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Kapikiran, Sahin; Acun-Kapikiran, Necla – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study examined the role of self-esteem as a mediator in the relationships between optimism and psychological resilience on depressive symptoms in university students. A total of 494 undergraduate students, comprising of 253 female and 241 male participated in this study. Participants' ages ranged from 18 to 30 (M = 20.85, SD = 1.57).…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Depression (Psychology), Self Esteem, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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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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Duru, Erdinç; Duru, Sibel; Balkis, Murat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study examined the relationships among burnout, academic achievement, and self-regulation with two structural models. The participants were 383 undergraduates with different majors in a university in the western part of Turkey. The results showed that academic achievement was negatively associated with three dimensions of burnout and was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Burnout, Academic Achievement
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Yerdelen, Sündüs; McCaffrey, Adam; Klassen, Robert M. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
This study investigated the longitudinal association between students' anxiety and procrastination and the relation of self-efficacy for self-regulation to these constructs. Latent Growth Curve Modeling was used to analyze data gathered from 182 undergraduate students (134 female, 48 male) at 4 times during a semester. Our results showed that…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Time Management, Anxiety, Self Efficacy
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Acun-Kapikiran, Necla – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
In this study, the mediator effects of focus on positive and negative information on the relationship between empathic tendency, and guilty and psychological well-being in university students were investigated. The participants were 314 student, between age range of 17-32 (M.20.93,SD:1.80) attending different departments Faculty of Education, at…
Descriptors: Well Being, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Psychology
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Demir, Ilkay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The aim of the present study was to test the factor structure, convergent validity, and reliability of the Functions of Identity Scale (FIS) on a Turkish college sample. FIS is a 15 item, self-report instrument consisting of five scales. In line with the original version, both the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed a five-factor…
Descriptors: Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis