Browsing by Author "Gonen, M."

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Examining the associations between children's receptive language skills and developmental domains in the United States and Turkey
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-05) Guler Yildiz, T.; Gonen, M.; Ulker Erdem, A.; Garcia, A.; Raikes, H.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Burcak, F.; Turan, F.; Can Gul, S.; Davis, D.; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
This study examined the relations between receptive language development and other developmental domains of preschoolers from low-income families, through an inter-cultural perspective involving the United States and Turkey. A total of 471 children and their caregivers participated in Turkey, while 287 participated in the United States. Children's development was assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for both samples. Different versions of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test were used for Turkish and US samples, to measure receptive language development. Results revealed similar patterns, with some differences, between the two countries. Receptive language predicted only communication and personal-social scales in the Turkish sample, while the US children's receptive language skills were associated with communication, problem solving, personal-social, and fine and gross motor development scales. These results were discussed in the context of each country, and the comparative conclusions contribute to the extant literature by illustrating the importance of language for three domains.
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Family context of low-income young children and their self-regulation in the United States and Turkey
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-08-17) Celik, M. V.; Garcia, A.; Acar, İbrahim Hakkı; Gonen, M.; Raikes, H.; Korkmaz, A.; Ucus, S.; Esteraich, J.; Colgrove, A.; Psychology; ACAR, Ibrahim Hakkı
The current study examines the contributions of family context (e.g. life events, home environments) to low-income preschool children’s self-regulation (behaviour regulation and executive function) in the United States and Turkey. Participants were 1139 low-income children (486 from the U.S. and 653 from Turkey) and their parents. Children’s self-regulation was assessed via structured tasks and family related variables such as life events, home environments, and demographic information were assessed via parent-report. Results from regression analyses showed that child’s age-predicted behaviour regulation and executive function in children both from the U.S. and Turkey. Child gender, favouring girls predicted behaviour regulation and executive function and parent–child verbal interaction was associated with behaviour regulation only in the U.S. Family structure (favouring living in a two-parent household) predicted executive function and economic change predicted behaviour regulation in Turkey. Contributions and future directions were also discussed.