Harma, Mehmet

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Mehmet.harma@khas.edu.tr
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Predictors of Subjective Health Among Spouses and Its Relations With Happiness: A Multilevel Analysis in a Nationwide Survey in Turkey
    (Springer, 2024) Harma, Mehmet; Coban-Tosyali, Ezgi; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
    The current study aims to examine predictors of subjective health, including its relation with happiness, at the individual and family levels. For this purpose, we analyzed data collected from spouses representing each family (9,634 families, N = 19,268). A multilevel analysis was conducted to examine both individual- and family-level variables associated with subjective health evaluations. Individual-level variables were gender, age, education, employment, presence of chronic illness, smoking, alcohol use, and individual happiness. Family-level variables were socioeconomic status, number of children, household size, length of the marriage (in a year), presence of an elderly person who needs care in the household, presence of a disabled person who needs care in the household, and family happiness. The results showed that subjective health is enhanced by being man, younger, employed, highly educated, free from chronic illness, and experiencing greater levels of happiness at the individual level. In addition, poorer subjective health is associated with caring for an elderly or disabled family member and having a higher number of children in the household at the family level. However, individuals had better subjective health at the family level when socioeconomic status was higher, greater family happiness, and greater household size existed. The current study is important since research that simultaneously considers individual- and family-level happiness has been scarce in the literature. Thus, the findings would enhance the current understanding of the link between happiness and health.
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    Master Thesis
    Kama Muta ve Bakım Verme Davranış Sistemi İkincil Stratejileri Arasındaki İlişki
    (2023) Ayvaz, Bilge Nur; Harma, Mehmet; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
    Bu çalışmada bakımverme davranış sistemleri ikincil stratejileri ile kama muta duygusu arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Günlük hayatta kurulan ebeveyn-çocuk veya romantik ilişkiler gibi birçok ilişkide taraflar birbirlerine karşı bakımverme davranışı sergileyebilirler. Bu davranışların ortaya çıkması ile ilişkili olabilecek birçok farklı değişkenden birisi de duygulardır. Literatürde yakın zamanda araştırılmaya başlanan ve komünal paylaşımın yoğun olarak hissedilmesiyle ortaya çıkan kama muta duygusunun bağlantılı olduğu düşünülen yardım etme davranışı ve özgeci davranış gibi kavramlarla olan ilişkisi de düşünüldüğünde bireylerin bakımverme davranış stratejileriyle ilişkili olabileceği öngörülmüştür. Bakımvermenin ikincil stratejilerinden olan ve ihtiyaç olmasa bile yoğun şekilde bakımverme eğilimi göstermek olarak tanımlanabilecek hiperaktivasyon stratejisi ile komünal paylaşımın yoğunlaşmasıyla ortaya çıkan kama muta duygusunun ilişkili olabileceği ve bireylerin kama muta duygusunu hissetme derecelerinin yaş, cinsiyet, romantik ilişki durumu ve çocuk sahibi olma durumu kontrol edildiğinde hiperaktivasyon stratejisini kullanma davranışlarını yordayacağı öne sürülmüştür. Çalışma hipotezleri veri toplamadan önce kayıt ettirilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan 533 katılımcının demografik bilgilerinin yanında pozitif ve negative duygulanımları, kama muta hissetme sıklıkları ve bakımverme stratejileri verileri online platform Qualtrics üzerinden özbildirim yoluyla yanıtladıkları anketler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Yapılan hiyerarşik regresyon analizi sonucunda yaş, cinsiyet, romantik ilişki durumu ve çocuk sahibi olma durumları kontrol edildiğinde bireylerin kama muta hissetme eğilimlerinin hiperaktivasyon stratejisi kullanma davranışlarını yordadığı görülmüştür. Diğer değişkenler ve deaktivasyon stratejisi ilişkileri de incelenmiş, çalışmanın literatüre katkısı, kısıtlılıkları ve sonraki çalışmalar için öneriler çalışmanın sonuçları göz önünde bulundurularak tartışılmıştır.
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    Citation - WoS: 0
    Women's Attachment Avoidance Predicts Poorer Language Style Matching Among Dating Couples
    (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2023) Harma, Mehmet; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    The Mediator Role of Willingness To Sacrifice in the Association Between Socio-Economic Status and Relationship Satisfaction
    (Springer, 2023) Topal, Mustafa Anil; Harma, Mehmet; Aktas, Busra Eylem; Basoglu, Selim; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
    This study aimed to investigate the potential underlying mechanisms for why couples from lower socioeconomic status (SES) tend to experience poor-quality romantic relationships from two distinct perspectives: the self-protection hypothesis and social class from a culture perspective. We examined the indirect effect of willingness to sacrifice personal interests on the association between SES and relationship satisfaction using a representative sample from Turkey through cross-sectional self-report scales (N = 1170; M-age=47.44; SD = 11.68). Participants completed a series of questions, including willingness to sacrifice, relationship satisfaction, and SES questions. Multiple regression analyses revealed that willingness to sacrifice did not have a buffering or facilitator role in the association between SES and relationship satisfaction. These findings suggest that willingness to sacrifice is essential for relationship satisfaction regardless of SES. Overall, this study contributes to understanding the role of willingness to sacrifice in romantic relationships and its relationship with SES.
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    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    Different Types of Religiosity and Lay Intuitions About Free Will/Determinism in Turkey
    (Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018) Yılmaz, Onurcan; Harma, Mehmet; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
    Religiosity has been found to be positively associated with belief in free will (FW) in the Western world. In the Muslim world however religiosity exhibits several characteristics that set it apart from the Western world including an overemphasis on fate or divine predestination. We therefore investigated FW/determinism beliefs and different types of religiosity and conservatism in two samples in Turkey a predominantly Muslim country (N=1690). In Study 1 a confirmatory factor analysis showed that FAD-Plus provided good fit to the data. Study 2 revealed that FW belief is not related to any of the religiosity measures (intrinsic extrinsic quest) whereas fatalistic determinism is consistently related to religiosity. The unique predictor of free will turned out to be belief in a just world. Overall these findings indicate that FW belief is not inherently related to religiosity in Turkey whereas fatalistic determinism is central to Turkish people's belief systems.
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    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Examining Actor-Partner Effects Between Social Dominance, Relationship Power, Sexism, and Marital Quality
    (Wiley, 2023) Ymamgulyyeva, Aysoltan; Harma, Mehmet; Kafescioglu, Niluefer; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
    Objective: This study aimed to investigate the actor-partner effects of attitudes toward group-based inequality as measured by social dominance orientation (SDO) and marital quality, and the indirect actor-partner effects of SDO on marital quality via ambivalent sexism and partners' perceptions of their own relationship power toward their partner. Background: Previous research suggests that certain social attitudes play a role in relationship processes. However, it is unclear whether broader views on social inequality could have an effect on partners' marital quality. Method: Ninety heterosexual married couples in Turkey (N = 180) responded via an online survey on SDO, marital quality, relationship power, and ambivalent sexism. Actorpartner interdependence model (APIM) and actor-partner interdependence model of mediation (APIMeM) were conducted to examine the direct and indirect actor-partner effects. Results: For indirect effects, men's SDO was negatively associated with their marital quality through their relationship power and hostile sexism. No significant indirect effects were found for women. However, women's relationship power was positively and their benevolent sexism was negatively associated with their own and their partners' marital quality. Conclusion: Our findings help develop a more comprehensive understanding of how the political, social, and personal aspects of our lives are connected with one another. Implications: Our study points to the importance of exploring the topic of men's and women's views toward social inequality and its effects on their close relationships in clinical practice and relational education.
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    Article
    Citation - WoS: 4
    Negative Life Events Behavior Problems and Self-Regulation of Adolescents From Low Socio-Economic Status
    (Turkish Psychologists Assoc, 2017) Metin, Güntülü Tercanli; Harma, Mehmet; Harma, Mehmet; Gökçay, Gülbin; Bahçıvan-Saydam, Reyhan; Psychology
    The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between negative life events and emotional-behavioral problems among adolescents from low SES and the mediator role of self-regulation (SR) in this relationship. The study consisted of a sample of 358 7th and 8th grade-students living in Esenler neighborhood Istanbul. Students were asked to complete a series of questionnaires including Demographic Information Form Life Events Checklist Self-Regulation Inventory and Youth Self Report (YSR). Path Analysis was run to examine the associations between negative life events and internalizing-externalizing problems via self-regulation. Stability of these relationships across gender was also examined by multiple-group path analysis. Results showed that negative life events predicted both internalizing and externalizing problems directly and indirectly via self-regulation. As the number of negative life events increased the level of self-regulation skills deteriorated in turn it predicted internalizing and externalizing problems. Negative life events more strongly predicted internalizing problems than externalizing problems whereas self-regulation more strongly predicted externalizing problems than internalizing problems. Besides the relationship between negative life events and emotional-behavioral problems and the mediator role of self-regulation in the link between negative life events and problem behaviors did not change across gender. These findings were discussed in relation to the relevant literature focusing on the indicators and outcomes of self-regulation skills among adolescents.
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    Master Thesis
    Romantik Çiftlerde Doğal İletişim Profilleri ve Bunların İlişkisel Sonuçlarla Bağlantılarını Ortaya Çıkarmak: Sözel ve Sözel Olmayan İletişim İpuçları Üzerine Bir Çalışma
    (2023) Bereket, Kevser; Harma, Mehmet; Harma, Mehmet; Psychology
    Çiftlerin nasıl iletişim kurdukları daha önce kapsamlı araştırmalarla farklı yönleriyle ele alınmış ve ilişkinin doyumuyla yakından ilişkili olduğu ortaya konulmuştur. Ancak çiftlerin olumlu iletişim tarzları sergilemeleri, her zaman ilişkilerinden memnun oldukları anlamına gelmediği gibi, olumsuz iletişim biçimleri de ilişkilerin biteceğine işaret etmeyebilir. Ayrıca, mevcut olumsuz iletişim biçimlerinin gelecekteki ilişki doyumunu yordadığını gösteren araştırmalar da literatürde zaman içerisinde daha yaygın olmaya başlamıştır. Daha önceki çalışmaların çelişkili bulgulara ulaştığı göz önüne alındığında, çiftlerin farklı konuşma koşullarındaki (Çatışma, Pozitif Anı Paylaşımı, Mürekkep Lekeleri Üzerine Nötr Konuşma) iletişimini boylamsal şekilde incelememiz alandaki bu çelişkiyi daha kişi odaklı analiz yöntemleriyle aydınlatmak üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır. 3 farklı konuşma koşulunda sergilenen hem sözel (Duygulanım ve Bilişsellik Kelimeleri Kullanımı) hem de sözel olmayan (Sıra Alma Davranışları) göstergeleri kullanarak yaptığımız araştırma sonucunda 2 ayrı çift profiline ulaştık: İşbirlikçi-Tutkulu Çiftler ve Pragmatik Çiftler. Nötr ve pozitif konuşma koşullarında İşbirlikçi-Tutkulu çiftlerin Pragmatik çiftlere kıyasla üç ay sonra daha yüksek ilişki kalitesi bildirdiği sonucuna ulaştık. Sonuç olarak, bu tez çalışması, sözel ipuçlarının yanı sıra sözel olmayan iletişim ipuçlarının ve kişi tabanlı sınıflandırma yöntemlerinin kullanımının önemini vurgulamaktadır.
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    Master Thesis
    Attachment Security Priming, Exploration and Energy
    (Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2022) LAĞAP, ADAR CEM; Harma, Mehmet; Mehmet Harma; Psychology
    In the current thesis, I directly (study a) and conceptually (study b) replicated the second study published by Luke, Sedikides, and Carnelly (2012) by using the experimental methodology, where they found a significant relationship between attachment security priming and the sense of energy and the exploration. I used convenience sampling to collect data online, and the samples across two studies (NStudyA=281; NStudyB=195) mainly consisted of undergraduate university students. According to the results, there was no empirical support for the mediator role of the energy in the association between secure relationship priming and the sense of exploration. Additionally, energy feeling resulting from the secure relationship priming procedure was not statistically higher than those in the control condition. However, results revealed that secure relationship priming increased people's self-reported sense of security and exploration feelings across two studies. I also found mixed findings regarding the moderator role of the attachment dimensions in the relationship between primings and the exploration measures. Finally, the clarity and vividness of participants' visualizations have significantly explained the variance in the self-report form of exploration. I concluded that I have partially replicated the original article findings’ in my direct replication study.Similarly, I have observed partial support for my hypotheses in the conceptual replication. I discussed modifications I have made in the conceptual replication and their implications for attachment security priming studies. Then, I referred to the possible factors that might cause variances in replication studies in general. Lastly, I addressed the concerns related to the operational definitions of energy and the exploration of studies using similar methodologies.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Behavioral but Not Psychological Control Predicts Self-Regulation, Adjustment Problems and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Early Adolescents
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Harma, Mehmet; Aktas, Busra; Sumer, Nebi; Psychology
    Prior work has documented that parental psychological and behavioral control have varying impacts on self-regulation skills and social-academic outcomes in early adolescence, with effects differing across cultures. The present study explores the role of psychological and behavioral control in predicting adjustment difficulties and academic self-confidence through self-regulatory skills among early adolescents in Turkiye using data from mothers and their children (N = 295, Ngirls=145, Mage=12.14 years). The results yielded that parental behavioral control, but not psychological control, predicts self-regulation of adolescents, which, in turn, predicts adjustment and academic self-efficacy. Our results underscore the pivotal role of parental knowledge and monitoring, mainly through behavioral control strategies, in fostering psychological adjustment and academic self-efficacy in the Turkish cultural context. The discussion delves into the potential culture-specific effects of psychological control and the universal influence of behavioral control during early adolescence.