Violence behavior in adolescents is a fundamental problem commonly encountered in today's world. When the literature is reviewed, it is seen that there is a great amount of research conducted on the issue. Kepenkçi and Çınkır (2005) reported that 35.5% of the high school students in Turkey resort to violence at least once in a school year. Alikasifoğlu, Ercan, Erginöz, Uysal, and Kaymak Deniz (2004) conducted a study in Istanbul to investigate the prevalence of displaying violence behavior among high school students and they reported that 42% (n=1720) of the students were involved in at least one fight in previous year. Different from developmental features of children and * The present study is generated from the doctoral dissertation of the correspondence author and supported by the Research Found of Çukurova University (Project No: EF2009D9).

The aim of this study was to adapt the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ), developed to measure two dimensions of aggression which are reactive and proactive, to Turkish and test the validity and reliability of the Turkish form. The study group consisted of 278 students in four junior high schools in Adana, Turkey, and 485 students in four high schools in Hatay, Turkey. One-factor and twofactor models were compared in the study of Confirmatory Factor Analysis conducted to examine the construct validity of the scale and the two-factor model was found to have better fit values for both junior high school and high school students, as well as the general study group as a whole. It was found that reactive and proactive aggressions have significant relations with attitude towards violence, trait anger, delinquency, deviant peers, anxiety, depression and hostility. Furthermore, it was determined that the scale has high internal consistency and item-total correlation. The results obtained in this study are consistent with the results of the original form of the scale. Findings of the study demonstrate that the Turkish version of RPQ has adequate reliability and validity values.

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The primary purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationship between the violence tendency in adolescents and peer victimization, trait anger and alienation. The secondary purpose of the study is to look at the relationship between age and gender and violence tendency. The study group of the current research is comprised of 644 adolescents (277 female adolescents and 367 male adolescents), selected from two different types of high school (Anatolian High School and Vocational High School). The ages of the participating adolescents are in the age group of 14-19 years old and their mean age is 15.81 years. In the current study, the Violence Tendency Scale, Peer Victimization Scale, State-Trait Anger Expression Styles and Student Alienation Scale were employed in order to collect data. The results of the analyses revealed that trait anger, alienation and peer victimization significantly predict violence tendency. These three variables together explain 45% of the variance in violence tendency. In a similar manner, it was found that gender and age significantly predict violence tendency and these two variables together explain 7% of the variance in violence tendency. The findings obtained from the study were discussed and interpreted in light of the literature.

Problem Statement: Future Anxiety (FA) and Trait Anxiety (TA) have negative effects on individuals' productivity, which can lead them to feelings of insecurity and eventually depression. Knowing more about future anxiety helps people feel more secure and produce more effectively for themselves, and eventually for society. This research examined the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral theory (CBT)-based training program on FA and TA.* This present study was presented as an oral presentation at the 3 rd International Eurasian Educational Research Congress held between the 1 st and the 3 rd of June,

Biyolojik olarak kadın veya erkek olarak dünyaya gelen bireyler doğdukları kültürün o cinsiyete atfettiği tutum ve davranışları kazanarak yetişkin bireyler olmaktadırlar.Kültürün cinsiyet rollerinin kazanılmasında önemli bir yere sahip olduğu vurgulanmaktadır (Bem, 1981). Bireyler çocukluk yıllarından itibaren, kültürün cinsiyetle bağdaştırdığı belirli kavramları ve davranışları öğrenmekle birlikte, cinsiyet şemalarını da oluşturmaktadırlar.

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The primary aim of this study is to investigate problematic internet usage of adolescents by demographic variables such as gender, smartphone availabilities and educational background of their parents. Then, it was intended to reveal problematic internet usage scores of adolescents, their internet usage purposes. In this case, data were collected from 1886 students in middle adolescent period from different regions of Turkey. One-way analysis of variance and multi-factor analysis of variance were used in the analysis of data. According to preliminary findings, Deterioration in Functioning, Socialization and Total Scale scores of males are higher than scores of females. Secondly, all subscale and total scores of those who have smartphones are higher than those who do not. It can be said that 304 (16.1%) adolescents are problematic internet users. Finally, it can be said that adolescents use the internet mostly to access social media.