Turkish is a highly inflected, agglutinative language in which subject NPs are never overtly casemarked, but object NPs often are. Although all six possible word orders are grammatical when objects are overtly casemarked, only SOV and OVS word orders are grammatical when objects lack overt casemarking. In imitation experiments, Batman-Ratyosyan and Stromswold (1999) found that 4and 5-year-old T...

The objective of this study was to test whether quantity and/or quality distinctions are problematic for Turkish learners acquiring L2 German. The perception and production of the German long/short vowel pairs /i:/-//, /a:/-/a/, and /u:/-// by a group of Turkish high school learners of L2 German were compared to an age-matched control group of German native speakers. The results of both the p...

background anxiety is one of the most common childhood disorders, so it is necessary to explore extend and its related factors in the students. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anxiety and the related factors of anxiety among the children aged 9-12 years. materials and methods at a descriptive-analytic study 623 children aged 9-12 year- old who were studying in the fourth...

The present study examined the value perceptions of Turkish and British children according to various variables determined what extent traditional videogame genres preferred by predict their perceptions, dominant case design, one mixed research designs, was used. While quantitative approach mainly used in research, qualitative as a supporter. data collection process lasted for two academic year...

BACKGROUND In Turkey, formal pre-primary education for children 5- 6 years old provides the ideal setting for school-based oral health promotion programs and oral health care services. To develop effective oral health promotion programs, there is a need to assess this target group's subjective oral health needs as well as clinical needs. The Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) is ...

Recent census figures in Turkey show that out of a population of 76.6 million, 22.7 million (29.7%) are younger than 18 years old. The great majority (>95%) of pediatric cases of diabetes in Turkey are type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). In recent years, with increase in number of pediatric endocrine centers around the country, the important issue of care for diabetic children and adolescents has ...

OBJECTIVE Enuresis, which is frequently diagnosed amongst schoolchildren, is an important psychosocial problem for both parents and children. In the present study we aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of enuresis in Turkish children and to identify common methods for its management. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional epidemiological study was performed among primary...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate whether feeding styles and parenting styles are associated with children's unhealthy snacking behaviour and whether the associations differ according to children's ethnic background. METHOD Cross-sectional data from the population-based 'Water Campaign' study were used. Parents (n=644) of primary school children (6-13 years) completed ...

Objective: Data about Turkish immigrant fathers in Germany is scarce and it is not known how their parenting behavior may affect their children’s outcomes. The aim of this longitudinal study was to test whether Turkish immigrant and German fathers’ inconsistent discipline predicted their children’s mental health. Methods: Turkish immigrant (n=115) and German fathers (n=76) were administered the...

abstract aim and background: parenting styles are particular methods that parents use of them in nurturing of their children.the aim of this study was comparing parenting styles of mothers of pre-school children with and without intellectual disabilities. method and material: this is a causal-comparative research.the statistical population of this research includes the whole mothers of pre-scho...