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Assoc. Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA KALE

School of Health Sciences

Office CU05
Telephone number +90 392 671 11 11
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U.N. Sustaınable Development Goals


Quality Education Quality Education
Reduced Inequalities Reduced Inequalities
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • University of Cukurova Pre-School Teaching (PhD, 2019)
  • University of Nigde Curriculum and Instruction (Master, 2011)
  • University of Selcuk Child development and education (Undergraduate, 1998)
Publications

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

  • Body image conversations between adolescent girls and their mothers: Exploring the tensions of body dissatisfaction - 2026
  • Small mirrors: social reflections of body image and peer preferences in preschool children - 2026
  • Little fingers, big competition: digital game addiction and competition styles of preschool children in the context of collectivist culture - 2025
  • Effect of body satisfaction on online impulse purchase behavior of young people - 2024
  • Kale, M., Deretarla Gül, E., & Tohma, M. (2023). Cultural literacy of preschool teachers teaching children from different cultures. Early Child Development and Care, 193(4), 506-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2022.2108025 - 2023
  • Cultural Literacy of Preschool Teachers Teaching Children from Different Cultures - 2022
  • Attitude and behavioral differences regarding their children's social appearance according to the social appearance anxiety levels of the parents - 2022
  • GÜMÜŞ, M., KALE, M., & ÇAKMAK, S. (2022). Ebeveynlerin sosyal görünüş kaygı düzeylerine göre çocuklarının sosyal görünüşleri ile ilgili tutum ve davranış farklılıkları. Cukurova Medical Journal, 47(3), 1197-1209. https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1131420 - 2022
  • Pastoral nomadic parents’ beliefs and practices about child safety: an ethnographic study - 2021
  • Kale, M., & Aslan, D. (2021). Pastoral nomadic parents’ beliefs and practices about child safety: an ethnographic study. Early Child Development and Care, 191(9), 1401-1416. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2020.1794861 - 2021
  • Kale, M., & Aslan, D. (2021). Barriers to Yuruk Turkmen preschoolers’ access to education and participation processes: does inclusive education include pastoral nomadic children?. Education 3-13, 49(6), 745-760. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1782963 - 2021
  • Kale, M., & Aslan, D. (2021). The caregiving practices of nomadic Yuruk Turkmen families for their children in terms of developmental well-being: an ecocultural perspective. Early Child Development and Care, 191(9), 1376-1391. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2020.1718123 - 2021
  • The participation of children in caregiving of their siblings with special needs and peer relationship in rural Turkey - 2020
  • The caregiving practices of nomadic Yuruk Turkmen families for their children in terms of developmental well-being: an ecocultural perspective - 2020
  • Description of children’s daily life participation processes in the sea gypsies community: visual narrative technique - 2019
  • Mother-Child and Teacher-Child Relationships and Their Associations with School Adjustment in Pre-school - 2018

Articles published in other peer reviewed international journals

  • An Examination of the Relationship Between Body Image and Peer Relations in Preschool Children - 2025
  • The Relationship Between University Students’ Social Media Addiction Levels, Body Satisfaction Perceptions, and Conspicuous Consumption Tendencies - 2025
  • The Relationship between Digital Game Addiction Tendency and Body Image in Preschool Children - 2025
  • Body Image And Body Satısfactıon In Early Chıldhood - 2024
  • Kale, M., Deretarla Gül, E., Kaya, M. T., & Çakmak, S. (2024). Body Image And Body Satısfactıon In Early Chıldhood. Cukurova University Faculty of Education Journal, 53(3), 1143-1174. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1415720 - 2024
  • KALE, M., SAĞTAŞ, S., BİR, Y., KOÇ, A. Ş., & KOÇ, M. (2023). Effect of body satisfaction on online impulse purchase behavior of young people. Cukurova Medical Journal, 48(3), 1167-1176. https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1336920 - 2023
  • Barriers to Yuruk Turkmen preschoolers’ access to education and participation processes: does inclusive education include pastoral nomadic children? - 2020
  • PESEN, A., KARA, İ., KALE, M., & ABBAK KAÇAR, B. S. (2016). Üniversite öğrencilerinin toplumsal cinsiyet algısı ile çatışma ve şiddete ilişkin farkındalık düzeylerinin incelenmesi. OPUS – Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisİ, 6(11), 325–340. - 2016

Articles published in National journals

  • Kale, M., Çavuşoğlu, O., & Oğraş, B. (2025). Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Sosyal Medya Bağımlılık Düzeyleriyle Beden Memnuniyeti Algıları ve Gösterişçi Tüketim Eğilimleri Arasındaki İlişki. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 19(2), 137-150. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1509124 - 2025
  • Oğraş, B., Kale, M., & Özpoyraz, N. (2025). Okul öncesi dönemdeki çocuklarda dijital oyun bağımlılığı eğilimi ile beden algısı arasındaki ilişki. Bağımlılık Dergisi, 26(3), 325-334. https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.1595514 - 2025
  • Tatlı, G., Kale, M., & Avcı, A. (2023). Çocuk Evlerinde Çalışan Bakım Personellerinin Tükenmişlik ve Yaşam Doyumlarının Çeşitli Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 34(2), 405-426. https://doi.org/10.33417/tsh.1033606 - 2023
  • KALE, M., KARAGÖZ, S., & NUR, İ. (2021). Eğitim ve Sosyal Bilimler Alanında Kardeş İlişkileri Konusunda Tezlerin İncelenmesi. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 17(1), 148-160. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.822314 - 2021
  • BİLGE, M., AVCI, A., & KALE, M. (2021). Babaların psikolojik sağlamlık düzeyleriyle çocuk bakımına katılım düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki: Adana örneği. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 15(2), 375-382. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.851497 - 2021
  • KALE, M., HURŞİDİ, S., & BALCI KARABOĞA, A. (2021). Okul Öncesi Dönemde Beden Algısı. OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 17(34), 1408-1435. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.829749 - 2021
  • KALE, M., NUR, İ., & ASLAN, D. (2018). Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Matematiksel Deneyimlerin İncelenmesinde Kuramsal Bir Çerçeve: Sosyomatematiksel Niş. Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi, 12(2), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.505915 - 2018
  • Kale, M., Dikici Sığırtmaç, A., Nur, İ., & Kara, İ. (2017). Okul Öncesinde Kaynaştırma Eğitimi Üzerine Bir Çalışma: Tezlerde Sunulan Önerilerin Uygulamalara Yansımaları. İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 220-220. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.306517 - 2017
Research Areas
  • Child Development,Early Childhood Education,Child Development and Education