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Childhood disadvantage, cigarette smoking, and mental health: a mediation effect of social engagement
- Author:
- DEMIR-DAGDAS Tuba
- Journal article citation:
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 15(1), 2020, pp.13-20.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Drawing from a life course paradigm, this study explores the associations between childhood disadvantage, social engagement, cigarette smoking, and depressive symptoms. Data come from the three waves of Americans’ Changing Lives survey (N = 2348). This study examines whether childhood disadvantage (e.g. childhood parental divorce, serious parental marital problems, and family violence) has effects on later health and social relationships. Additionally, it looks at whether social engagement mediates the relationships between childhood disadvantage, cigarette use, and mental health. Regression results suggest that childhood adversities are associated with an increase in cigarette smoking, depressive symptoms, and a decrease in participation in religious organizations later in life. Moreover, poor social engagement (in this study, attending religious services) is mediated the relationship between childhood disadvantage, cigarette smoking, and mental health. These findings demonstrate the negative effects of childhood stressors on later health and well-being and suggest greater attention be given to early family history and social ties. (Publisher abstract)
Beliefs about causes of schizophrenia among police officers before and after crisis intervention team training
- Authors:
- DEMIR Berivan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 45(5), October 2009, pp.385-392.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the ways in which beliefs about the causes of schizophrenia change after crisis intervention team (CIT) training of police officers. Comparisons of pre- and post-training scores from 159 officers revealed a decrease in endorsement of items pertaining to personal/family/social stressors and items inconsistent with contemporary conceptions of risk, as well as an increase in endorsement of items consistent with modern biological conceptions of the causation of schizophrenia. Changes in causal beliefs were associated with personal and family history of psychiatric treatment among officers. Findings indicate a need for further research in this area, and suggest that some characteristics of officers may be associated with an increased capacity for knowledge/attitudinal change during CIT training.
Availability of mental health services for older adults: a cross-cultural comparison of the United States and Turkey
- Authors:
- SIVIS R., McCRAE C. S., DEMIR A.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 9(3), May 2005, pp.223-234.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Researchers conducted a cross-cultural study using qualitative methods (based on a phenomenological approach) to explore the availability of mental health services (MHS) for older adults in the United States and Turkey. Using purposive sampling, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 24 administrators from a wide-range of sites (nursing homes, hospice, senior centers) in a rural area of North Central Florida, United States and Ankara, Turkey. Interview questions focused on types of staff employed; integration of MHS with other services provided; community promotion of services; coordination, cooperation and communication with other service providers; and administrators’ perceptions of barriers in the provision of MHS for older adults. Employing on-site mental health staff was a much more popular practice in Turkey compared to the United States. Administrators in both countries cited inadequate funding as the most common barrier to MHS provision. Potential solutions to MHS barriers in both countries are discussed.
Antecedents and consequences of workplace aggression in the allied health context
- Authors:
- DEMIR Define, RODWELL John, FLOWER Rebecca L.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 53(3), 2014, pp.250-267.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Workplace aggression research has typically focused on groups in the health care industry considered to be high risk (e.g., nursing); however, aggression also occurs among other health care professional groups, such as those in allied health. This study aimed to investigate the antecedents and consequences of workplace aggression among allied health professionals. Allied health professionals working for an Australian health care organisation were surveyed, with 134 (49%) responding. The largest group of allied health professionals surveyed were social workers (49%). Job demands, job control, and social support were linked to different types of aggression. Different sources of aggression were linked to various employee outcomes. The importance of considering stressors surrounding employee work conditions is highlighted. (Edited publisher abstract)