Orhan Kocak

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• Faculty Member at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa

This study investigates the relationships between perceived family social support, loneliness , coping strategies, and life satisfaction among older adults in T€ urkiye during the co-ronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, focusing on the mediating roles of loneliness and coping strategies. Using a cross-sectional design, the study collected data from 501...

Childhood and early adolescence play a crucial role in shaping individuals’ attitudes and behaviours through the cultivation of self-esteem. While this dynamic may differ among various age groups, self-esteem is anticipated to serve as a protective factor against peer bullying and aggression, particularly within the school setting. The present stud...

Forced migrants face many problems during the forced migration process. At the forefront of these problems is the negative impact of the forced migration process on their social functionality. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors contributing to the social functionality of Syrian youth under temporary protection status in Turkey. The...

After the Syria Conflict in 2011, Turkey has accepted about four million Syrian refugees. Initially, they were seen as guests, but after eight years, the Turkish Government has spent more than forty billion USD, and the money that has been spent is seen as a burden by both the Government and the people. That’s why some Turkish people started using...

Xenophobia can be defined as negative prejudice towards strangers. It can also be defined as the hatred of foreigners. Psychological resilience is an independent source of resistance and a personality-based tendency to mitigate and overcome the effects of a stressful life. Psychological resilience has three dimensions; commitment, control, and chal...

This study aims to examine the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES), life satisfaction, and perceived human rights practices (PHRP) within the framework of Bandura’s social cognitive theory, which emphasizes the interaction of personal, environmental, and behavioral factors in shaping perceptions and behaviors. By integrating this persp...

Aim This study examined the mediating roles of depression and various dimensions of loneliness (family, social, and romantic) in the associations between COVID‐19 fear and satisfaction with life. Additionally, the research investigated how the economic impact of COVID‐19, family income, gender, and marital status may moderate these associations. D...

Objectives. This study aimed to develop a measurement tool to assess employees' awareness of their rights and responsibilities before and after a potential occupational accident and disease. Methods. The study used a quantitative research method and was conducted with factory workers in the production sector in Sakarya province between April and De...

While some research has indicated the relationship between participation in social development activities (PSDA) and perceived social support (PSS) with problematic smartphone use (PSU), there has been a lack of studies examining these relationships through the lens of the flourishing theory, particularly among adolescents. To address this gap in t...

Objective While health literacy is known to impact general well-being positively, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are not fully understood. The current study examined the associations between health literacy and general well-being in adults, focusing on the mediating roles of the perceived importance of health and self-awareness beha...

Amid global constraints imposed by COVID-19, the edu-cation sector witnessed sudden transformations, includ-ing school closures and the adoption of distance learning,leading to heightened anxiety among Filipino teachers andimpacting their overall well-being. This study explores themediating roles of burnout and work–life balance in the as-sociation...

Afetlerin bireyler ve toplumlar üzerindeki etkileri göz önüne alındığında, afetten etkilenen bireylerin ihtiyaçlarına uygun psikososyal müdahale modelleri geliştirme ve uygulama, nitelikli afet yönetiminin bir parçası olmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışma, 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde meydana gelen ve 11 ili etkileyen Kahramanmaraş depremi sonrasında, depremde...

Bu araştırmada, üniversite öğrencilerinde göçmenlere yönelik olumsuz tutum yan etkilerinin incelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, gelecek kaygısı ve empatinin göçmenlere yönelik olumsuz tutumu nasıl etkilediği araştırılmıştır. Araştırma nicel yöntemler kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Kartopu örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak, 656 üniversite öğrencisine ula...

2023 depremleri sonrası üniversitelerde uzaktan eğitim kararı alınmış, literatürde hem depremin kişilerin üzerindeki olumsuz etkileriyle hem de 2020 yılında COVID-19 pandemisi nedeniyle de daha önceden uygulanmış olan uzaktan eğitimin kişilerin üzerindeki olumsuz etkileriyle ilgili araştırmalar yer almaktadır. Araştırmayla Türkiye’de 2023 yılındaki...

The job satisfaction of social workers working with disadvantaged groups plays a crucial role in providing quality service. Social workers derive their psychological wellbeing by finding meaning in their work, which is essential in their work with clients. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of meaning in life and the moderating role of...

This research aims to investigate the mediating role of work-family life conflict in the effect of Covid-19 fear on life satisfaction. The research was designed as a quantitative and cross-sectional study. A total of 461 married adults living in different cities in Türkiye were reached online. The data collection tools were a demographic informatio...

Bireylerin ruh sağlığı gelişimi açısından önemli rol oynayan aile ilişkileri aynı zamanda gençlerin sosyal medya kullanımına yönelik bir risk unsuru barındırmaktadır. Bu bağlamda mevcut araştırmada; aile aidiyetinin sosyal medya bağımlılığına etkisinde yalnızlık düzeyinin aracı rolünü incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklem grubunu Türkiye g...

In Türkiye, care for children with disabilities is performed predominantly by mothers, but they lack support from social services and close family, which exacerbates their challenges. This study examines social participation, social relations and perceptions of social support of mothers of children with developmental disabilities (MCDDs) from a soc...

Dijital teknolojilerin aşırı veya sorunlu kullanılması ile oluşan dijital bağımlılık kavramı birçok kavramla etkileşim halinde olmakta ve bu kavramlar arasında öz-kontrol ve psikolojik sağlamlık kavramları yer almaktadır. Bireylerin öz-kontrolleri veya psikolojik sağlamlıkları dijital bağımlılık düzeylerini etkilemektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın am...

Forced youth migrants face numerous issues throughout the war based migration process. Social isolation and exclusion in the country where they emigrate, and their limited access to education are right at the top of these challenges. The study that is based on the empowerment approach aims to examine the differences between the socio-demographic st...

This study aimed to examine the relationships between family influence on career choices with perceived social support, vocational outcome expectations, and life satisfaction of university students. Correlational research method was used in the study. The results showed that family influence on career choices and perceived social support were posit...

Bu araştırmanın amacı; lise öğrencilerinin yaşlı ayrımcılığına ilişkin tutumlarını anlamaktır. Betimleyici tipteki bu araştırmanın örneklemini 291lise öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Tutum Ölçeği (YATÖ) ve Öğrenci Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS for Mac 21(Statistical Package for Social Sciences) p...

Bu çalışma üniversite öğrencilerinin akademik motivasyon, boş zaman yönetimi ve karar vermeyi erteleme eğilimleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesini amaçlamıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışmanın örneklemi İstanbul İl sınırları içerisindeki üniversitelerde eğitim gören 549 öğrenciden oluşmuştur. Nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden betimsel ve nedensel-k...

Introduction This qualitative research study examines problems experienced by families with children who have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) living in Turkey. Background In recent years, Turkey has moved to expand services to children who have received a diagnosis of ASD and their families. However, families still experienc...

Social support and ikigai (making life worthwhile) have positive effects on problematic smartphone use and are seen to be related to each other. However, what mediates these relationships has not been adequately analyzed. This study aims to examine how the effect between social support and problematic smartphone use occurs by suggesting the mediato...

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, most workers were forced to work remotely, although having no prior experience, and as a result, they were exposed to new job-related stressors. Objectives: To examine the mediating role of job stress, work-family conflict and job satisfaction between fear of COVID-19 and job performance. Method: An on...

Many personal factors can also be effective in people's decision to migrate in addition to environmental factors. Having individualistic or collectivist tendencies is thought to be one of these factors. In this study, we will examine the relationship between the willingness of young people between the ages of 18-30 living in Turkey to migrate and t...

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Gender Roles Attitudes and Self-Esteem of Married Women

Forced migrants face many problems during the forced migration process. At the forefront of these problems is the negative impact of the forced migration process on their social functionality. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors contributing to the social functionality of Syrian youth under temporary protection status in Turkey. The...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the gender roles attitudes (GRA) and self-esteem of married women. The study has a quantitative study. The 38-item Likert-type Gender Roles Attitude Scale (GRAS), developed by Zeyneloğlu and Terzioğlu (2011), Rosenberg's 10-item Self-Esteem Scale, and the Demographic Questionnaire were used t...

Religion has an important role in coping with the social and psychological problems encountered in human life. However, one topic has not been studied enough, namely that religious attitudes, which are adopting and living religious values, have positive contributions by changing the characteristics of individuals coping with problems. In this study...

In this study, we examined the mediating role of work-family life conflict in the effect of employees’ social media addiction on decisional procrastination. Gender, age, marital status, education, and the sector employed were used as control variables. The data were obtained using the social media addiction scale-adult form, work-family life confli...

Çalışmanın amacı, Türk ve yabancı öğrencilerinin sosyal görünüş kaygı düzeylerini değerlendirmektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, İstanbul il sınırları içinde bulunan çeşitli devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinde öğrenim gören 53 hazırlık, 264 lisans ve 105 lisansüstü olmak üzere 258 Türk ve 164 yabancı toplam 422 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Karşılaştır- ma...

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk ve yabancı üniversite öğrencilerinin internet bağımlılık düzeylerini değerlendirmek ve aynı zamanda internet bağımlılığı ile sosyal görünüş kaygısı arasındaki ilişkiyi tespit etmektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, İstanbul il sınırları içinde bulunan çeşitli devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinde öğrenim gören 53 hazırlık, 264 lis...

COVID-19 pandemisi ile bireylerin internet kullanımlarında ve anksiyete düzeylerinde artış gözlenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; bireylerin kullandığı stresle başa çıkma yöntemlerinin ve COVID-19 anksiyetelerinin problemli internet kullanımlarına etkisini incelemektir. Araştırma, Türkiye’de yaşan 18 yaş ve üzeri 1022 bireyden oluşmaktadır. Bu bireyl...

Experiences in family, school, and social life during childhood are associated with gender roles and occupational choice capability. This study examines how competent individuals are in occupational choice capability and the relationships of childhood experiences and gender roles with their competencies in occupational choice capability. The resear...

Xenophobia can be defined as negative prejudice towards strangers. It can also be defined as the hatred of foreigners. Psychological resilience is an independent source of resistance and a personality-based tendency to mitigate and overcome the effects of a stressful life. Psychological resilience has three dimensions; commitment, control, and chal...

UNESCO 40. Genel Konferans kararıyla 2021 yılı için ülkemizin önerisi Kuzey Makedonya ve Romanya’nın desteğiyle İran ve Azerbaycan ile ortak dosya olarak Ahi Evran’ın Doğumunun 850. Yıl Dönümü UNESCO Anma ve Kutlama Yıl Dönümleri Programına alınmıştı . Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı’nın Şubat 2021 tarihli Genelgesi ile de 2021 yılının “ Ahi E...

Old age, which has different meaning and importance for every human being, is a very special period of life. Elderly people are the most precious assets that bridge between yesterday and today and enable us to move our culture and values into tomorrow. This period is the era in which human life is most needed by interest and love. Elderly people wa...

The number of refugees has increased exponentially due to international crises, wars, and political pressures in recent years worldwide. Turkey hosts the largest refugee population in the world with 3,672,646 Syrian refugees. This study aimed to examine the relationship among refugees’ stress, life satisfaction, social support, coronavirus anxiety,...

COVID-19 has spread rapidly and become a health crisis around the world, and negatively affected the mental state of individuals. Emotional intelligence (EI) can play an important role in coping with the mental problems experienced due to the pandemic. This study examined how individuals' emotional intelligence levels affect depression and satisfac...

Xenophobia can be defined as negative prejudice towards strangers. It can also be defined as the hatred of foreigners. Psychological resilience is an independent source of resistance and a personality-based tendency to mitigate and overcome the effects of a stressful life. Psychological resilience has three dimensions; this dimensions are; attachme...

Social Media use Across Generations: from Addiction to Engagement http://dx. Social media is used at very high rates among young people not only in Europe and other developed countries but also developing and people from almost all generations have started to use social media. The use of social media has become an addiction regardless of country an...

In every society, refugees face social and economic exclusion. In particular, social distance towards refugees may be seen remarkably in cities where host people and refugees live together intensely. This study examined essential predictors of social distance towards refugees: religiosity, socioeconomic status (SES), satisfaction with life, and thr...

The effect of religiosity on individuals is seen more in stressful situations. Religion strengthens people in coping with the issues given rise by COVID-19 due to its contributions, such as reducing death fear and giving hope. The impact of religious commitment on COVID-19 fear, psychological consequences, and satisfaction with life levels in the C...

Loneliness and cognitive distortions have serious negative effects on life satisfaction and are seen as related to each other. However, what mediates in these relationships has not been adequately analyzed. This study aims to analyze the effect between cognitive distortions and life satisfaction by asserting the mediating role of loneliness. For th...

The increasing use of social media due to various individual and social reasons may trigger some psycho-social issues. What can be effective in reducing social media addiction, which causes social and economic problems, is an important issue today. This study aimed to investigate the mediation effect of satisfaction with life in the impact of self-...

Internet addiction has become a significant problem that primarily affects young people. It has an essential effect on the individual’s self-perception and assessment of their competencies. This study aimed to reveal whether there is a significant relationship between the level of internet addiction of university students and their age and self-est...

Turkey has been the country hosting the highest number of refugees globally with the immigration of Syrians after the civil war in Syria. There have been no major problems between Turks and Syrians in the past ten years. Although Syrians have a financial burden of 71 billion USD to the Turkish state, Turkish society has not reacted significantly du...

We aimed to determine the relationship between gaming disorder, narcissism, and hap-piness levels of children between the ages of 9 and 15. This study was based on the compensationtheory. The sample consists of 461 boys who continue their education in public schools in Istanbul.In the study, a mixed research design, which nests qualitative data int...

Careers are a reality of life that need to be considered as multi-dimensional in today’s modern societies. Choosing a career is a complex process that coincides with high school and university ages, creating psycho-social stress. Considering the literature, the effects of different environmental factors have been revealed in separate studies. This...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of social media addiction on depression in adult individuals. For this purpose, the researchers analyzed whether social media dependence had differing impacts according to various variables (age, gender, the highest level of education, duration of daily use of social media, frequency of social media use,...

The COVID-19 virus has become a fearful epidemic for people all over the world. In Turkey, long quarantine periods and curfews have increased both physical and psychological problems. Due to the rapid spread and substantial impact of the COVID-19 virus, different psychological effects were observed among different segments of society, such as among...

Çalışmanın amacı, Türk ve yabancı öğrencilerinin sosyal görünüş kaygı düzeylerini değerlendirmektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, İstanbul il sınırları içinde bulunan çeşitli devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinde öğrenim gören 53 hazırlık, 264 lisans ve 105 lisansüstü olmak üzere 258 Türk ve 164 yabancı toplam 422 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Karşılaştır-ma y...

Sosyal medya bağımlılığı ve algılanan sosyal destek kavramları son yıllarda farklı araştırmalara konu olmuştur. Alan yazında birçok farklı değişkenle ilişkisi incelenen bu kavramların birlikte bir çalışma konusu olmadığı görülmüştür. Bu kapsamda bu araştırmada; İstanbul’da bulunan üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal medya kullanım ve bağımlılık düzeyi...

For most people, working is essential in order to earn the economic income that is required to sustain one’s life. Within this framework, the research has been conducted on the meaning of work, its importance, and its benefits for the worker. An important part of existing research are investigations into “job satisfaction,” which expresses whether...

Bu araştırmanın amacı boşanmış veya boşanma sürecinde olan ailelerin çocuklarının boşanma eylemine ve anne-babalarına ilişkin algılarını mecazlar (metaforlar) yardımıyla ortaya çıkarmak ve analiz etmektir. Boşanmış veya boşanma sürecinde olan 10 çift ve bu çiftlerin 16 çocuğu ile yapılan görüşmeler 10.10.2017-29.11.2017 tarihleri arasında Bakırköy...

This study analyses the socioeconomic situations being contended with the Syrian immigrants living in Beylikdüzü district in İstanbul in terms of the analytic and industrial circumstances. This paper exposes the immigrants' economic problems being interlaced with the education and Turkish language. To guide the analysis and interpretation of the qu...

İnsan en önemli gelişim dönemi olan çocukluk çağında birçok sorunla karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Özellikle ergenlik döneminde bilişsel, duygusal ve sosyal sıkıntılar gençlerin sorunlarını derinleştirebilmekte ve potansiyellerini hem gençlikte hem de gelecekte ortaya koymalarına engel olmaktadır. Çocuk ve ergenlerin gelişim süreci boyunca zamanlarının...

In this study, reasons of Turkish social work students’ motivation for pursuing social work degree have been researched. Also it has been examined if motivation of distant training students and formal training students ranges. 158 students whose 79 are of distant training and 79 are of formal training attended to the current study. It has been seen...

Psikolojik iyilik, kişinin psikolojik olarak herhangi bir sorun (anksiyete, depresyon, vb.) yaşamamasıdır. Algılanan sosyal destek, kişinin sosyal çevresinden (aile, arkadaş, akraba, vb.) almakta olduğu desteği öznel olarak değerlendirme düzeyidir. Bu çalışmada korunma altında bulunan ve çocuk destek merkezlerinde kalmakta olan 14-20 yaş arasındaki...

Civil unrest in Syria that started in March 2011 has resulted in about five million refugees in neighboring countries – many suffering from physical and mental illnesses due to the environment and pathogens, as well as human rights violence and abuse (UNICEF, 2017). The social, economic, and health costs of the conflict have disproportionately affe...

Özet Organizasyonlarda kalite yönetiminin stratejik önemi gittikçe önem kazanmaktadır. Çoğu organizasyon etkili bir şekilde kalite yönetiminin, rekabet yeteneğine ve iş piyasasına avantajlar sağladığına yönelik bakış açısı geliştirmiştir. Ayrıca toplam kalitenin felsefesi düşünüldüğünde tüm organizasyonlarda kullanabileceği görülmektedir. Bu durum...

In modern life, the expected life at birth is improving day by day with the developing health services as well as technologies. With these possibilities, the number of older people is increasing not only in developed but also developing and under developing countries. However, the problems of older people face, today, are different and challenging...

z İş sağlığı ve güvenliği hem Uluslararası Çalışma Örgütü'nün hem de Avrupa Birliği'nin önem verdiği bir konudur. Öyle ki, ILO çıkarttığı sözleşme ve tavsiye kararlarında müstakil olarak iş sağlığı ve güvenliğine vurgu yapmıştır. Ayrıca güvenli ve düzgün iş anlamında kullanılan "decent work" konsepti ile ILO son yıllarda iş sağlığı ve güvenliği olg...

z: Bir ülkenin ekonomik ve sosyal gelişiminde eğitim sisteminin önemli bir yeri söz konusudur. Özellikle de mesleki eğitim rekabet gücü açısından oldukça büyük öneme sahiptir. Bunun için de çocuk ve gençlerin yetenekleri doğrultusunda mesleklere yönlendirilmesi gerekmektedir. Ülkemizde özellikle ortaöğretim düzeyinde mesleki yönlendirme ve mesleki...

Bir işletme ya da kurumda duygusal emek ve tükenmişlik düzeylerinin doğru olarak belirlenmesi, daha sonra gerçekleştirilecek planlar ve tedbirler, strateji ve önlemler için önemli bir adım olmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile Yalova Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanlığı İl Müdürlüğü ve bağlı kuruluşlarında çalışanların duygusal emek ve tükenmişlik düzeyleri a...

Refugees are usually a disadvantaged group who is vulnerable to many disparities. They have many problems ranging from education and health to employment, foreign language, exclusion in daily economic and social life and more. One of the important problems is health services which refugees urgently need. Their access to healthcare services varies s...

In today's world, not only developing also developed countries confront with economic and social challenges. These challenges create poverty in the end for societies. Poverty is the state of a person or people lack a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or required material for living seen in every society and it was common in the past and...

The jobs of medicine representatives who work in health sector are much more different than other positions such as sales and marketing in the same sector. The presentation of the goods and services manufactured by companies for health care worker is increasing the importance of the position of medicine representatives according to the acts and eth...

Kişilik kavramı A ve B tipi kişi olmak üzere ikiye ayrılmış, A tipi kişiliğin daha üretken, çalışkan, hırslı bir yapıya sahip olduğu, B tipi kişiliğe sahip kişilerin ise A tipine göre daha sakin, daha rahat ve daha dengeli olduğu görülmüştür. Özel sektör çalışanlarının A tipi kişiliğe daha çok sahip olabileceği, kamuda çalışan devlet memurlarının i...

With this study, the model is put in order to produce new solutions for today's post-modern social problems. This is known the empowerment approach which is adopted basically implemented in local, human focused and empowerment of the individual. Thereby, it is aimed to reach to the empowered society with the empowered individual. With this aim, the...

Welfare State has spread around the world with application of Keynesian policies. Important improvements happened in terms of social and economic development as well as the reduction of class conflict in some regions after 1945s. This era, has been seen in North America and Europe and was taken as a model by some countries, is called Golden Age. Sw...

Sosyal politikalar genelde merkezi hükümetler tarafından planlanır ve ağırlıklı olarak yerel yönetimlertarafından uygulanır. Son yıllarda sosyal politikaların yerelleşmesi daha da önem kazanmıştır. Bunun sebebi ise halkın sorunlarını yerel yönetimlerin daha iyi tespit edebilmesi ve erişebilmeleri olarak görülebilir. Yerel yönetimlerden biri olan be...

This study aims to measure the changing expectations on finding a job and careers of Yalova University Students. The survey was done with 286 students in the spring term of 2014-2015. The expectations of the students on finding a job and their careers is going to be measured with a survey before taking a job and counseling service. In the next phas...

Developing information and communication technologies is bringing new jobs together with many opportunities. Emerging new sectors are creating new skilled workforce needs in labor life. Especially, increasing need for qualified workforce is triggering the importance of university graduates which is required for the new emerging jobs and sectors. Th...

A civil war has been continuing in Syria since 2011. Therefore, many Syrian people have been migrating from the country to neighbor countries. More than 2 million people came to Turkey. Majority of them are living in camps prepared by Turkish Government. The Government has spent about 8 billion USD for the infrastructure of the camps and the needs...

Acil tıp teknisyenlerinde, yoğun çalışma koşulları ve yapılan işin niteliği itibariyle tükenmişlik sendromu yaşanma ihtimali yüksektir. Diğer taraftan çok sayıda acil tıp teknisyeni bir yandan çalışırken bir yandan da önlisans veya lisans düzeyinde örgün eğitimine devam etmektedir. Bu çalışma acil tıp teknisyenlerinde tükenmişlik sendromu ve öğrenc...

Today, small and medium sized companies are briefly called SMEs, are becoming more important in order to sustain of both national and local economies under the intensive competition and in the existing global markets. SME’s are making important contributions countries’ economic growths by making innovations, giving responses for the economic crises...

Nowadays, one of the most important problem is the unemployment. The unemployment is an important problem not only in underdeveloped and developing countries but also in the developed countries. The unemployment leads to important societal problems besides its negative effect economically. For this reason, combating against the unemployment takes t...

The issue of employment is very important subject for countries where the rates of unemployment is high in the world. While the issue of unemployment is seen a major subject in some countries, other countries see it more minor. However, every country, including developed, faces with unemployment depending on their development level. The lack of ski...