Browsing by Author "Selcuk, Bilge"
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Review Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 3A Meta-Analytic Review of the Association Between Theory of Mind and Aggression(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2024) Ekerim-Akbulut, Muge; Turunç Bayrakdar, Gamze; Yavuz-Muren, Melis; Turunc, Gamze; Imuta, Kana; Selcuk, BilgeAlthough the association between theory of mind (ToM) and aggression has been theorized, empirical findings have not revealed a clear link between these constructs. In the current meta -analytic review, we integrated findings from 83 studies (141 effect sizes) involving 41,650 participants from 18 countries to elucidate the association between ToM and aggression in typically developing children, adolescents, and adults. We found a significant negative association between ToM and aggression overall (r = -0.15). Moreover, each type and function of aggression were negatively associated with Theory of Mind (ToM). Bullying-a distinct form of aggression-was not associated with ToM. The strength of the association between overall aggression and ToM varied as a function of methodological variables: First, studies that used self -report questionnaires to measure ToM and aggression yielded the strongest effect sizes, compared to those that used task -based assessments or questionnaires completed by others (parents, teachers, peers). Second, there was a difference in the ToM measurement with the measures examining ToM with non -false belief understanding tasks yielding a stronger mean effect than those that focused exclusively on false -belief understanding. Third, the magnitude of the negative association was found to increase with participants' age, though significant negative associations between ToM and aggression held across the lifespan. These results point to the critical link between ToM and aggressive tendencies and suggest the value in implementing interventions to improve mental state understanding across the age range to foster positive social interactions.Article Citation - WoS: 1Personal and Familial Predictors of Depressive Feelings in People With Orthopedic Disability(Termedia Publishing House, 2017) Secinti, Ekin; Harma, Mehmet; Selcuk, Bilge; Harma, MehmetBACKGROUND People with orthopedic disability experience limitations in physical ability which can cause psychological problems such as depressive feelings. This paper investigates the role of family environment caregiver characteristics and personal resources in the acceptance of disability and depressive feelings of persons with orthopedic disability. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE Data were collected from 161 Turkish people with orthopedic disability (mean age = 35.60 years SD = 10.18) and their family caregivers (e.g. parent spouse). The participants with disability completed scales for functional independence acceptance of disability family environment locus of control learned resourcefulness and depression. The family caregivers completed measures of social support their own depression burden of caregiving and acceptance-rejection of their care recipient. RESULTS Analyses via multivariate statistics and SEM showed that depressive feelings of individuals with orthopedic disability and their acceptance of the disability were predicted by multiple factors including the affected persons' learned resourcefulness and locus of control family environment and interactions with their family caregiver but not by their functional independence. CONCLUSIONS Overall a supportive family environment and acceptance of disability appear to lower the risk of having depression for individuals with orthopedic disability. Family caregivers' attitudes towards their care recipients were related to the family environment and feelings of burden appeared to impair the affected individuals' acceptance of their condition.