I. Acar

Most-cited papers

1. Parenting and Turkish children’s behaviour problems: the moderating role of qualities of parent–child relationship

   I. Acar, Sukran Ucus, S. Yıldız

   201948 citations

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2. Temperament and Preschool Children’s Peer Interactions

   I. Acar, K. Rudasill, V. Molfese, Julia C. Torquati +1 more

   201547 citations Open access

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3. Examining the role of teacher presence and scaffolding in preschoolers’ peer interactions

   I. Acar, Soo-Young Hong, Chaorong Wu

   201739 citations Open access

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4. The power of nature: Developing prosocial behavior toward nature and peers through nature-based activities

   I. Acar, Julia C. Torquati

   201534 citations

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5. The Qualities of Teacher–Child Relationships and Self-Regulation of Children at Risk in the United States and Turkey: The Moderating Role of Gender

   I. Acar, Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, Aileen S. Garcia, Amy Colgrove +3 more

   201933 citations

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6. Scaffolding as a Tool for Environmental Education in Early Childhood.

   A. Zurek, Julia C. Torquati, I. Acar

   201433 citations

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7. Early Childhood Education During the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Perceived Changing Roles of Preschool Administrators, Teachers, and Parents

   S. Yıldız, Gulenay Nagihan Kilic, I. Acar

   2022Early Childhood Education Journal31 citations Open access

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8. Teachers' Innovativeness and Teaching Approach: The Mediating Role of Creative Classroom Behaviors

   Sukran Ucus, I. Acar

   2018Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal31 citations Open access

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9. Preschool Children’s Self-regulation and Learning Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Teacher–Child Relationship

   I. Acar, Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, K. Rudasill, Martinique A. Sealy

   2021Child and Youth Care Forum30 citations

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10. Examining the Roles of Parent–Child and Teacher–Child Relationships on Behavior Regulation of Children at Risk

    I. Acar, Julia C. Torquati, Aileen S. Garcia, Li-Xin Ren

    201829 citations

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11. Examining the roles of child temperament and teacher-child relationships as predictors of Turkish children’s social competence and antisocial behavior

    I. Acar, T. Kutaka, K. Rudasill, Julia C. Torquati +2 more

    2018Current Psychology23 citations Open access

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12. Preschool children’s social competence: the roles of parent–child, parent–parent, and teacher–child relationships

    Bengi Saral, I. Acar

    2021European Early Childhood Education Research Journal22 citations

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13. The Role of Child Temperament on Low-Income Preschool Children's Relationships with Their Parents and Teachers.

    I. Acar, Julia C. Torquati, Amy Encinger, Amy Colgrove

    201822 citations

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14. The contributions of relationships with parents and teachers to Turkish children’s antisocial behaviour

    I. Acar, Moon Evans, K. Rudasill, S. Yıldız

    201819 citations

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15. Pathways to Low-Income Children’s Self-Regulation: Child Temperament and the Qualities of Teacher–Child Relationships

    I. Acar, Julia C. Torquati, H. Raikes, K. Rudasill

    2020Early Education and Development18 citations

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16. Examining the Associations Between Performance Based and Ratings of Focused Attention in Toddlers: Are We Measuring the Same Constructs?

    I. Acar, S. Frohn, Amanda Prokasky, V. Molfese +1 more

    2018Infant and Child Development17 citations Open access

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17. Relations Among Low-Income Preschool Children’s Self-Regulation, Marginal Food Security, and Parent Stress

    Amy Encinger, Traci Shizu Kutaka, P. Chernyavskiy, I. Acar +1 more

    2020Early Education and Development16 citations

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18. Parenting styles and Turkish children’s emotion regulation: The mediating role of parent-teacher relationships

    I. Acar, Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, Şevval Çelebi, Duygu İngeç +1 more

    2019Current Psychology16 citations

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19. Exploring the perceptions of student teachers about ‘creative school’ in early childhood education

    Sukran Ucus, I. Acar

    201916 citations

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20. Difficult temperament and children’s peer relations: the moderating role of quality of parent–child relationships

    I. Acar, S. Pérez-González, T. Kutaka, S. Yıldız

    201913 citations

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21. Early Teacher–Child Relationships Promote Self-Regulation Development in Prekindergarten

    K. Rudasill, I. Acar, Yaoying Xu

    2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health12 citations Open access

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22. Supporting Preschool Children’s Executive Functions: Evidence from a Group-Based Play Intervention

    Hande Arslan Çiftçi, G. Uyanik, I. Acar

    2023Early Childhood Education Journal11 citations Open access

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23. Examining the Association Between Executive Functions and Developmental Domains of Low-Income Children in the United States and Turkey

    Mubeccel Gonen, Tulin Guler-Yildiz, Ayca Ulker-Erdem, Aileen S. Garcia +6 more

    2019Psychological Reports11 citations Open access

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24. Parent–Child Relationships and Preschoolers' Social-Emotional Functioning Among Low-Income Families: The Moderating Role of Parental Nativity

    Li-Xin Ren, Aileen S. Garcia, Jan M. Esteraich, Amy Encinger +2 more

    2019Infants and young children10 citations

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25. The association between learning behaviours and social competence of Turkish preschool children

    Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, I. Acar

    2018Early Child Development and Care10 citations

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26. Examining the Contributions of Parents’ Daily Hassles and Parenting Approaches to Children’s Behavior Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    I. Acar, Şevval Nur Sezer, İlayda Uculas, Fatma Ozge Unsal

    2023Children8 citations Open access

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27. Pathways to Children’s Behavioral Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fathers’ Parenting Stress and Parenting Approaches

    F. Ünsal, I. Acar

    2023Children8 citations Open access

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28. The Characteristics of Elementary School Teachers' Lifelong-Learning Competencies: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Study

    I. Acar, Sukran Ucus

    20178 citations Open access

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29. Professional Development of Elementary School Teachers through Online Peer Collaboration: A Case Study

    I. Acar, S. Yıldız

    20168 citations Open access

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30. Early Childhood Development And Education Through Nature-Child Interactions: A Conceptual Paper

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    20138 citations

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31. Predictors of Preschool Children's Peer Interactions: Temperament and Prosocial Behavior

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    20138 citations

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32. Family context of low-income young children and their self-regulation in the United States and Turkey

    Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, Aileen S. Garcia, I. Acar, Mubeccel Gonen +5 more

    2018Early Child Development and Care7 citations

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33. Teaching Approaches and Practices of Student Teachers in Early Childhood Education: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study

    Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, I. Acar

    2018Journal of Education and Training Studies7 citations Open access

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34. Investigating correlates of children's emotional well‐being: Parenting stress and child temperament

    Şevval Çelebi, I. Acar

    2024Infant and Child Development6 citations Open access

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35. Turkish children’s bedtime routines during the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary evaluation of the bedtime routines questionnaire

    Özge Barata, I. Acar

    2022Children's health care6 citations

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36. The Synergy of Teacher-Child Dependency and Temperament for Children’s Early Language Skills

    K. Rudasill, I. Acar

    2019Early Education and Development6 citations

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37. Examining the dyadic association between marital satisfaction and coparenting of parents with young children

    C. Ece, M. Gürmen, I. Acar, Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik

    2023Current Psychology5 citations

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38. Association between children’s temperament and learning behaviors: contribution of relationships with parents and teachers

    I. Acar, Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, Özge Barata, S. Altay

    2022Educational Psychology5 citations

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39. A Convergent Parallel Mixed-Methods Study of Screen Time and Social Behaviors in Early Childhood

    Mefharet Veziroğlu-Çelik, I. Acar, Cansu Kaygisiz, Irem Koç

    2022Journal of Research in Childhood Education5 citations

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40. Transition Practices and Children’s Development During Kindergarten: The Role of Close Teacher-Child Relationships

    Najia Zulfiqar, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, B. Sweeney, J. DeCoster +4 more

    20185 citations

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41. The Roles of Mother-Perceived Coparenting and Child Routines on Children’s Social–Emotional Competence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Şevval Nur Sezer, I. Acar

    2024Journal of Child and Family Studies4 citations Open access

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42. Dyadic examination of parents' general psychological distress and coparenting in families with young children: The mediating role of couple satisfaction.

    Pelin Güre, M. Gürmen, I. Acar

    2024Journal of Marital & Family Therapy4 citations Open access

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43. Can you see me at my worst? A latent Profile analysis of students and teachers’ perceptions of student behavior problems

    I. Acar, Merve Nur Altundal, Melike Kırmızıtaş, Kevser Kirbasoglu

    2022Current Psychology4 citations

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44. Examining the associations between children's receptive language skills and developmental domains in the United States and Turkey

    Tulin Guler Yildiz, Mubeccel Gonen, Ayca Ulker Erdem, Aileen S. Garcia +6 more

    2019Journal of Child Language4 citations

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45. Examining the Regulatory and Reactive Temperamental Characteristics as Predictors of Low Income Preschool Children’s Executive Function

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    20184 citations

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46. CHILDREN ’ S LEARNING BEHAVIORS : PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE PRESCHOOL LEARNING BEHAVIOR SCALE IN TURKEY

    Mefharet Veziroğlu Çelik, I. Acar

    20184 citations

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47. Metaverse acceptance in younger and older cohorts: testing technology acceptance model

    G. Arikan, I. Acar

    2026Current Psychology3 citations Open access

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48. Direct and Indirect Contributions of Child Temperament, Parenting Stress, and Bedtime Routines to Children’s Sleep Behaviors During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Özge Barata, I. Acar

    2024European Journal of Developmental Psychology3 citations

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49. The Reliability and Validity Study of Prosocial Behaviors toward Children with Special Needs Scale

    Yakup Burak, I. Acar, E. Özdemir

    2023Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi3 citations Open access

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50. ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEACHERS : VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY STUDY THE PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP SCALE *

    I. Acar

    20172 citations

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