Browsing by Author "Nas, Esref"

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Compassion as a Source of Satisfaction and Fear in Professionals Who Work With People
(Sage Publications inc, 2023) Sak, Ramazan; Nas, Esref; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Oneren-Sendil, Cagla; Tekin-Sitrava, Reyhan; Taskin, Necdet; Kardes, Servet
Background Compassion satisfaction and fear of compassion affect the mental health of professionals who work with people. In addition, each of these two variables can be important indicators of the quality of the services such professionals provide. Methods This study examines compassion as a source of satisfaction and fear among 293 professionals work with people, including 158 teachers, 57 police officers, 45 nurses and 44 imams. A personal information form, the Fear of Compassion Scale, and the Compassion Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection tools. Results Neither fear of compassion nor compassion satisfaction varied significantly according to the sampled professionals' genders, educational levels, monthly incomes or area of residence. However, both these measures did exhibit statistically significant variation by the respondents' professional roles, ages, numbers of children and marital statuses. A significant negative relationship between the participants' fear of compassion and their compassion satisfaction was also identified. Conclusion Courses related to kindness and social interaction should be provided in schools, to help the adults of the future.
Czech and Turkish Preschool Teachers' Compassion and Psychological Well-Being
(Springer, 2024) Sak, Ramazan; Skutil, Martin; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Zikl, Pavel; Nas, Esref; Herynkova, Marie
This quantitative survey-based study examines 366 Czech and 532 Turkish preschool teachers' compassion levels and psychological well-being. The Adult Compassion Scale and Psychological Well-being Scale were used as the data-collection tools, and Mann-Whitney U testing and Kruskal Wallis-H testing were used for data analysis. Although Turkish preschool teachers' compassion levels were found to be higher than Czech participants, the Turkish preschool teachers' psychological well-being was lower. While participants' compassion did not differ significantly across gender, parent/non-parent status, or the presence/absence of children with special needs in their classrooms, significant differences were associated with age, seniority, personal education level, marital status, age group of children taught, class size, and faith. While psychological well-being did not differ significantly across presence/absence of special-needs children, seniority, personal education level, age group of children taught, or faith, there were significant differences across gender, age, parenthood, marital status and class size. There was also a positive and moderately significant relationship between the preschool teachers' compassion and their psychological well-being.
A New Compassion Scale for Children and Its Psychometric Properties
(Springer, 2021) Nas, Esref; Sak, Ramazan
Based on a quantitative study of 756 children aged 12 to 18, this paper proposes a Compassion Scale for children. Following explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, the final instrument consisted of 20 items grouped into three dimensions. Its three-factor structure explained 51.84% of the observed variance in the subjects' compassion. The internal consistency coefficient of the Compassion Scale was .89 and the split-half reliability coefficient was .75. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that Compassion Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to use to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 12 and 18-year-olds.
Preschool Teachers' Compassion Levels and Motivations
(Springer, 2025) Sak, Ramazan; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Nas, Esref; Khales, Buad
This quantitative survey-based study examines preschool teachers' compassion levels and motivation for their career. Its participants consisted of 182 preschool teachers, and the data-collection tools included Adult Compassion Scale and Teacher Motivation Scale. Independent-samples t-testing, one-way analysis of variance, and simple linear regression analysis were used in data analysis. Significant variation in compassion levels was found across teachers' genders, career experience, place of residence, and whether they had children. Motivation, on the other hand, was significantly associated only with gender and experience. The participants' compassion scores also significantly predicted their motivation scores. Intervention programs can be prepared to increase compassion, which has a positive effect on the motivation of preschool teachers for a quality preschool education service. Este estudio cuantitativo, basado en una encuesta, examina los niveles de compasi & oacute;n y la motivaci & oacute;n profesional de los docentes de preescolar. Participaron 182 docentes de preescolar, y las herramientas de recolecci & oacute;n de datos incluyeron la Escala de Compasi & oacute;n para Adultos y la Escala de Motivaci & oacute;n Docente. Se utilizaron pruebas t para muestras independientes, an & aacute;lisis de varianza unidireccional y an & aacute;lisis de regresi & oacute;n lineal simple. Se observ & oacute; una variaci & oacute;n significativa en los niveles de compasi & oacute;n seg & uacute;n el g & eacute;nero, la experiencia profesional, el lugar de residencia y si los docentes ten & iacute;an hijos. Por otro lado, la motivaci & oacute;n se asoci & oacute; significativamente solo con el g & eacute;nero y la experiencia. Las puntuaciones de compasi & oacute;n de los participantes tambi & eacute;n predijeron significativamente sus puntuaciones de motivaci & oacute;n. Se pueden elaborar programas de intervenci & oacute;n para aumentar la compasi & oacute;n, lo cual tiene un efecto positivo en la motivaci & oacute;n de los docentes de preescolar para un servicio de educaci & oacute;n preescolar de calidad.