Gülen Baran's research while affiliated with Ankara University and other places

... First, clothing reflects the individual's taste, social and economic status, culture, belief, ethnic origin, and mood (Solomon, 1989), conveying the message of identity and lifestyle (Davis, 1992;Solomon & Douglas, 1989), a social acceptance. mediator (Erden, 1998;Shim & Koh, 1997) and because adolescents are in search of personal image and identity, they give importance to their appearance, especially their clothes, in order to express themselves better (Akça et al., 2011). ...

... This finding was in line with the previous studies. [24] The development of social skills is a part of socialization processes so that the person needs to learn the appropriate social behavior and proper communication with others to reach his/her goals and satisfy desires and wants. The person needs to adapt to society which is only achieved by consciously recognizing and internalizing the norms, values, customs, principles, and laws of society and acquiring social skills. ...

... Toplumsal ilişkilerin genişliği yaşlıların kendilerine güven duygularının, sosyal yeterliliklerinin güçlenmesine yardımcı olan destek mekanizmalar durumundadır. Aile, akraba, arkadaş ve komşu ilişkilerinin güçlü olması yaşlılarda yaşam doyumunu arttırıcı bir etki yaratmaktadır (31). Toplumsal ilişkiler başarılı ve zor yaşlılığın anlamını oluşturmada önemli bir faktör olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. ...

... Each child's answers were graded and the total score was converted into a standardized, age-normed math ability score following the TEMA-3 grading manual (Ginsburg & Baroody, 2003). We used standardized ability scores rather than percentiles because TEMA-3 ability score shows high test-retest reliability and has been more frequently used in prior studies (e.g., Erdogan & Baran, 2009;Libertus et al., 2011Starr, Libertus, & Brannon, 2013). 8 Children's standardized math ability score ranged from <55 to >145 9 with a mean of 106 (SD = 14.55). ...

... Drawing activities will help children in the development of motor behavior, fantasy thinking and in the ability to overcome fear and frustration [4]. Drawing can also find out and help children who have problems early and can overcome more quickly [12], [13]. Drawing provides aesthetic experience in the form of expression/creation and appreciation activities through the learning approach or through art learning activities. ...

... Table 1 shows the comparison of sociodemographic and obstetric variables of participants. The mean age of the patients in the study groups was 17.24 years (range: [15][16][17][18]. The mean±SD of age of the Turkish adolescents and the refugees were 17.36±1.19 ...

... Overworking is a syndrome that affects physical, academic, and social performance in both teaching and other occupations, and is a process by which appropriate or inappropriate reactions occur under stressful conditions (Sears et al. 2000, apud Baran et al., 2010). It can cause aggression, decreased performance, quality and competence at work and affects not only the exhausted person but also other people who interact with him. ...

... Social skills refer to a complex set of skills and behaviors that empower an individual to interact appropriately with others and avoid unaccepted responses (Aksoy and Baran, 2010). Preschool children's social skills can be measured by assessing their cooperation, self-control, and assertion (Gresham et al., 2011;Maleki et al., 2019;Zhu et al., 2022). ...

... There are educational programmes designed to lend support to parents in performing their duties to help their children socialize (Decker & Decker, 2005). They are also intended to help with the acquisition of the previously mentioned knowledge and skills (Aral et al., 2011). With the help of such programmes, the importance of highly stimulating environment and qualification were emphasised, communication between the parents and the child was enriched, effectiveness of physical contact was disclosed and the process was experienced with the children. ...

... A number of other studies have indicated that poor child-parent relationships are correlated with children's loneliness (Kim & Lee, 2010;Maes et al., 2016;Weeks et al., 2009;Yan et al., 2018), and depression (Campos et al., 2013;De Minzi, 2010;Rowe , 2015). If children do not have parents who can meet their emotional needs and social needs in terms of interpersonal relations whereby they feel secure, they experience a lack of trust and loneliness (Bütün Ayhan et al., 2012;Rohner & Rohner, 1980;Ulu-Yalçınkaya & Demir, 2018). In this regard, a child who is neglected by his/her parents may experience a sense of rejection and, due to the lack of a concerned and involved parent, the child may experience difficulty in establishing longterm, warm, permanent and close relations. ...