by specialty during medical school.

Aim: The proportion of the elderly in society is continuously increasing. This brings with it various socioeconomic, physical, and mental problems, one of which is ageism. This study aims to determine the attitudes of students in the department of health technician training toward the elderly and reveal the relationship between these attitudes and students' socio-demographic characteristics, as well as their levels of altruism. Material and methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 796 students in the department of health technician training in Bingöl Province, Turkey, between April 2019 and June 2019. The data collection tools were a personal information form, the ageism attitude scale (the sub-dimensions were limiting the lives of the elderly, positive attitudes toward the elderly, and negative attitudes toward the elderly), and the Altruism Scale. The analysis of the data was carried out on SPSS 23.0. Results: Students' approaches to altruism and attitudes toward the elderly were positive. There was a significant positive relationship between altruism and limiting the lives of the elderly, positive attitudes toward the elderly, and the ageism scale and a significant negative relationship between altruism and negative attitudes toward the elderly (p<0.05). When the scales were analyzed in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, variables such as gender, age, family structure, and the willingness to live with family showed significant differences (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is believed that the positive attitude of the healthcare staff toward the elderly will affect the quality of the health service provided.

This research aims to examine the relationships between personality traits and the grit levels of university students. Participants of the study are 379 students (304 females, 75 males). The age range of the study group is 18-25. Five-Factor Personality Scale, Short Grit Scale, and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools in the study. Analysis of the data was performed using the Pearson product moments correlation with the SPSS program and t-test techniques for independent groups. According to the findings obtained from the study, a positive significant relationship was found between liability, openness to experience, extraversion and adaptation personality traits, and grit levels. It’s also found that a negative relationship between neuroticism and grit levels. In terms of gender, there was no significant difference between male students and female students in grit levels. However, in terms of gender, it was observed that there was a significant difference between male students and female students in terms of adaptation and openness to experience. The research findings were discussed within the scope of the literature and recommendations were made according to the results.

In this study, self-forgiveness and psychological well-being the role of cognitive and psychological well-being in the relationship was examined. The research was carried out with 215 female and 176 male participants. The ages of the participants vary between the ages of 23-61 and the average age is 37.19. In the research, 'Heartland Forgiveness Scale', 'Cognitive Flexibility Inventory' and The 'Psychological Well-Being Scale' and 'Personal Information Form' were used to determine the demografic information of the participants as data collection tools. This research was designed according to the correlational design, one of the quantitative research models. The easily accessible case sampling method, one of the sampling methods, was used. SPSS in the analysis of data obtained with data collection tools 25.0 program and Hayes' PROCESS 4.0 macro used. Before the analysis of the data, the normality test was performed to determine whether the scores obtained from the scales showed a normal distribution. Relationships between variables were revealed by Pearson correlation analysis, and then mediation analyzes were started. As a result of the analyzes, self-forgiveness and cognitive between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being between self-forgiveness and psychological well-being. It was determined that there were positive significant relationships. Self Forgiveness predicts cognitive flexibility, cognitive flexibility predicts psychological well-being and that self-forgiveness predicts psychological well-being was found to predict well-being. Also, self-forgiveness and the mediating role of cognitive flexibility between psychological well-being has been determined. These findings are in conjunction with similar studies discussed and made recommendations to researchers and practitioners has been found.

Aim of this study is to examine predictive role of Stress Coping Styles in relationship between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Growth in adults who experienced earthquake. In this research was used relational survey model one of quantitative research models. In study were compared sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, educational level and marital status of people experienced earthquake. Population of study consists of adult individuals between ages of 18-65 who experienced earthquake occurred on February 6, 2023 in center of Kahramanmaraş province. Study sample was calculated by considering Kahramanmaraş 2022 center population and consisted of 1000 people. Personal information form, IESR, PTGI and SCSI were applied to the participants of study to determine sociodemographic characteristics. In finding of research, there is positive significant relationship between score obtained from IESR and score obtained from PTGI. As participant IESR score increases their PTGI score also increases. There is negative significant relationship between IESR score and SCSI self-confidence score and positive significant relationship between helpless approach and submissive approach scores. There is negative significant relationship between PTGI score and SCSI self-confidence score and positive significant relationship with helpless approach, optimistic approach and social support seeking scores. These results show us there is relationship between PTSD and PTG. Some of sub dimensions of SCS showed it influences PTSD and PTG. In this context, psychoeducation can be given to individuals to reduce PTSD seen in individuals after earthquake, how to cope with the traumatic stress experienced and then provide post traumatic growth to individuals. Keywords: Earthquake, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Growth, Stress Coping Styles

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship among locus of control (LOC), religious orientation (RO) and test anxiety (TA) among Iranian EFL learners. Furthermore, it scrutinized the role of gender on these variables. To achieve such goals, 100 Iranian EFL students (57 females, 43 males) studying English at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman participated in the study. These students were randomly selected from junior and senior students majoring in English Translation and English Literature. In order to obtain the required data, three questionnaires were utilized: Rotters’s (1966) locus of control scale (LOCS) to measure participants’ level of LOC, Sarason’s (1975) test anxiety scale (TAS) to measure participants’ TA, and Allport and Ross’s (1967) religious orientation scale (ROS) to determine participants’ intrinsic or extrinsic religious orientation. For analysis of data, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and T-test were used. The results revealed that there was a significant negative relationship between ILOC and TA and a significant positive relationship between ELOC and TA. Furthermore, there was a significant positive relationship between ILOC and IRO and a significant positive relationship between ELOC and ERO. Also, there was a significant negative relationship between ILOC and TA, and a significant positive relationship between ELOC and TA. Finally, there were not any significant differences among males and females regarding ILOC, ELOC, TA, IRO, and ERO.