Publications by authors named "Nurten G Bayrak"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the link between parental attitudes and the prevalence of sexual abuse in children, comparing those who have experienced abuse with a control group of unaffected children.
  • - Data from 101 abused children and 100 non-abused children were analyzed using various statistical methods, revealing that lower parental acceptance and involvement, along with higher neglectful attitudes, were more common in the abuse group.
  • - Key findings highlight that inadequate parental involvement and maternal employment significantly predict children's exposure to sexual abuse, indicating the importance of nurturing parental attitudes for child protection.
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Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the coping strategies and psychological resilience of parents of children who are victims of sexual abuse.

Methods: The study's sample was compiled from parents of sexually abused children admitted to the Child Advocacy Centre for forensic interviews in a Northern Turkish province (N = 75). Data were collected from May to September 2022.

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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the family perceptions in the drawings of children exposed to incest.

Design And Methods: This qualitative research involved 25 child survivors of incest, all of whom were examined and subjected to forensic interviews at a facility in northern Türkiye specializing in cases of child sexual abuse. The data were collected using the "Child and Family Descriptive Information Form", the "Abuser Descriptive Information Form", the "Family Drawing Test", and the "Semi-structured Interview Form".

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Objective: This study was carried out in a cross-sectional and correlational design to explore the relationship between anxiety levels and anger expression styles of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional and correlational type of study consisted of 618 nurses calculated with the snowball sampling method. The data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers, the state anxiety inventory, and the trait anger and anger expression scale and was conducted between May 10 and 20, 2020 using an online questionnaire form.

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Purpose: Our study aims to investigate how antipsychotic drugs' side effects impact schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients and how this affects their adherence to prescribed medical therapy.

Design And Methods: The study sample consists of 47 bipolar disorder and 45 schizophrenic patients. Data were collected using the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) and Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale (LUNSERS).

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This study was conducted for the purpose of evaluating the effect of the psychological care given to women before and after hysterectomy surgery on depression levels, anxiety and body image. This experimental study was conducted in the gynecological oncology surgery clinic of Samsun Education and Research Hospital in Turkey between the dates of January 2018 and June 2018. Those who meet the sample selection criterion and agreed to participation to the study among the women who were admitted to the clinic for hysterectomy were assigned randomly to the experimental and control groups.

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