Zeynep Simsek
Biographic Data
| ID | 4176375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zeynep Simsek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zeynep |
| FAMILY NAME | Simsek |
| SIGNATURE | SIMSEK Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istanbul Bilgi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4572-7137 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fostering Posttraumatic Growth in Individuals with Disabilities
Trauma-informed healthcare systems
Disasters are complex global problems with an increasing impact with rising prevalence of associated illness, mortality, and intensifying health inequities. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on integrating trauma-informed care approaches into health policies and protocols. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the benefits of a trauma-informed healthcare training program for hospital-based healthcare providers with a focus…
Determinants of Xenophobic Attitudes Towards Displaced Migrants Among Healthcare Workers
Displacement increases inequalities by preventing access to basic rights, especially the right to health. This cross-sectional study explains the level of xenophobic attitudes of healthcare professionals towards displaced migrants and related factors. A total of 436 health workers across varied health professions completed a Socio-demographic Information Form, a Xenophobia Scale, and a Cultural Intelligence Scale. Approximately 60% of the partici…
Health Risks Management Program in Schools
This study was carried out to improve the quality of school health services with the operational epidemiology method. The study aimed to describe the current status of the School Health Protection and Improvement Program (SHPIP), the difficulties experienced during its implementation, to develop evidence-based solution methods, and to test the proposed solutions, in a district with a population of 400,513, 20.4% of which is of school age between …
Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth‐rated problems and strengths in 38 societies
BACKGROUND: Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al. (2019, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 1107) found that much more variance in 72,493 parents' ratings of their offspring's mental health problems was accounted for by individual differences than by societal or cultural differences. Although p…
An Operational Study on Implementation of Mobile Primary Healthcare Services for Seasonal Migratory Farmworkers, Turkey
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
Prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems reported by teachers among institutionally reared children and adolescents in Turkish orphanages compared with community controls
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
Prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems reported by teachers among institutionally reared children and adolescents in Turkish orphanages compared with community controls
An Operational Study on Implementation of Mobile Primary Healthcare Services for Seasonal Migratory Farmworkers, Turkey
Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth‐rated problems and strengths in 38 societies
BACKGROUND: Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al. (2019, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 1107) found that much more variance in 72,493 parents' ratings of their offspring's mental health problems was accounted for by individual differences than by societal or cultural differences. Although p…
Health Risks Management Program in Schools
This study was carried out to improve the quality of school health services with the operational epidemiology method. The study aimed to describe the current status of the School Health Protection and Improvement Program (SHPIP), the difficulties experienced during its implementation, to develop evidence-based solution methods, and to test the proposed solutions, in a district with a population of 400,513, 20.4% of which is of school age between …
Trauma-informed healthcare systems
Disasters are complex global problems with an increasing impact with rising prevalence of associated illness, mortality, and intensifying health inequities. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on integrating trauma-informed care approaches into health policies and protocols. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the benefits of a trauma-informed healthcare training program for hospital-based healthcare providers with a focus…
Determinants of Xenophobic Attitudes Towards Displaced Migrants Among Healthcare Workers
Displacement increases inequalities by preventing access to basic rights, especially the right to health. This cross-sectional study explains the level of xenophobic attitudes of healthcare professionals towards displaced migrants and related factors. A total of 436 health workers across varied health professions completed a Socio-demographic Information Form, a Xenophobia Scale, and a Cultural Intelligence Scale. Approximately 60% of the partici…
Fostering Posttraumatic Growth in Individuals with Disabilities
Psychology (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works)