Turkey Samples Research Articles

The Assessment of The Level of Covid-19 Fear And State-Trait Anxiety of The Healthcare Workers: The Sample Of Turkey

ABSTRACT
 Aim: In our study, it was aimed to analyze the relationship between the level of covid fear and state-trait anxiety of the healthcare professionals.
 Materials and Methods: 203 healthcare workers working in healthcare organizations during pandemia participated in our descriptive study made in May 2021. The used data collection tools are descriptive features form, Covid-19 Fear Scale (CFS) and State-Trait Anxiety (STAI) scale. The data were collected by using social media because the pandemia existed. 
 Results: In our study, it was found that the CFS points (.005) of healthcare workers who did not use accommodation services arranged by the TR Ministry of Health, are more statistically significant than the others. The STAI points (.008) of healthcare workers who did not get any psychological support are less than the ones who got support, the points of STAI (.000) of healthcare workers who did not think about quitting their jobs were less than the others. The healthcare workers who did not think about having psychological support, have fewer points of CFS (.002) and STAI (.001) than the ones who think to get support. In addition between the points of CFS and STAI has a statistically significant relationship (.000). 
 Conclusion: Increasing the number of healthcare workers, strengthening their motivation, providing annual leave, giving education about covid, providing psychological support are helpful to decrease the effects of pandemia on healthcare workers.

Examining the intervention programs for prejiduce reduction towards refugees in host children and adolescents: A scoping review

Current scoping review aims to examine the intervention programs that are developed to decrease prejudice and negative attitudes towards refugees in host children and adolescents. It can be easier to change the attitudes in children and adolescents than in adults with toughminded ideas. However, it is unclear that what kind of information is available in the literature about which intervention programs are better in recent years. To find the answer of this, databases that include peer reviewed and academic journal articles were scanned to select relevant articles. The inclusion criteria can be listed as follows: only intervention studies were selected, participants of the study consisted of local children and adolescents at least one of the dependent variables was changing the attitudes and prejudices positively towards refugee groups, the articles were selected that published between the years 2010 and 2022, written in English and Turkish. PRISMA-ScR was used to report the results. A total of 10 articles were included according to the selected criteria among 358 potential articles. According to the current scoping review, anti-racist intervention programs that include in-group discussions and activities such as empathy-based role-play are more beneficial for children and adolescents in reducing intergroup bias than a multicultural curriculum. In addition, vicarious contact-based intervention programs can be influential in reducing negative attitudes towards refugees. Lastly, most of the intervention programs were aimed at supporting the psychosocial development of refugee children, that is, intervention programs aimed at reducing the prejudices of children and adolescents from the host society were found to be limited in the sample of Turkey. At this point, the current scoping review points to a huge gap in the literature.

The Relationship Between Organizational Identification and Job Satisfaction: A Meta-Analysis Study over with Turkey Sample Studies Conducted

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye örneklemi üzerinde örgütsel özdeşleşme ve iş tatmini arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemiş olan araştırmaların etki büyüklüğünü meta-analiz yöntemiyle belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, 2009-2019 yılları arasında yapılan 30 çalışma üzerinden elde edilen veriler (n=10479) CMA yazılım programıyla analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, örgütsel özdeşleşme ile iş tatmini arasındaki ilişkinin rastgele etki büyüklüğüne göre orta düzeyde (EB=0,452, p

An investigation into students' perceptions of global competence and their level of being informed about global issues: The Turkey sample of PISA 2018

This study aimed at detecting students’ perceptions of global competence and their level of being informed about global issues and investigating the predictive power of students' level of being informed about global issues to their global competence perceptions. Research participants consisted of PISA 2018 Turkey sample. In PISA 2018, while students’ perceptions of global competence were measured by the items under the heading of “How easy do you think it would be for you to perform the following tasks on your own?”, their levels of being informed about global issues were determined by the items under the heading of “How informed are you about the following topics?”. Research results revealed that students’ perceptions of global competence were at the intermediate level while their levels of being informed about global issues were around the threshold value the separates intermediate and advanced level. The effects of gender and grade level on students’ perceptions of global competence and their status of being informed about global issues were found to be statistically significant; however, the calculated eta squared values showed that the aforementioned effects were negligible in practice. We established that 28% of the variance in students’ perceptions of global competence was explained by their level of being informed about global issues, which signifies that practices informing students about global issues significantly support their global competence perceptions.

Molecular epidemiology, virulence factors, and antifungal susceptibility of Candida inconspicua strains isolated from clinical samples in Turkey

In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the molecular epidemiology, virulence factors, and antifungal susceptibility of clinical Candida inconspicua isolates. All isolates were identified by phenotypic methods and sequence analysis of ITS 1-2, D1/D2, EF-1 alpha. Proteinase, phospholipase, and esterase activities, biofilm formation, and antifungal susceptibilities were determined. All thirty isolates identified as Candida norvegensis by phenotypic methods were reidentified as C. inconspicua by sequence analysis, demonstrating the inadequacy of phenotypic methods to differentiate these 2 species. The gene regions examined in terms of determining evolutionary relatedness did not show intraspecies nucleotide variations. Therefore, different molecular approaches are needed to evaluate molecular epidemiology. Esterase, phospholipase, and biofilm formation were found to be positive in 100%, 100%, and 36.6% of the strains, respectively. The MIC50/MIC90 values for fluconazole and flucytosine were found to be higher than the other tested antifungals, which should be taken into account in the treatment.

The impact of accelerated electrons on volatile organic compounds in poultry and fish

The necessity of developing safe methods of processing food products which improve the quality and extend their shelf life entails further scientific research aimed at increasing the efficiency of radiation processing of food products. Ionizing radiation causes lipid peroxidation in the items with a high fat and water content, such as chilled meat and fish products, which leads to formation of organic volatile compounds that render the food the specific flavor and smell. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is a technique that provides identification of chemical changes that actually occur in the product after irradiation. Experimental data on the content of organic volatile compounds in chilled turkey and salmon meat samples exposed to irradiation with 1 MeV accelerated electrons in the dose range from 0.25 to 2 kGy revealed both common and different trends in the behavior of dose dependences of alcohol, aldehyde and ketone contents in various types of chilled products. A proposed mathematical model based on the possibility of simultaneous occurrence of two competing processes, i.e., the decomposition of compounds due to their oxidation and the accumulation of compounds due to oxidation of other compounds after exposure to ionizing radiation match a dose dependent character of experimental data.

Relationship Between Perceptions of COVID-19 and Social Media Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Turkey

Objective: Although social networks offer a valuable opportunity to share the most up-to-date information and to assist in the management of the pandemic, they may also be associated with intensification of the societal concerns and fear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between perceptions of regarding the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), social media use and perceived stress in a community sample in Turkey. Methods: The target study population consisted of the healthcare workers of XXXX University and their close relatives/friends. Of the 1564 participants 375 were healthcare workers (24.0%), 481 were non-healthcare workers (30.8%), 297 were students (19.0%), 210 were unemployed subjects (13.4%), and 201 were retired (12.9%) individuals. For data collection sociodemographic form, Perception of COVID-19 (P-COVID-19), Perception of Causes of COVID-19 (PCa-COVID-19), Perception of Control of COVID-19 (PCo-COVID-19), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Social Network Addiction Scale (SNAS). The scales used were compared among the five groups that made up the sample. Results: Perception of COVID-19 dangerousness and contagiousness was significantly lower in retirees (p=0.003, p<0.001, respectively). "Macro control perception" regarding COVID-19, which evaluates whether countries or governments have taken adequate measures, was highest in healthcare workers (p<0.001). In other words, compared to other groups, healthcare workers think that the measures were taken at a sufficient level. Students had the highest perception of controllability regarding COVID-19 (p<0.001). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between SNAS scores and COVID-19 dangerousness perception scores in all five groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: Stress increases the perception of dangerousness associated with COVID-19. Social networks have a significant impact on these perceptions, and COVID-19 can have a variety of effects on individuals who make up the society.

The psychological determinants of emotional and external eating behavior in a university student sample from Turkey

Psychological factors and adverse childhood events at an early age have been poorly investigated in relation to risky eating behavior and obesity. The importance of this relationship grows as these behaviors are becoming public health problems. The main objective of the present study was to examine the effects of interrelated psychological factors such as childhood negative life events, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and impulsivity on eating behaviors in a university student sample in Turkey. A total of 414 undergraduate students (60.4% women) in Turkey, completed the Turkish versions of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) to assess emotional eating and external eating and the CDC-Kaiser Permanent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Barratt Impulsivity Scale-11 (BSI-11). Structural equation models (SEM) were used to evaluate whether depressive/anxiety symptoms could be a mediator between impulsivity and emotional eating/external eating. Childhood adverse events were both weakly correlated with eating behavior and impulsivity measures (r = .18,r = .275, p <.001, respectively). Depression and anxiety levels were found to be significantly associated with all variables except for the body mass index (BMI; r = .121?.395, p <.001). Body mass index (BMI) was also significantly correlated with emotional eating (r = .231, p <.001) and restrained eating (r = .226, p <.001). Impulsivity was positively and directly associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression and emotional and external eating (respectively ? = .27, p <.001; ? = .31, p <.001; ? = .16, p = .006; ? = .13, p = .047). The effect of adverse experiences on both emotional eating (? = .147; 95% CI [.087, .247]) and external eating (? = .091; 95% CI [.032, .168]) was found to be partially mediated by impulsivity and symptoms of anxiety and depression. The results supported the proposition that symptoms of depression and anxiety levels are mediators between impulsivity and emotional eating/ external eating. This finding suggests that a through psychological assessment should be taken into consideration when evaluating the eating behavior of university students and prevention and treatment strategies applied for disordered eating behaviors in the future.

The occurrence of some foodborne pathogens recovered from poultry meat in Shahrekord, Iran.

Arcobacter butzleri, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Campylobacter jejuni are significant foodborne pathogens regarding the consumption of raw poultry meat. An existing survey was conducted to assess the occurrence of S. aureus, C. jejuni, A. butzleri, and L. monocytogenes in raw poultry meat samples. Ninety-four raw ostrich, turkey, chicken, and quail meat samples were collected and subjected to culture-based analysis. Staphylococcus aureus, C. jejuni, A. butzleri, and L. monocytogenes isolates were confirmed by standard biochemical techniques. The occurrence of A. butzleri, C. jejuni, L. monocytogenes, and S. aureus in poultry meat samples was 11.45%, 17.70%, 1.04%, and 16.66%, respectively. L. monocytogenes was absent in chicken, turkey, and ostrich meat samples. Only one quail meat (4.16%) was positive for L. monocytogenes. The uppermost contamination rate with A. butzleri, C. jejuni, and S. aureus was found in chicken (25%), turkey (25%), and turkey (25%) meat samples, respectively. The concurrent occurrence of A. butzleri + C. jejuni + S. aureus bacteria amid the examined poultry meat samples was 2.08%. This is an initial report of A. butzleri, S. aureus, C. jejuni, and L. monocytogenes in poultry meat samples. Adequate cooking of poultry meat can diminish foodborne diseases due to A. butzleri, S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, and C. jejuni bacteria, and these species may constitute a public health problem.

COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and vaccinations: A conceptual replication study in Turkey

Pivetti et al. (2021a; 2021b) examined links between COVID-related conspiracy beliefs and acceptance of vaccinations in Italy and Finland in 2020. They found that moral purity negatively predicted confidence in science, whereas political orientation predicted COVID-related conspiracy beliefs. Confidence in science, general conspiracy beliefs, and COVID-related conspiracy beliefs were found to negatively predict support for governmental restrictions and attitudes towards vaccines, and positively predict perceptions of informational contamination. Finally, attitudes towards vaccines in general strongly predicted attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. The current research seeks to replicate these findings conceptually on a predominately Muslim sample (N = 570, M age = 26.69, 69.8% females) in Turkey in 2021, when the COVID vaccines were widely available. Measures of religiosity and left, center, and right political orientations were added to the original instrument. Hypothesized serial mediational models were tested using structural equation modelling. Results revealed that left and center political orientations positively predicted COVID-related conspiracy beliefs and confidence in science. Religiosity was negatively related to confidence in science. Confidence in science and COVID-related conspiracy beliefs predicted general attitudes toward vaccines. Conspiracy beliefs predicted COVID-related conspiracy beliefs, which in turn negatively predicted support for government restrictions and positively predicted distrust in mainstream media. Attitudes towards vaccines were strongly and positively related to attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. [This paper was added to the Special Issue on “Conspiracy Theories about Infectious Diseases” in a post-hoc manner. Online publishing allows the addition of new papers to a published special issue, thereby permitting a special issue to grow.]

Studies on parasitic prevalence in pet birds from Punjab, Pakistan.

During this one year study, blood and fecal samples of doves (Zenaida asiatica), ducks (Anas platyrhynchos), pigeons (Columba livia), partridges (Alectoris chukar), turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) and goose (Chen caerulescens) were collected to assess the parasitic prevalence in these birds. The birds were kept at Avian Conservation and Research Center, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. All these avian species were kept in separate cages and their entire body was inspected on regularly basis to record external parasites. For internal parasites, 100 blood and 100 fecal samples for each species were analyzed. During present study, two species of ectoparasites i.e. fowl ticks (Args persicus) and mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) while 17 species of endoparasites; three from blood and 14 from fecal samples were identified. Prevalence of blood parasites was Plasmodium juxtanucleare 29.3%, Aegyptinella pullorum 15% and Leucoctoyzoon simond 13%. Parasitic species recorded from fecal samples included 6 species of nematodes viz. Syngamus trachea with parasitic prevalence of 50%, Capillaria anatis 40%, Capillaria annulata 37.5%, Heterakis gallinarum 28.3%, Ascardia galli 24% and Allodpa suctoria 2%. Similarly, two species of trematodes viz. Prosthogonimus ovatus having parasitic prevalence of 12.1% and Prosthogonimus macrorchis 9.1% were also recorded from fecal samples of the birds. Single cestode species Raillietina echinobothrida having parasitic prevalence of 27% and 3 protozoan species i.e. Eimeria maxima having prevalence 20.1%, Histomonas meleagridis 8% and Giardia lamblia 5.3% were recorded. In our recommendation, proper medication and sanitation of the bird's houses and cages is recommended to avoid parasites.

Molecular phylogenetics of Aedes aegypti (L., 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Eastern Black Sea area of Turkey and possible relations with the Caucasian invasion

Aedes aegypti (L., 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae) is an important pest for human health. It vectors many diseases, including yellow fever (YF), dengue (DENV), and chikungunya (CHIKV). This species has invaded numerous countries including Balkan and Caucasian countries few past decades. The established populations of species were found in Turkey in 2015. We investigated the genetic variation, molecular phylogenetics, and differences between samples from Turkey and Georgia using four mitochondrial and one genomic DNA markers. The possible origin of the species was determined separately for each gene region using maximum likelihood trees. The ML analysis showed a close relation with the Caucasian samples, and some haplotypes are specific to this region. Our results suggest that Turkish Ae. aegypti strains might have been a mix of Asian and American strains. The differences between Turkish and Georgian samples were statistically insignificant and values of difference were very low according to AMOVA. Pairwise difference values between the two countries indicated that populations may have the same origin and variation value between two countries is very low. As a conclusion, our results revealed that our region (Turkey and Georgia) samples were most probably a new invasion rather than an ancient one.

Dichotomous Thinking and Anger Regulation: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study between Japan and Turkey

Background: Binary or dichotomous thinking can lead to propensity for aggression throughout a person’s life being an essential part of a person’s mentality and cultural code. Both dichotomous thinking and aggressiveness negatively affect a person’s resistance to stress and it hinders an adequate stress coping style. Aim: The aim of this study is to make a comparative analysis of dependence of different types of anger on the dichotomy of thinking in different cultures. Method: A Japanese sample consisted of 226 university students (180 females) whereas a Turkey sample included a total of 243 university students (145 females) who participated in an online survey applying socio-demographic forms, State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, the Dichotomous Thinking Inventory. Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analyses (MGCFAs) were conducted to examine measurement invariance of the DTI and STAXI using structural equation modeling. Multiple regression analyses were examined to assess the degree to which such a cultural aspect as of dichotomous thinking predicted the different anger traits. Results: Results of the multiple regression analysis for State Anger and Trait Anger demonstrated that the effect of the country indicating State Anger to be higher in Turkey than in Japan. A noticeable negative effect of the country was also significant indicating Trait Anger to be higher in Japan than in Turkey. Furthermore, Japanese people had lower dichotomous thinking scores than Turkish people. Conclusions: The results confirmed previously proposed cultural differences, as well as opened up new avenues for exploring cultural pathways.

Secondary Students’ Experiences with Distance Education for Mathematics Courses During the Covıd-19: The Sample of Turkey

The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of secondary school students about the mathematics lessons conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic process. This research is a descriptive study based on survey model. The sample group of the study consists of 740 secondary school students who have been attending public schools in the Black Sea Region of Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. A questionnaire consisting of three open-ended questions and five question items created by the researchers was used as data collection tool in the study. The questionnaire was created on the Google Forms platform and delivered to the students by this way. As a result of the study, it was stated that most of the students had difficulties in the mathematics lessons conducted during the pandemic, and these difficulties generally emerged in terms of not being able to understand the lesson or lack of digital resources. Students generally stated that they could not understand the teacher in online lessons, could not focus on the lesson, online lessons were not permanent and productive, and these lessons reduced their motivations towards the lesson. The data obtained from the study were discussed in relation to the literature and appropriate suggestions were made in line with the results of the study.

Analyzing the Interaction of Item Position Effect and Student Characteristics within Explanatory IRT Models

The location of the same item in different positions among booklets leads to a biased estimation of item parameters. This undesirable effect on the probability of answering the items correctly is referred as the item position effect. The purpose of this study is to examine the items that are more sensitive to the item position effect and to investigate the student characteristics related to the item position effect. In the study, the items in the PISA 2015 reading domain are used. The study group consists of 2418 students who responded to the items in the reading domain from PISA 2015 Turkey Sample. Explanatory IRT models are used in the analysis of the research. According to the results, 42% of the items are affected by the item position. The most important characteristic related to item position is the SES level of students. In addition, male students are more affected by item position than female students.

A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Attitude toward Mathematics and Mathematics Anxiety: The Sample of Turkey

This study aims to obtain a more comprehensive result for the studies examining the relationship between attitude toward mathematics and mathematics anxiety in Turkey. To this end, this study employed the meta-analysis method, and the results of the independent studies were combined statistically. A meta-analysis was conducted with 19 studies according to the inclusion criteria, and 21 effect-size values were calculated for these 19 different studies. The study revealed that the total sample size of the studies included in the meta-analysis was 8874. In the study, the mean effect size of the relationship between attitude toward mathematics and mathematics anxiety was -.566. This value obtained according to Fisher z corresponded to approximately -.512 when converted to the Pearson r value. This effect size indicated a high-level negative relationship between attitude toward mathematics and mathematics anxiety. The moderator analysis demonstrated that while the effect sizes did not differ in terms of school level, publication type, publication year, and sample size variables, they differed in terms of the research region variable.

The Relationships Between Teacher and Student Qualities: A Path Analysis Model

In this study, the model that examined the relationship between teacher and student qualities was tested based on the teacher and student questionnaire in the TIMSS 2019 Turkey sample. The variables of experience, participation in professional development, professional development needs, school academic emphasis, instructional quality in the teacher questionnaire, as well as the instructional clarity, instructional climate, sense of school belonging and mathematics achievement variables in the student questionnaire were investigated. Data of 171 teachers and 3841 students were used. In the study, the path coefficients of the relations between the variables and the goodness of fit values for the model created were interpreted. All of the path coefficients between the variables had a significant and moderate effect. When the standardized path coefficients in the model were examined, the highest value (β = 0.48) was obtained on the way that instructional clarity predicted sense of school belonging and the lowest value (β = 0.14) was obtained on the way that the participation in professional development predicted the instructional climate. When the fit indices were examined, it was concluded that the model-data fit of the established model was perfect. In addition, it was determined that 33% of the variance in the mathematics achievement and 27% of the variance in the sense of school belonging were explained by direct effects in the model.

Your Media / My Media: The Positioning of Attributed Reputation to Media by Generations

Medya toplumsal yaşama etkileri itibariyle önemli bir yere sahiptir. Toplumsal yaşamı etkileme gücü de medyanın sahip olduğu teknolojik-söylemsel kapasiteyle doğru orantılıdır. Çalışma, medyanın sahip olduğu kapasiteden yola çıkarak toplumsal alanda iletişim araçlarına atfedilen itibarın ölçülmesini amaçlamaktadır. Buna bağlı olarak medya itibarını kuşak ve kültürel sermaye bileşeni olan eğitim seviyesine göre keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca, televizyon, internet, gazete ve sosyal medya itibarının kuşaklara göre farklılaşması da incelenmiştir. Çalışmada kullanılan veriler, TÜBİTAK tarafından desteklenen bir araştırma projesinden alınmıştır. Türkiye temsili örneklem ile birinci seviye Türkiye İstatistiki Bölge Birimleri Sınıflandırmasına bağlı olarak (İBBS1) 12 ilden 4840 katılımcı ile yüz yüze görüşülerek veriler toplanmıştır. Örneklemin temsil gücünün arttırılması amacıyla cinsiyet ve yaş kotaları orantılı olarak uygulanmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen bulgular özet olarak şu şekildedir; iletişim araçları arasında en yüksek itibar televizyon ve internete gösterilmiştir. Bunu, sosyal medya ve gazete izlemiştir. Eğitim seviyesi ve kuşak değişkenleri medyaya gösterilen itibarı etkilemektedir. Her kuşak kendi döneminde popüler olan medyaya daha fazla değer göstermektedir. Bu durum, kuşakla şekillenen her türlü beğeni ya da tercihin bir yansıması olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Aynı zamanda eğitim seviyesi yükseldikçe eski medya araçlarından uzaklaşılmaktadır. Eğitim seviyesi, medyanın nasıl kullanılması konusunda bir yatkınlık kazandırmaktadır. Çalışmada elde edilen istatistiki veriler sosyolojik olarak yorumlanmıştır.

Investigating consumers’ food waste behaviors: An extended theory of planned behavior of Turkey sample

Food waste leads to severe environmental, social, and economic consequences. Several factors affect the consumer's food waste intention and behavior. The ideal way to explain these factors is to evaluate them within the Theory of Planned Behavior scope. This study evaluates consumers' intentions and behaviors to prevent food waste through an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior. Moreover, the study aims to reveal the effects of the donation, injunctive norms, guilt, attitude, concern, and perceived behavioral control variables on the Intention not to waste food. To this end, a survey was distributed to 400 people by convenience sampling, and 335 valid questionnaires were evaluated. The effect of consumers' donation habits on the intention is insignificant and concern has a significant negative effect on Intention. Guilt, behavioral control, injunctive norms, and attitude variables have a significant effect on the Intention not to waste, and the injunctive norm is an essential factor in the intention not to Waste Food. Behavioral control and Intention have a significant effect on behavior. • Responsibility for reducing food waste depends on consumers’ intentions and behaviors regarding consumption. • Consumers’ intentions and behaviors to prevent food waste are evaluated through an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). • Extended TPB, with guilt, can be used in a food waste context in Turkey sample. • Donations and individual concerns are not effective factors in preventing food waste in Turkish culture

The Relationship among socioeconomic status, attitude towards science, school climate and students' science achievement: A cross-country comparison of TIMSS: A cross-country comparison of TIMSS 2019

Students’ socioeconomic status, school climate, and students’ attitudes stand out as important factors that determine academic achievement. The current study investigated the relationship among socioeconomic status, attitude towards science, school climate, and academic achievement comparatively in terms of countries. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 data from Turkey, United Kingdom, and Singapore were used for comparison. The study adopted a correlation design for each comparison. The participants were eighth grade students from these three countries. The data were analyzed with Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression. The Singapore sample had an auto-correlation problem, so it was not included in the regression analysis. Socioeconomic status explained 16.6% and attitude towards science explained 9.8% of the change in the academic achievement in the United Kingdom sample while these values were 21.9% and 14.4% for the Turkey sample, respectively. The sub-dimensions of the independent variable were also examined in the study. One the most important factors associated with students’ academic achievement in Turkey is their socioeconomic status. In this sense, the limitations of students in their access to home resources for learning are reflected negatively to their academic performance.