Browsing by Author "Ozsaker, M"

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    The influence of physical activity on attention in Turkish children
    Adsiz, E; Dorak, F; Ozsaker, M; Vurgun, N
    This study aims to determine the influence of regular physical activity on attention among 4th and 5th graders. A total of 60 4th and 5th graders aged between 9-11 participated in the study. This is an experimental study which employs a pretest-posttest control group design. The experimental and control groups consisted of 30 children each, who did and did not engage in sports activities respectively. The data were collected using personal information form and Bourdon Attention Test, and analyzed using Gretl software package with multiple regression analysis. The results show that physically active children had significantly higher attention levels compared to sedentary children (p<0.05). In conclusion, engaging in physical activities regularly and under the supervision of a trainer positively affects attention development in 4th and 5th graders.
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    The Association between Perceived Social Support and Self-Efficacy of Turkish Elementary School Children
    Ozsaker, M; Yardimc, F; Gerçeker, GÖ; Muslu, GK
    Positive power is very important for adolescents' physical and mental health. The sample for the study was composed of a total of 760 students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades from 7 elementary schools. The sociodemographic data form, the Child-Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS) for measuring the social support perceived and the Middle School Self-efficacy Scale for measuring self-efficacy were used. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the social support perceived and elementary school students' self-efficacy and the variables that influence perceived social support and self-efficacy. A positive relationship was determined between the CASSS and point averages on the sub-scales, the Middle School Self-efficacy Scale and the sub-scales of the students (p<0.001). It was established that the perceived social support in adolescents has affected their self-efficacy skills. It is recommended that professionals dealing with adolescent health should guide the adolescents by using social support and health self-efficacy on gaining skills for health protection, promotion and to take over the responsibility of their own health.
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    A Study on the Hopelessness of Turkish Physical Education and Sports School Students
    Ozsaker, M; Vurgun, N
    This study aims to evaluate and compare university students' hopelessness levels for specific variables. The sample included 535 university students at the School of Physical Education and Sports (SPES) of the Adnan Menderes University. The 20-item Beck Hopelessness Scale, developed by Beck et al. (1974), was used in the study. Seber et al. (1993), Durak and Palabiyikoglu (1994) created a Turkish adaptation of the scale. Based on the data, descriptive frequencies and percentage tables were obtained. The Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests, nonparametric correlation and linear regression analyses were implemented using the SPSS 16.0 statistical software for the hopelessness scores. There was an insignificant correlation between students' hopelessness levels in different departments and playing sports, while students' hopelessness scores in the training department were higher than the scores of students in other departments. The low income students' hopelessness levels were higher, but there was a significant correlation between low income and middle/high income.
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    A Study on the Effects of Loneliness, Depression and Perceived Social Support on Problematic Internet Use among University Students
    Ozsaker, M; Muslu, GK; Kahraman, A; Beytut, D; Yardimci, F; Basbakkal, Z
    The present study investigated the effects of loneliness, depression and perceived social support on problematic Internet use among university students. The participants were 459 students at two universities in Turkey. The study data were collected with a Questionnaire Form, Problematic Internet Use Scale (PIUS), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale (Version 3), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance were conducted to examine the differences; and correlation and regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between variables. There was a positive significant correlation between the PIUS and MSPSS and the UCLA Loneliness Scale and a negative significant correlation between the PIUS and Beck Depression Scale (BDS). The female students had higher total PIUS scores. The results also illustrated that there was a statistically significant difference in total PIUS scores according to having a social network account.