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Akin, Umran; Akin, Ahmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
Authenticity is a basic personality characteristic that has an important influence on both the psychological and social lives of individuals. Subjective vitality also assumes a facilitative role regarding positive mental health indicators. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the predictive role of authenticity on subjective…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Prediction, Structural Equation Models, Mental Health
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Koruklu, Nermin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
The purpose of the present study was to examine direct and indirect relationships among personality, selfesteem and social problem-solving, as well as the mediating role of self-esteem in the link between personality and social problem-solving among Turkish youth. The study utilized a cross-sectional design comprising several self-reports. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality, Self Esteem, Problem Solving
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Eksi, Füsun – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study intends to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the short form of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory (FFNI-SF). The study group consists of a total of 526 university students (54% were female) whose ages range from 18 to 32. In the translational equivalence study made over a two-week interval, the FFNI-SF…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Psychometrics, Turkish, Personality Problems
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Gocet Tekin, Emine; Satici, Begum – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study aims to determine the relationship between authenticity and subjective vitality among university students in Turkey. The study was carried out with 284 university students (164 female, 120 male, M[subscript age] = 19.91 years, SD = 1.79, and age range: 17-30). Participants completed the Turkish version of the Authenticity Scale and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Mental Health, Prediction
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Koksal Akyol, Aysel; Sali, Günes – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
This study was conducted with the goal of examining the perfectionist personality traits and empathic tendencies of adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17. The study group consisted of 531 children attending a vocational education center and two general high schools located in the city center of Kayseri, Turkey. Data for this study were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Empathy, Adolescents
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Isik, Serife; Üzbe, Nazife – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study examines the impact of positive and negative affects and personality traits on meaning in life in an adult population. The sample consisted of 335 subjects: 190 females and 145 males, and a Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), positive and negative schedule (PANAS), and adjective-based personality scale (ABPT) were used in the research.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Questionnaires, Correlation, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Saricaoglu, Halim; Arslan, Coskun – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between psychological well-being, personal traits and self-compassion levels, and to find out whether personal traits and self-compassion level significantly predict psychological well-being. The study sample is composed of 232 (36.5%) students from Education Faculty of Selçuk University,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Personality Traits, Self Concept
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Kayis, Ahmet Rifat; Ceyhan, Aydogan Aykut – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
It is the aim of this research to investigate the achievement goals of university students. Firstly, university students' adoption levels of achievement goals are described. Next, how their level of academic self-efficacy, irrational beliefs, perfectionism, self-determination, locus of control and gender predict each achievement goal is depicted.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Goal Orientation, Predictor Variables
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Yazici, Hikmet; Altun, Fatma – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
There has been some research which investigates the relationship between gender, different personality traits, and job satisfaction in the field of behavioral sciences. The aim of this study is to examine the difference between male and female instructors' job satisfaction and to investigate the predict level of job satisfaction by Type-A…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Personality Traits, Gender Differences, Job Satisfaction
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Eryilmaz, Ali – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship of the perceived types of teachers (liked, disliked and neutral) with the subjective well-being and academic success of their students, and to determine how students come to categorize their liked, disliked and neutral teachers considering the Big-Five Personality Model. The quantitative…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Well Being, Mental Health, Questionnaires
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Basim, H. Nejat; Begenirbas, Memduh; Can Yalcin, Rukiye – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
One of the most indispensable and important elements of education is teachers whose personality closely affects training and education. In this context, this study examined the effects of teachers' personality traits on their emotional exhaustion in a mediating model which centers around emotional labor. Data were obtained from 798 teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Burnout
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Dilmac, Bulent; Hamarta, Erdal; Arslan, Coskun – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The aim of this research is to analyse the trait anxiety and locus of control of undergraduates in terms of their attachment styles. This research has been conducted in accordance with general screening model. The target population of the research is constituted of 480 undergraduates. Pearson moments multiplication correlation coefficient…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Locus of Control, Attachment Behavior, Correlation
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Hamarta, Erdal; Deniz, M. Engin; Saltali, Neslihan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The purpose of this study is to examine if attachment styles predict emotional intelligence (intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptability, stress management, and general mood). Participants of the study consisted of 463 (272 females, 191 males) undergraduate students selected randomly from different faculties of Selcuk University. Regression and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Attachment Behavior, Predictor Variables, Emotional Intelligence
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Karakaya, Ismail; Ulper, Hakan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
There are two main aims of this research. The primary aim is to develop a reliable and valid anxiety scale to determine writing anxiety levels of prospective teachers. The secondary aim is to determine what variables explain anxiety levels of students to what extent, by determining whether writing anxiety levels of prospective teachers…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Factor Analysis, Writing Apprehension, Anxiety