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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ1Emotion regulation skills, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, cortisol hormone levels in primary school students in Türkiye: a cross-sectional and correlational analysis study
Kırbaş, Zila Özlem; Bayraktar, Bülent; Odabaşi Aktaş, Elif
Background: Hormones are molecules that contribute significantly to mental and physical health due to their role in emotion regulation (ER) processes. However, the role and effect of hormones on the ER has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, it was aimed to examine the salivary Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and cortisol hormone response to support ERS in primary school students depending on some parameters. Method: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Türkiye between April 2023 and June 2023. In the sample selection, after the number of students was determined in proportional stratification, the sample selection method was made by simple random selection from each class list, first according to the school and then the grade level of each school. A total of 177 healthy students between the ages of 8 and 10 who attended these schools, were allowed to participate in the research by their families, and were volunteers, were included in the study. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form and the Emotion Regulation Scale for Children and saliva collection cups. Human-specific Brain-derived neurotrophic factor ELISA Kit (BT LAB, Cat.No E1302Hu, CHINA) for measuring BDNF levels in saliva; In measuring the level of cortisol hormone in saliva, Human Cortisol ELISA Kit (BT LAB, Cat.No E 1 003Hu, CHINA) was used in accordance with the procedure specified in the manufacturer’s catalogue. Data were evaluated using the SPSS 26.0 for Windows (SPSS, Chicago, Il, USA) package program. Independent Samples Test and One-Way ANOVA test, correlation and Multiple Linear Regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. P <.01 and p <.05 significance levels were used as statistical significance values. Results: A statistically significant correlation was found between the mean total score of the Emotion Regulation Skills Scale for Children and the mean level of salivary BDNF, and a negative correlation between the mean level of salivary cortisol (p˂0.01). Conclusions: Within the scope of the data obtained in our current study, BDNF levels were found to be high and cortisol hormone levels to be low in children with high ERS.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the transition of primiparas becoming mothers scale
Kirbaş, Zila Özlem; Odabaşi Aktaş, Elif; Özkan, Hava
Background: The transition to motherhood is an important life event in a woman’s life and represents an important developmental process that brings physical, psychological and social changes to gain a new role. However, research on the transition to motherhood in Turkish society is scarce. There is a need for a comprehensive, practical and reliable tool to evaluate the transition to motherhood in primiparous mothers. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Transition of Primiparous Becoming Mothers Scale (TMP-S) to evaluate the transition process of primiparous mothers to motherhood. Methods: This methodological research was carried out in obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics, pediatric outpatient clinics, and family health centers of a hospital in Türkiye. The sample consisted of primiparous mothers of 0 to 6- month-old babies who visited clinics and family health centers for routine postnatal examinations (n = 305). After evaluating the language equivalence and content validity of the scale, test-retest reliability, internal consistency and construct validity were examined. Factor analysis, Pearson’s correlation, retest reliability, and Cronbach’s alpha were employed to evaluate structural validity and reliability. Results: The final TPM-S had two dimensions with 25 items. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor solution, which accounted for 59.276% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit of the two-factor model also reached a satisfactory model ft after modification. The comparative fit index was 0.894, the Tucker‒Lewis index was 0.882, and the root mean square error of approximation was 0.079. The content validity index of the scale ranged from 0.56 ~ 0.77. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.93 for the total scale, and the test–retest reliability was 0.96. Conclusions: It is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating the transition to motherhood among primiparous mothers of 0 to 6 month-old babies in Türkiye. Turkish researchers and healthcare professionals can routinely apply this measurement tool to primiparous mothers in the first six months after birth to evaluate their transition to motherhood.
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