Harma, Mehmet

Harma, Mehmet

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Mehmet Harma

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Doç. Dr.

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Mehmet.harma@khas.edu.tr

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Citation Count: 7
The Relationship Between Attachment To God Prosociality and Image of God
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2018) Bayramoğlu, Yunus; Harma, Mehmet; Yılmaz, Onurcan
Although religiosity fosters some antisocial behaviors (e.g. support for suicide attacks) it is well-known that it also enhances in-group cooperation and prosociality (e.g. donating to charity). Supernatural punishment hypothesis suggests that the fear of punishment from an invisible potent and powerful supernatural agent can keep everyone in line and encourage prosociality. We first investigated this relationship in a predominantly Muslim country and then tested a model suggesting that attachment to God can lead people to think God as authoritarian which in turn leads them to report more prosocial intentions. The results demonstrate that (1) there are some findings suggesting that Attachment to God Inventory is a reliable measure in Turkey (2) seeing God as authoritarian is positively correlated with prosociality and (3) our abovementioned model was supported by the data. Results generally support the supernatural punishment hypothesis and additionally show the utility of attachment theory in explaining the religiosity-prosociality link.
Humans Vs. Animals: a Contemporary Moral Perspective Toward Dietary and Ethical Lifestyles
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2019) Bayramoğlu, Yunus; Harma, Mehmet
Dietary practices are linked with ethics and morality based on different sources of motivations (e.g., moral philosophy). Some of these dietary practices can become a lifestyle with different behavioral patterns, habits and consuming choices in daily life (e.g., veganism). Veganism, by definition, opposes anthropocentrism (human-centrism) and regards animal life as having equal moral value as human life. Thus, using a revised version of the trolley problem, including species-incompatible scenarios (e.g., saving five dogs or one human) in the ethical dilemmas, that omnivores favored human life over animal life despite they were outnumbered (thus showing a speciesist attitude), whereas vegans showed species-egalitarian decision-making pattern and disregarded participants' species in dilemmas while making their ethical judgments. We also developed three new measures: Motivations for Veganism Scale (MfVS), Cow's Milk, Dairy and Eggs Commitment Scale (CMDECS) and Vegan Lifestyle Scale (VLS). MfVS included three motivations of ethical, health and environmental and its structural validity was supported by our data, suggesting there were three core motivations in the way of becoming a vegan. CMDECS and VLS were developed to differentiate between dietary vegans and lifestyle vegans, but there were inadequate number participants so this could not be investigated. We also found that vegans were thinking more analytically and more open-minded. Finally, we found significant dietary and ethical lifestyle differences in terms of Moral Foundations. Results were interpreted in the light of the existing body of knowledge about moral psychology.
Kama Muta ve Bakım Verme Davranış Sistemi İkincil Stratejileri Arasındaki İlişki
(2023) Ayvaz, Bilge Nur; Harma, Mehmet
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.
Association Between Perceived Partner Responsiveness and Binge Eating Behavior :mediating Role of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2018) Tosyali, Ahmet Furkan; Harma, Mehmet
Main aim of this study is to investigate whether there were relationship between perceived partner responsiveness (PPR) co-regulation between romantic partners and binge eating. Data were collected from 148 adult females and their male romantic partners (18-61 years old) with mean relationship duration of 8.04 years. Dyadic data was analyzed through actor-partner interdependence model framework. We proposed a model where co-regulation between partners mediates the relationship between PPR and binge eating. Results showed that there was not direct association between any of PPR and binge eating scores of participants. However significant direct associations were found regarding both actor and partner effects of PPR on co-regulation between romantic partners. Besides there were four mediational pathways where co-regulation of females mediated the associations. Co-regulation of females mediated the association between both actor and partner effects of PPR on their binge eating scores. Coregulation of female participants also mediated actor effect of PPR on binge eating scores of male participants. indirect significant associations still remained after controlling for influence of body dissatisfaction on binge eating scores. These findings are the first to illustrate relationship between PPR and binge eating. Also this study is the first attempt to examine binge eating in terms of interpersonal emotion regulation processes.
Citation Count: 3
Validation of Morality as Cooperation Questionnaire in Turkey, and Its Relation to Prosociality, Ideology, and Resource Scarcity
(Hogrefe Publishing GmbH, 2021) Yılmaz, Onurcan; Harma, Mehmet; Doğruyol, Burak
The theory of morality as cooperation (MAC) argues that there are seven distinct and evolved universal moral foundations. Curry, Chesters, and Van Lissa (2019) developed a scale to test this theoretical approach and showed that the Relevance subscale of the MAC questionnaire (MAC-Q) fits data well, unlike the Judgment and full-form. However, an independent test of the validity of this questionnaire has not been hitherto conducted, and its relation with ideology is unknown. In the first study, we attempted to validate the Turkish form of MAC-Q and then examined the relationship with prosociality and political ideology. The results showed that the fit indices of MAC-Q Relevance are above the standard criteria, unlike the Judgment and full form (n = 445), and significant relationships with prosociality and political ideology provided additional evidence for the validity. We used the MAC-Q Relevance in Study 2 (n = 576, Turkey) and Study 3 (n = 921, US), and investigated whether manipulating resource scarcity influences the endorsement of MAC. Although there was no effect of the manipulation, correlational findings provided some support for the predictive validity of MAC-Q. Overall, MAC-Q Relevance performs well in representing the lay notions of morality in both Turkey and the US, unlike full-form.
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Predictors of Subjective Health Among Spouses and Its Relations With Happiness: A Multilevel Analysis in a Nationwide Survey in Turkey
(Springer, 2024) Tosyali, Furkan; Coban-Tosyali, Ezgi; Harma, Mehmet
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.
Citation Count: 2
Different Types of Religiosity and Lay Intuitions About Free Will/Determinism in Turkey
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018) Yılmaz, Onurcan; Bahçekapılı, Hasan G.; Harma, Mehmet
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.
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
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.
Attachment Security Priming, Exploration and Energy
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2022) LAĞAP, ADAR CEM; Mehmet Harma
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.
Citation Count: 6
Attachment Anxiety Benefits From Security Priming: Evidence From Working Memory Performance
(Public Library Science, 2018) Gökçe, Ahu; Harma, Mehmet
The present study investigates the relationship between the attachment dimensions (anxious vs. avoidance) and the cognitive performance of individuals specifically whether the attachment dimensions would predict the working memory (WM) performance. In the n-back task reflecting the WM capacity both attachment related and non-attachment related words were used. Participants were randomly assigned into two groups that received either the secure or the neutral subliminal priming. In the secure priming condition the aim was to induce sense of security by presenting secure attachment words prior to the n-back task performance. In neutral priming condition neutral words that did not elicit sense of security were presented. Structural equation modeling revealed divergent patterns for attachment anxiety and avoidance dimensions under the different priming conditions. In neutral priming condition WM performance declined in terms of capacity in the n-back task for individuals who rated higher levels of attachment anxiety. However in the secure priming condition WM performance was boosted in the n-back task for individuals who rated higher levels of attachment anxiety. In other words the subliminal priming of the security led to increased WM capacity of individuals who rated higher levels of attachment anxiety. This effect however was not observed for higher levels of attachment avoidance. Results are discussed along the lines of hyperactivation and deactivation strategies of the attachment system.