Objective: We analyzed the nomophobia concept to develop the "Fırat Nomophobia Scale" to determine the level of nomophobia in individuals aged 15-65 years.Design and Measures: A linguistically and psychometrically validated trial form consisting of 13 statements was applied to a sample of 678 individuals (69% women). Results:The "Nomophobia Scale" that we developed consisted of a single dimension and eight items, explicating 55.9% of the variance concerning nomophobia.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the Fırat Nomophobia Scale is an economical scale with a low number of items and high variance. In addition, it provides valid and reliable measurements.Practice Implications: The present study signifies the importance of research on nomophobia and determining the risk groups and protection strategies.

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Özet Çalışma iletişim becerileri ve etkileyen etmenlerin değerlendirilmesi amacı ile 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılında, üniversite 1.(n:79) ve 4.(n:56) sınıf öğrencilerinde, iletişim beceri gelişimini irdelemek amacı ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" ve "İletişim Becerilerini Değerlendirme Ölçeği (İBDÖ)" kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Çalışmada non-parametrik testler kullanılmıştır. 1. sınıfların İBDÖ puanları ortalaması 101.2 ± 1.286 puan iken, 4. sınıfların ortalaması 98.8 ± 1.414 puan olarak hesaplanmıştır. Örneklemin genelinde ise İBDÖ puanı 68 ile 123 arasında değişmekte olup örneklem ortalaması 100.2 ± .956 puandır. Öğrencilerin İBDÖ puan ortalamaları sınıfa göre farklılık göstermemektedir. Kız öğrencilerin iletişim becerisi erkeklerden anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Yaş, aile tipi, anne eğitimi, baba eğitimi ve yaşanılan yer gibi değişkenlerin iletişim becerisi üzerinde etkisiz olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Purpose The present study aimed to determine the level of Netlessphobia in the general population by developing the “Fırat Netlessphobia Scale.” Design and Measures Trial form consisting of 19 items, which was tested in terms of language and psychometric validity, was applied to a sample group of 690 people. The reliability of the scale was verified by evaluating Cronbach's α reliability coefficient and test‐retest consistency. Results The developed “Fırat Netlessphobia Scale” can account for 60.7% of the variance related to Netlessphobia. Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.93. Conclusions According to the findings, the Fırat Netlessphobia Scale is a cost‐effective scale that facilitates the valid and reliable estimation of high variance and a low number of items. Practice Implications This practical and cost‐effective scale is widely applied owing to its small number of items and short expressions. The present study emphasizes the importance of exploring Netlessphobia and the need for future research in this area to recognize the risk groups and establish protection strategies.

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affecting the belief about senility.Material and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Artvin, Ağrı, and Erzincan in 2018. The sample of the study consists of 1180 individuals. The "Personal information form" and "Lomaşen senility belief scale" were used as data collection tools.Results: According to the findings of this study, the average score of the Lomaşen Senility Belief Scale (LSBS) is 76.6 ± 0.500. The women's average score of the LSBS is similar to that of men (p>0.05). Single people have more positive old age beliefs than those who are married, who have extended family and other family types than who have nuclear families, who live in towns and cities than who live in villages (p<0.05). In addition, those who do not live with the elderly, who do not want to live with an elderly person, and who has visited a nursing home have more positive old age beliefs than those who have not (p<0.05). In addition, belief in old age increases negatively as age increases; while economic status, educational status, maternal education level, and father's education level increase, belief in old age increases positively. Belief in old age does not differ according to gender and the status of having lived with the elderly before (p>0.05). Conclusions:The scores obtained according to the results of this study show a low level of negative beliefs about old age. However, being in a relationship with the elderly positively affects beliefs about old age. As individuals get older, their beliefs about old age are negatively affected. Increasing education level, spending time with the elderly, having a good socio-economic status is meaningful in terms of the increase in the importance given to the elderly.