Kimlik olgusu, sosyal psikoloji disiplini dahilinde, benlik sınıflandırmalarının soyutluk düzeyleri, kimlik boyutları ve motivasyonel içerimleri ile ‘süreç’; sosyal temsil nesnesi olarak ise ‘içerik’ açısından ele alınabilmektedir. Aleviliğin sosyo-tarihsel ve teozofik özgünlüğü…
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Group associations are a fundamental aspect of the human condition, facilitating the most basic as well as more complex needs for survival. Tajfel’s research outlines the impact that such associations have on how humans create identities for themselves. Providing pride or shame,…
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the connection between attachment to significant persons (mother, father, friend, romantic partner, and global) and attachment to God to ascertain which relationships have the greatest impact on attachment to God. The study then ex…
International populations face difficulties adjusting to a new culture. This is especially true for international students, who have to adjust to a new country and face academic demands concurrently. Research has explored various factors that impact psychological adjustment of i…
The US is a diverse country comprised of many immigrant groups. There have been a number of studies that have focused on different immigrant groups in America (Ahmed, 2010; Barry & Grilo, 2003; Bhattacharya & Schoppelrey, 2004; Buddington, 2002; Farley et a12005; Heras & Meleis,…
This study examined the moderating effect of acculturation on the relationship between collective self-esteem and psychological well-being from a sample of Arab American adults. Data consisting of 75 Arab American adults were used, participants completed an online survey. The mo…
This study examined the relationship between the personal and environmental factors of parental and peer tobacco use behaviors, psychological factors of self-esteem, health risk action of experimentation of tobacco use, and different forms of tobacco use and narghile use among Y…
This dissertation argues the impact of prestige considerations on French and Italian foreign policy in the early Cold War period. In particular it shows how those considerations affected the Atlantic Alliance and how the United States tried to manipulate them. The main purpose o…
Individualist cultures emphasize independence, self-reliance, self-expressiveness, and emotional detachment in most of their relationships, whereas collectivist cultures emphasize interdependence, cooperation, maintaining harmony, and strong emotional attachment. Based on these …
When two culturally different groups come in contact, changes occur which may entail a degree of discomfort for those involved. Such acculturative stress may be compounded by dyadic adjustment in couples living through an intercultural contact experience. Acculturating individua…
The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of physical activity and perceived competence, and the relationships between them, for male and female Arab-American students in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. From this population, one hundred forty seven subjects successfully comple…
The physiological and psychological health benefits of regular physical exercise are well-documented; however, drop-out rates from both supervised and unsupervised exercise remain high. Many potential influences on exercise behavior have been studied, but with largely inconsiste…
This thesis provides an ethnography of the final year at an emerging middle-class private high school in the Northeast of Brazil. It draws on 15 months of fieldwork, including participant observation in the classroom wherein I followed students whilst they prepared for vestibula…
Perfectionism has been suggested as one of the main causes of music performance anxiety (MPA). Past research examining the relationship between perfectionism and MPA has not examined the factors underlying the development of these conditions. The present research addressed this …
The aim of this thesis was to explore the relationships between the constructs of self-compassion (SC), self-esteem (SE) and recovery in psychosis. It is presented to the reader as three separate papers. 1) A systematic literature review exploring the relationships between SE an…
Research suggests that there are now two distinct approaches to Emotional Intelligence (EI): ability and trait. To date, however, the literature indicates that the construct remains poorly defined and not always adequately measured. Focusing on trait EI, the current thesis ident…
Youth sport is acknowledged as an ideal setting for promoting positive youth development. In particular, youth sport participation has been linked to life skills development and psychological well-being. The coaching climate has been proposed to play a role in facilitating such …
For many years, educators, psychologists and parents have expressed concern about the apparent deterioration of pupil motivation and performance after children move to secondary school. This study used a longitudinal design to examine the transfer process from the perspective of…
The growth of consumerism has meant that individuals are increasingly using possessions as a means of developing their personal identities and forming social connections. Specifically, the consumer culture has seen the increase of brands and branded goods as marketers attach emo…