Browsing by Author "Filiztekin, Alpay"

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Subjective well-being, satisfaction with public services and election outcomes in Turkey
(Elsevier, 2023) Kent Bırık, Oya; Kent, Oya
There is an emerging literature to explain the variation in voting behavior by subjective wellbeing (or 'happiness') measures beyond standard economic and financial variables that economic voting models assert. This paper contributes to this new line of research by testing whether subjective well-being indicators are significant predictors of the June 2015 elections in Turkey. Using the 2013 wave of Life Satisfaction Surveys that is representative at the provincial level, our findings indicate that low levels of subjective well-being ('discontent') have a strong predictive power on the outcome of elections at the local level, accounting for provincial demographic and socioeconomic covariates, and possible reverse causality. We also use additional questions on satisfaction with public services and find that the Turkish electorate is more responsive to particular policies of the incumbent party rather than general economic conditions, or their general well-being.& COPY; 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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You Mean the World to Me: The Role of Residential Mobility in Centrality of Romantic Relationships
(Sage Publications inc, 2022) Kent Bırık, Oya; Selcuk, Emre; Gunaydin, Gul; Cingoz-Ulu, Banu; Filiztekin, Alpay; Kent, Oya
Integrating the suffocation model of marriage with research on residential mobility, the current studies examined for the first time whether long-term romantic relationships are more central for residentially mobile (vs. stable) individuals (total N across three studies = 5,366; age range = 18-95). In Study 1, individuals who moved away from their place of birth (vs. not) were more likely to first confide in their spouse over other network members on important matters. In Study 2, history of frequent residential moves was associated with greater importance ascribed to romantic partners in the attachment hierarchy. In Study 3, the slope of perceived partner responsiveness predicting eudaimonic well-being got steeper as residential mobility increased. By showing the role of residential mobility in romantic relationships, our findings highlight the importance of studying socioecological factors to gain a deeper understanding of how relationship processes unfold.