This study consists of two phases for the purpose of investigating (a) the construct of wellness and its relationships with self-esteem, physical symptoms, art self-concept, and gender, and (b) the effect of Art-Enriched Wellness Program (AWP) on improving wellness levelof Middle East Technical University (METU) students. In the first phase of the study, four questionnaires, namely Wellness Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Physical Symptom Checklist, and Art Self-Concept Scale were administered to 629 METU students (297 male, 300 female, 32 indicated no gender). The results of explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis yielded a 30 items scale with 4 factors / cognitive-emotional wellness (CEW), relational wellness (RW), life-goal (LG), and physical wellness (PW). The results of five separate multiple linear regression analyses revealed that all the suggested independent variables, i. e., self-esteem, gender, physical symptoms and art self-concept were the predictors of the total wellness scores. As for the subscores, significant predictors appeared as / self-esteem and physical symptom for the CEW scores / gender, self-esteem and art-self-concept for the RW scores / self-esteem and art-self concept for the LG scores / and physical symptom, gender, and self-esteem for the PW scores. In the second phase of the study, for the purpose of testing the effectiveness of Art-enriched Wellness Program (AWP) developed by the researcher, an experimental design with one treatment and one non-treatment control group and four measurements (pre, post, and two follow-ups with two-week and four-month intervals) was used with a sample of 16 participants ( N = 6 for the treatment group, 3 females and 3 males / N = 10 for the non-treatment control group, 8 females and 2 males). The experimental group participated in 20 hours- 8 week AWP (each session was 2.5 hours), while the non-treatment control group received no treatment during that time. Results of a series of Mann Whitney U tests revealed that AWP was effective in increasing total wellness scores of the experimental group subjects both in post-test and in follow-up 1 measures. It was also effective in increasing CEW scores of experimental group subjects in the post-test and follow-up 1, and in increasing LG scores of them in follow-up 1.

The purposes of this study were to examine (a) physical activity participation levels, (b) exercise stages of change levels and (c) physical activity preferences of the Middle East Technical University undergraduate students with respect to gender, residence and faculty. Participants were 953 students from 5 different faculties (496 male, and 547 female). For the data collection, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Physical Activity Stages of Change Questionnaire, and Physical Activity Preferences Questionnaire were used. Descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, median, percentage), and nonparametric statistical methods (Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Pearson chi-square test) were used for the data analysis. According to the IPAQ, male students were more physically active than female counterparts. Students who were living in campus had higher physical activity levels, and faculty of architecture students were more sedentary compared to other faculty students (p &lt / 0.05). In general, 24.8% of the students were physically active, 59.9% of the students were moderately active, and 15.3% of them were inactive. The results on exercise stages of change revealed that male students were at upper stages as compared to the female students. Faculty of architecture students were at lower stages compared to the other faculty students (p &lt / 0.05). There was no significant differences on the stages of students who were living in and out of the campus (p &gt / 0.05). In general, students at pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance stages were 15.2%, 31.4%, 25.3%, 7.5%, and 20.6% respectively. Swimming (59.2%), walking (56.7%), cycling (36.2%) and football (30.4%) were the most frequently preferred physical activities. Dancing and tennis were preferred more with the female students while football and basketball preferred more with the male students. Physical activity preferences of students living in and out of campus were similar. In conclusion, female students, students living out of the campus and students of faculty of architecture were more at risk. Approximately 75% of the METU undergraduate students&rsquo / physical activity levels were not satisfactory for a healthy life. University physical activity facilities, extracurricular programs and the courses should be reconsidered based on the findings of this study.

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate predictive value of gender, attachment dimensions, and family environment in determining students&amp / #8217 / loneliness level. For this purpose, firstly, the effect of gender, attachment types and family environment on loneliness level was investigated. The participants of the study were 473 (281 females and 192 males) students from different departments of Ankara University. Participants were administered UCLA Loneliness Scale, Family Environment Assessment Scale, and Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire. Data analysis were carried out by three-way ANOVA (2 gender X 2 Family Environment X 4 Attachment Type) to investigate the effect of gender, attachment types and family environment on loneliness level and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis to investigate predictive value of gender, attachment dimensions, and family environment in determining students&amp / #8217 / loneliness level. The results of three-way ANOVA yielded that while main effects were significant, interaction effects were not significant. Post-hoc analysis revealed that male students were lonelier than females / Families with low coherence scores were lonelier than families with high coherence scores and individuals with fearful pattern of attachment were lonelier than individuals with secure, dismissing, and preoccupied patterns of attachment. Stepwise multiple regression analysis also showed that, attachment types, family environment and gender together explained the 19 % of variance in loneliness.

This thesis is concerned with extrapolating some central issues of the so-called Kurdish Question in the Republic of Turkey by applying political anthropological theory and methodologies. It attempts to guage the political identities of five Kurdish University students and understand their perspectives on what constitutes and propogates Kurdish political discontents in the Republic. The following research questions have been addressed: How is Turkey&amp / #8223 / s Kurdish question (K&uuml / rt Meselesi) perceived and defined by Kurdish, post-graduate university students from a university in Ankara? How have individual experiences shaped the participants&amp / #8223 / political identities? What are the relevant macro-level factors informing their political identities and their perceptions of the Kurdish question? For the sample group studied, the Kurdish identity has been found to be a highly political and socially stigmatized identity in Turkey. According to the respondents, the Kurdish identity (both group and personal) and its political overtures have developed in an ongoing dialect with an everchanging official Turkish nationalist doctrine that is executed through a state outfit whose legitimacy is anchored largely in the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atat&uuml / rk. The Kurdish Question itself represents a broad range of issues. According to these university students, these issues are beginning to be addressed in line with attempts at political liberalisation and democratisation in the country that are a part of the EU-accession process as well as a product of developing education and an ever-enlightened population. Despite this, the respondents are hesitant to believe in positive political change for the Kurds in Turkey as much discussion of the &amp / #8222 / Kurdish Question&amp / #8223 / remains focused on the outlawed PKK and ongiing conflict in the South East of the country. Kurdish discontents may also be seen to present and call for the recognition of a historical narrative which is divergent from the official line of state, a narrative which remains highly taboo at state and society levels.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of gender, relationship status, romantic relationship satisfaction, and career commitment in three components of subjective well-being, namely life satisfaction, negative affect, and positive affect among senior university students. The sample of the study was composed of 400 (172 females, 228 males) fourth grade students from five faculties of Middle East Technical University. The participants were administered four instruments, namely Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS), and Commitment to Career Choices Scale (CCCS). Three separate simultaneous multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the predictive power of the independent variables that are relationship status, romantic relationship satisfaction, the dimensions of career commitment that are vocational exploration and commitment and tendency to foreclose on the independent variables that are positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that gender, relationship satisfaction, and vocational exploration and commitment significantly predicted life satisfaction of the students. In addition, results yielded that romantic relationship satisfaction, vocational exploration and commitment, and tendency to foreclose significantly predicted negative affect of the students. Finally, vocational exploration and commitment and relationship status were significant predictors of positive affect of students.

- / The research presented in this master thesis is based on two complementary studies conducted in Greece, to the University of Patras, Department of Educational Science and Early Childhood Education and in France, to the University Paris 5, Department of Humain and Social Sciences. The Research question of our study is: How university students perceive mobile technology in relation with the educational process and their everyday lives? Our objectives are: · exploring the attitudes, opinions and representations, of university students concerning mobile technology in general and as an instrument for the educational process and · investigating cultural differences’ influence upon mobile technology usage by university students, The research had four phases: literature review on mobile learning and mobile devices in order to identify the most popular mobile devices and the devices the research community is more concerned with: that is personal digital assistants (PDAs). This is a research study on the attitudes, opinions and representations of second year Greek university students from the Department of Educational Science and Early Childhood Education from the University of Patras, Greece, related to mobile technology (PDAs).The findings of the study: PDAs not popular among Greek students, combined with the fact that we wanted a more diverse, abundant student population, motivated us to continue our exploration with new studies. The third phase consisted of a research study on the attitudes, opinions and representations of the French university students from the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Sorbonne related to mobile technology. The questionnaire allowed subjects to first choose the main mobile device used for learning. This study has not gathered a satisfactory amount of data, however from the gathered data we have been driven towards exploring laptops in relation with their position in the life of Parisian students regarding learning. Also to meet time constraints and the desired number of respondents we enlarged the target group to students from any Parisian university. In the fourth phase we have conducted a research study on the attitudes, opinions and representations of the students of Parisian universities (PU) related to mobile technology: laptops. The obtained results gave us a better view about what students want from mobile technology and how they understand the use of it for educational purposes.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe, analyze and compare university students’ desire to have children, when they wanted to have their first and last child and their knowledge about fecundity in relation to the background factors: age, gender and educational level. This study will also investigate differences regarding university students’ desire to have children along with when they wanted to have their first and last child and their knowledge of declining fecundity at increasing age. Method: A descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional study with quantitative method was used in the study. Five hundred university students visiting a Student Health Centre (SHC) in a Swedish town, Uppsala, participated in the study. All visitors at the SHC were asked to participate in the study. The participants answered 52 questions, of which 10 questions were selected for this study. Results: The majority of the participating students (128 men and 324 women) wanted to have children. Despite this fact they lacked knowledge about the age at which fecundity declines. Men in general had poorer knowledge of fecundity than women, and young students had poorer knowledge than older students. The study showed that women wanted children earlier than men and younger students earlier than older students. There was no difference found in educational level and knowledge in fecundity or desire to have children. The level of knowledge students had about declining fecundity at increasing age did not affect their desire to have children, or when they wanted their first and last child. Conclusion: The study confirms previous research on knowledge about fecundity and the desire to have children among students. Once again evidence is presented that women have greater knowledge than men, that young people lack adequate knowledge about fecundity, and that the majority of students want to have children. Evident is that there is a need for further education and to create better conditions for childbearing, with purpose to facilitate a secure family planning for students.

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Charakteringas šiuolaikinio pasaulio bruožas – visuomenės transformacija, sąlygojama ne tik naujų socialinių santykių, bet ir vertybių perkainojimo, vaidmeninės elgsenos ir gyvenimo stiliaus kaitos, nes sisteminės XXI amžiaus reformos paveikė visas socialinio gyvenimo sritis. / Characteristic feature of today’s world is the society’s transformation, determined not only by new social relations but also by reappraisal of values, changes in role-based behaviour and lifestyle because systemic reforms of the 21 century affected all areas of social life.

Charakteringas šiuolaikinio pasaulio bruožas – visuomenės transformacija, sąlygojama ne tik naujų socialinių santykių, bet ir vertybių perkainojimo, vaidmeninės elgsenos ir gyvenimo stiliaus kaitos, nes sisteminės XXI amžiaus reformos paveikė visas socialinio gyvenimo sritis. / Substantiation of relevance of the topic. Characteristic feature of today’s world is the society’s transformation, determined not only by new social relations but also by reappraisal of values, changes in role-based behaviour and lifestyle because systemic reforms of the 21 century affected all areas of social life.