Browsing by Author "Guvenir T."

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    A new diagnostic approach for Turkish speaking populations DAWBA Turkish Version
    (2013) Dursun O.B.; Guvenir T.; Aras S.; Ergin C.; Mutlu C.; Baydur H.; Ozbek A.; Ozek H.; Alsen S.; Iscanli L.; Karaman B.I.; Goodman R.
    Aims. Turkey has the youngest population in Europe with about 25 million people aged below 19 years and Turkish-speaking people comprise the biggest migrant group in Europe with 2.5 million people dispersed in different countries, but conducting epidemiologic surveys on Turkish people is challenging due to the lack of a suitable diagnostic tool. The Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) is one of the most widely used diagnostic interviews in child and adolescent psychiatry. In this study, we aimed at translating the DAWBA into Turkish and then examined its validity and reliability. Methods. The validity of the Turkish version was examined in clinical (n = 50) and community (n = 104) samples. The interrater reliability was also evaluated on 20 cases. Results. The translation method used in the study achieved semantic, conceptual, content, technical, item and criterion equivalence between the Turkish and original forms. The validity of the Turkish DAWBA was good or excellent for different diagnostic categories (κ: 0.43-0.84); the interrater reliability was also excellent (κ: 0.85-1). Conclusions. The Turkish DAWBA may be useful for future prevalence studies in Turkey. European clinicians and researchers who work with Turkish-speaking families can use the online Turkish DAWBA to gather structured information from Turkish-speaking informants and review the answers in their own language. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012.
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    Psychometric properties of Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) in a Turkish sample with parents of 2-12 years old children from both community and clinical sample; [Klinik ve toplum örneklemlerinde Anne babalık ve Aile Uyum Ölçeği'nin, 2-12 yaş aralığındaki çocukların anne babaları için Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirlik özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesi]
    (ANP Publishing, 2020) Güller B.; Guvenir T.; Buran B.S.; Aydemir Ö.; Varol F.; Özbek A.; Kıdak Ö.G.
    Objective: The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) to measure parenting skills and family adjustment in Turkish Parents. Method: The sample of our study consisted of the parents of children between the ages of 2-12. The clinical sample is from 201 mothers or fathers who were in the first 1-month evaluation process at the Dokuz Eylul University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic; the population sample consisted of 202 mothers or fathers living in Balçova. For test-retest measurement, the test was re-administered to 58 parents in the community sample two weeks later. Psychometric properties of the scale were compared to Parenting Styles and Dimensions Scale, Marriage Life Scale and General Health Questionnaire. Results: Internal consistency of Parenting subscale were found ''quite reliable'' and Family Adjustment subscale were found ''highly reliable''. There was no significant difference in the test-retest application of the PAFAS Turkish Form subscale and factor structures. PAFAS Turkish Form has high power to differentiate community and clinical samples; has a five-factor structure validity. It was determined that it has concurrent criterion validity with Parenting Styles and Dimensions Scale, Marriage Life Scale and General Health Questionnaire. Discussion: In this study, it has been found that the Turkish version of PAFAS is a good valid and reliable scale for screening multiple domains of family functioning. © 2020 ANP Publishing. All rights reserved.