Emine Caglar

Emine Caglar
Hacettepe University · Faculty of Sport Sciences

PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology

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September 2017 - September 2018
Loughborough University
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  • Visiting scholar
March 2017 - present
Hacettepe University
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  • Professor (Associate)
March 2012 - March 2017
Kırıkkale University
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  • Professor (Associate)

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Publications (56)
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The purpose of this study was to examine age and sex differences in physical self-concept of Turkish late adolescents and early adults. A total of 715 high school and 1,125 university students voluntarily participated and were administered the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire. The findings indicate significant sex and age differences on mult...
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The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not the social physique anxiety level and gender have an influence on psychological characteristics and health related behavior of adolescents. Five hundred and ninety eight female (M(age) = 14.95, SD = .70 years) and three hundred and eighty four male (M(age) = 15.08, SD = .76 years) adolescents...
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The primary purpose of the present study was to identify motivational profiles of adolescent athletes using cluster analysis in non-Western culture. A second purpose was to examine relationships between physical self-perception differences of adolescent athletes and motivational profiles. One hundred and thirty six male (Mage = 17.46, SD = 1.25 yea...
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This paper presents a series of studies that progresses the development and validation of the Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate in Individual Sport Competition Questionnaire (MCISCQ-Parent). Study 1 examined the face and content validity of an initial pool of 26 items based on the principles of achievement goal theory and prior research. In Stu...
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We investigated the contribution of perceived motivational climates created by coach, peer, and parent on the dispositional flow experience of young athletes. Eighty-six female (M age ¼ 14.24, SD ¼ 1.38 years) and 134 male (M age ¼ 16.28, SD ¼ 1.17 years) athletes completed questionnaires of perceived motivational climates created by coach, peer, a...
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Background. Although physical inactivity may lead to increasing obesity prevalence, research on anthropometric variables changes based on physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents is limited. PA decreases with age, while sedentary behavior increases. The study aimed to examine differences in objectively measured sedentary time, light-inten...
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Bu çalışmanın amacı öğrencilerin sosyoekonomik düzey (SED)'ini belirlemek için geliştirilen “Aile Varlık Düzeyi Ölçeği II’nin (AVDÖ II)” Türk üniversite öğrencilerinde geçerliğini ve güvenirliğini sınamaktır. Ölçek, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün 1997 yılında yürüttüğü “Okul Çağı Çocuklarında Sağlık Davranışı (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children-HBSC...
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The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence for Turkish children. A total of 255 children aged 5–10 years (131 girls and 124 boys) participated in this study. One week later, a random subsample ( n = 40) was implemented the scale again for test–retest reliability....
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The aim of this study was to examine the basic psychological needs in exercise among adult exercisers in relation with their gender, the type of activity, age groups, and years of exercise. The Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) was administered to 234 adult exercisers (Mage=25.11, SD=8.89 years). The participants were classified i...
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Introduction: This study aimed to determine the variables that predict whether WHO's global recommendation for physical activity (PA) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic can be met among adults. Material and Methods: A total of 921 adults voluntarily participated in this study. A demographic information form and the Physical Activity Assessment...
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Spor ve egzersiz psikolojisi, son yıllarda ülkemizde de giderek popüler olan, spor ve egzersiz ortamında insan davranışlarını psikolojik ilke kuramlar çerçevesinde ele alan bir disiplindir. Her alanda olduğu gibi spor ve egzersiz psikolojisi alanında da bilgi birikiminin sağlanması amacı ile farklı psikolojik yapıların ölçülmesine ve değerlendirilm...
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Examining sport commitment, which is a crucial structure in revealing the psychosocial factors that affect sport participation, persistence, and dropping out of sports, is important in terms of providing a more comprehensive understanding of this concept in our country, revealing the gaps in the literature and providing new research questions. A be...
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The aim of this study was to examine the sedentary screen time (SST) of working individuals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two hundred eighty-nine female and 313 male, a total of 602 (aged between 18-64 years) working adults participated in this study. In order to calculate the duration of sedentary behavior (SB) at work and home, partici...
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of Internet addiction with age, gender, sitting time, duration of smartphone use, playing violent digital games, and exercising. Three hundred and sixty-two adolescents completed questionnaires regarding physical activity and Internet addiction. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed tha...
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of “Short Flow State Scale-2 (SFSS-2)” and “Short Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (SDFS-2)” for Turkish athletes in two separate studies. One hundred ninety-seven (Mage = 22.05, SD = 3.60) athletes voluntarily participated in the first study to test the psychometric properties of SDFS-2...
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the “Short Flow State Scale-2 (SFSS-2)” and “Short Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (SDFS-2)” for Turkish athletes in two separate studies. One hundred ninety-seven athletes (Mage = 22.05, SD = 3.60) voluntarily participated in the first study to test the psychometric properties of SDF...
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Study Objectives: This study aimed to examine the roles of some agility parameters on the linear, single sprint skills among young male basketball and handball players. Methods: The participants in this study were male basketball players (BP) (n = 15, ±SD= 15.30 ± 0.48) and handball players (HP) (n = 32, ± SD = 16.81 ± 1.63) who trained regularly,...
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Study Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of functional sprint training on the movement components affecting speed in youth basketball players. Methods: The subjects in this study consisted of three groups; a research group (RG, age = 12,5 ± 0,3, n = 16), a basketball group (BG, age = 12,5 ± 0,3, n = 16), and a control g...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of Turkish version of Physical Self-Description Questionnaire Short Form (PSDQ-S) for adolescents. The research consists of two separate studies. Material and Methods: In the first study, the construct validity of the scale was examined by confirmatory factor analysis and...
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The aim of this study was to examine effects of a training program based on longitudinal training of athlete development approach on gross motor skills among 6-8 years old children. Participants of Multi Branches Talent Identification and Development Project (n = 54), Basketball School players (n = 55) and a control group (n = 50) participated in t...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of Turkish version of Physical Self-Description Questionnaire Short Form (PSDQ-S) for adolescents. The research consists of two separate studies. Material and Methods: In the first study, the construct validity of the scale was examined by confirmatory factor analysis and...
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The aim of the present study was to examine the screen time differences as an indicator of sedentary lifestyle in terms of some socio-demographic variables among university students. A total of 2209 university student (Mage = 20.80, SD = 1.61 years) participated in this study. The demographic information and screen time data were collected by using...
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The study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Very Short form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-VS) among a sample of 635 Turkish adolescents. These adolescents have completed the 12 original items of the PSI-VS, plus a positively worded reformulation of the single reverse-keyed item of the physical attractiveness subscale. A series...
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Elite Athlete Self-Description Questionnaire (EASDQ). One hundred and eleven female (Mage =23.49, Sd=4.66 years) and 195 male (Mage =26.63, Sd=5.02 years), totally 306 athletes (Mage =25.49, Sd=5.12 years) participated in this study. EASDQ is desi...
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We investigated exercise motivation and basic psychological needs in exercise among elderly candidate and elderly people. Total 476 Turkish exercisers (Mage = 58.23, Sd = 6.14 years) participated in this study. The participants were classified into three age groups as 50-54, 55-64, and 65 and older ages. The participants younger than 65 years were...
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of short form of Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ-S) for 12-18 years old adolescents. PSDQ-S consists of 11 subscales with 40 items. The scale was developed by Marsh, Martin, and Jackson (2010) by selecting items from PSDQ long version. Two hundre...
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale-Youth (PALMS-Y) developed by Hu et al. (2015). Participants were 288 adolescents (Mage = 14.35, SD = 1.35 years), 144 females and 144 males. We administered a Personal Information Form and the Turkish versi...
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Physical Self Inventory (PSI) among university students. Methods: One hundred and eighty-seven females and 106 males, totally 293 university students (mean age 21.97±1.71 years) participated in this study. The Turkish version of PSI, Phy...
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find out participation time in physical activity with regard to some socio-demographic variables and decisional balance perceptions for exercise among university students. Material and methods: Eight hundred twenty six male and 928 female, a total of 1754 volunteer university students (Mage= 20.83; SD = 1.64...
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The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Turkish version of the Parent Initiated Motivational Climate Questionnaire-2 (PIMCQ-2) which was developed by White and Duda (1993). The questionnaire was administered to 118 female and 184 male, totally 302 (Mage =15.05, SD = 1.78 years) adolescent athletes from different sports....
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Elite Athlete Self-Description Questionnaire (EASDQ). One hundred and eleven female (Mage =23.49, Ss=4.66 years) and 195 male athletes (Mage =26.63, Ss=5.02 years), totally 306 athletes (Mage =25.49, Ss=5.12 years) participated in this study. EASDQ is desig...
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The purpose of this study was to test the criterion related validity of the d2 Test of Attention in the child athletes in a pilot study. Thirty three boys (Mage = 10.76, SD = 1.12 years) and 20 girls (Mage = 10.83, SD = 1.09 years) tennis players from ODTÜ Sports Club and Ankara Tennis Club participated in the study. The subjects regularly compete...
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Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. There is little information concerning screen time of adolescents in developing countries such as Turkey. This study examined the screen time of adolescents with regard to gender, school type and sport participation in Turkey, selected as an example of an...
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The purpose of this study was to examine dispositional flow of Turkish participants in terms of sex and some exercise behavior variables (frequency, type, length and level of activity involvement). The sample of this study constituted 74 female (Mage=23.56; Sd=4.06) and 160 male (Mage=24.15; Sd=6.18) participants from variety of exercise programs....
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The use of item response theory models (IRT) in sport and exercise psychology has provided some unique insights into the quality of measure especially at the item level Fletcher. R. B. (August 2005). Detecting item bias in physical self-concept: an application of differential bundle functioning. In T. Morris, P. Terry, S. Gordon, S. Hanrahan, L. Ie...
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Physical Activity Levels of the Young Adults in an Economically Developing Country: The Turkish Sample The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity levels of the young adults in Turkey, selected as an example of an economically developing country. A total of 1027 university students voluntarily participated in this study. The spor...
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Competitive Self-Presentation Concern Inventory (CSPCI). One hundred and eight female (Mage =21.51, SD =2.38 years) and 303 male collegiate athletes (Mage =22.61, SD =3.14 years) from different sport disciplines (American football, track and field, badminto...
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Recreational Exercise Motives of Adolescents and Young Adults This study examined the motives for taking part in recreational exercise/sporting activities based on a sample of Turkish young people. Secondly, gender and age group differences with motivational dimensions were investigated. A total of 298 members of 6 Youth Centers voluntarily partici...
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Understanding the motives for youth sport participation has become important issue for sport practitioners and researchers in the last decade. According to Harter"s competence motivation theory, the perceptions of competence associated with successful performance are critical determinants of subsequent motivation to participate. In other words, ind...
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The purpose of this study was to examine age and gender differences in physical self-concept in two different cultural contexts. This study also aimed to study cultural differences in physical self-concept by comparing German and Turkish adolescents and young adults. 901 Turkish (mean age = 19.3 years, SD = 3.10) and 733 German students (mean age =...
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The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish versi- on of Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2) and Flow State Scale-2 (FSS-2). 301 (Mage = 21.58, SD = 3.57 years) and 422 (Mage = 25.11, SD = 8.06 years) exercise and sport participants completed DFS-2 and FSS-2, respectively. Both DFS-2 and FSS-2 are 36 item instru...
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2) and Flow State Scale-2 (FSS-2). 301 (Mage = 21.58, SD = 3.57 years) and 422 (Mage = 25.11, SD = 8.06 years) exercise and sport participants completed DFS-2 and FSS-2, respectively. Both DFS-2 and FSS-2 are 36 item...
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The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the physical self-perceptions of Turkish university students with regard to gender and physical activity levels. Secondly, the study aimed to examine the most important physical self-perception variables in the prediction of physical activity participation. 466 male (M-age=21.13, SD=2.08 years...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity d2 Test of Attention for Turkish athletes. Four hundred and thirty seven (437) male and 264 female athletes (Mage= 19.30, SD = 5.08; Msport age= 7.72, SD = 4.77; Meducation= 10.67, SD = 2.85 years) from eleven sport disciplines (track and field,, basketball, handball, football,...

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