Fatmanur Cifci

University of North Texas | UNT · Department of Educational Psychology

Utilizing theses within IPARTheory, parenting styles framework, and the cultural normativeness hypothesis, this study examined relations between mothers’ and adolescents’ perceptions of guan and shaming practices and grades and psychological distress, and whether the perceived normativeness of these two parenting practices moderated these links amo...

There were significant differences in loneliness by generational status, but no differences in loneliness or social well-being for both generational and immigration status. First, the immigrant paradox may contribute to this finding, as newcomers often report better outcomes than those of later generations. Secondly, second-generation immigrant col...

Ethnocultural empathy was negatively associated with unawareness of privilege, but neither social support from a mentor or minoritized status moderated the relation. Exploration of patterns revelated that the empathy and unawareness relation was strongest for racially minoritized students. Empathy and unawareness relationship was significant and st...

This study investigated the relationship between childhood experiences (positive or negative) and creativity and examined if adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are moderated or mediated by resilience. Two creativity measures, The Inventory of Creative Activities and Achievements (ICAA) and two verbal Alternate Uses Test (AUT) items, were used. Hy...

Feelings of loneliness can impact the relationships between the generations and family members. Loneliness among immigrant family members and its generational transmission are attracting more and more attention from academics. Nonetheless, existing research is frequently lacking theoretical foundations. I provide the life-course approach as a frame...

This qualitative review synthesizes evidence regarding how cultural humility (i.e., critical self‐reflection, challenging inequity) may be influenced by the experience of serving as a mentor in a youth program. A systematic search identified 35 qualitative studies with findings that address this question. Thematic synthesis of extracted data identi...

Romantic love is a dynamic and psychological process that adapts across cultures, is influenced by cultural beliefs and values, and occurs in various ways around the world. In the literature, a significant difference was found between intercultural married couples and married couples from the same culture in terms of marital satisfaction. The lack...

Explored demographic differences in volunteer mentoring motivation & found that unmarried volunteers reported greater motivation to mentor for personal enhancement, compared to married volunteers. Although the interaction was not statistically significant, unmarried female mentors reported significantly greater enhancement motivation than married f...