The relationships between problematic internet use,alexithymia levels and attachment characteristics in a sample of adolescents in a high school,Turkey

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between attachment characteristics, alexithymia and problematic internet use (PIU) in adolescents. The study was performed on 444 high school students (66% female and 34% male). Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Short Form of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (s-IPPA) scales were used. The adolescents who scored ≥50 on IAT were considered as the PIU group and <50 were considered as control group. There was a moderate positive relationship between TAS-20 and IAT scores (r = .441), and a moderate negative relationship between TAS-20 and s-IPPA scores (r = ?.392), and a negative weak relationship between IAT and s-IPPA scores (r = ?.208). S-IPPA scores were significantly lower in the PIU group compared to the controls (p < .001). TAS-20 scores of the PIU group were significantly higher compared to the controls (p < .05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that s-IPPA scores and TAS-20 significantly predict the PIU development (p < .05). The results indicate that alexithymia increases the risk of PIU and higher attachment quality is a protective factor for both alexithymia and PIU. These results suggest that it is important to focus on the insecure attachment patterns and alexithymic characteristics when studying adolescents with PIU.     

Cancer Incidence Among Syrian Refugees in Turkey, 2012–2015

According to the Turkish government reports, 2,764,500 registered Syrian refugees are living in Turkey either in refugee camps or freely. In this work, we investigated the cancer incidence among Syrian refugees settled in Turkey between the years of 2012–2015. We carried out a retrospective study of 38,243 refugees with cancer by obtaining data from Ministry of Health, Institution of Public Hospitals in Turkey from 2012 to 2015. The data includes age, type of cancer, years, and region. A statistical analysis was performed on the data collected using the SPSS 20.0 software and the results were formulated. Data were analyzed also by age and years. The mean age of the Syrian refugees was 42.63?±?20.74. When we analyzed the data, the most common types were breast (28.21%), lymphoid leukemia (8.11%), colon (6.57%), Hodgkin’s lymphoma (4.87%), brain (3.51%), myeloid leukemia (3.23%), and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (2.80%) among all refugees respectively. Our data showed that cancer types among Syrian refugees are generally similar with the Turkish and world cancer records.     

Turkish University Students' Attitudes Toward Rape

In this study we investigated the effects of gender and gender roles upon attitudes toward rape among 432 female and 368 male college students in Turkey whose mean age was 22.08 (SD = 2.09). The Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and measures of attributions toward date rape and stranger rape, and myths scenarios were used. All 3 scenarios were given to each participant. It was hypothesized that women would attribute less responsibility than men would to the rape victim, more responsibility to the assailant, and describe the assault as a serious crime. Women and men who have masculine gender roles were expected to attribute more responsibility to the rape victim and less responsibility to the assailant and show higher tolerance of the assault than would those in the other classified gender roles. Both men and women were expected to attribute more responsibility to the victim of a date rape and less responsibility to the date rape assailant and show higher tolerance of date rape than stranger rape. Results indicated that gender, but not gender role, was an important factor in Turkish college students' attitudes toward date rape. Women and men shared a similar point of view on stranger rape, but date rape was considered less serious than stranger rape. Gender role was not a significant factor in attitudes toward rape.     

Parental Discipline,Child Inhibitory Control and Prosocial Behaviors: The Indirect Relations via Child Sympathy

Journal of Child and Family Studies - Parents’ discipline and children’s inhibitory control are important predictors of children’s prosocial behaviors. Yet few studies have...