Assessing Internalized Beliefs: Psychometric Evidences for the Pathogenic Belief Scale in Turkish Culture.

This study was conducted to test the reliability and validity of the Pathogenic Belief Scale (PBS) on adult individuals. Participants consisted of 299 adults, including 189 (63.2%) females and 110 (36.

Does educational stress mediate the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and academic life satisfaction in teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The present study aims to investigate the mediator role of educational stress in the relationship between intolerance to uncertainty and academic life satisfaction among teenagers. The sample consisted of 257 female and 202 male high school students with an average age of 16.03 (SD = 1.

Does child abuse have an impact on self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress conditions of individuals?

Background: The present study addressed the effects of child abuse in early adulthood.

Aims: The purpose of the study was to determine the direct and indirect effects of child abuse on self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress levels.

Method: The participants of the study were 636 students (477 females and 159 males) studying at three different state universities in Turkey.

The Role of Traumatic Childhood Experiences in Predicting a Disposition to Risk-Taking and Aggression in Turkish University Students.

The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not traumatic childhood experiences in childhood predict a disposition to risk-taking and aggression among university students. The participants consisted of 851 students: 477 (56.1%) females and 374 (43.

Is problematic internet use an indicator of eating disorders among Turkish university students?

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between problematic internet use and eating attitudes in a group of university students.

Methods: The study sample consisted of 314 students attending programs at the faculties of education, medicine and communications at the Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey. One hundred forty-seven (46.

Effects of individual factors on adolescent obesity: study in Turkey.

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of sociodemographic and lifestyle variables, eating habits, adolescent weight perception and weight changes on obesity in Turkish adolescents.

Methods: A total of 87 normal weight and 78 obese participants were included in the study. They were selected from adolescents who had no other health problems beside obesity.