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Publication Open Access Relationship between masked arterial hypertension and erectile dysfunction(IMR Press, 2020) Ateş, İsmail; Mutlu, Deniz; Kaya, Zeynettin; Okutucu, Sercan; Sarıer, Mehmet; Çilingiroğlu, Mehmet; Other; School of MedicineBackground: erectile dysfunction (ED) has a marked negative effect on quality of life. The association between sustained hypertension (HT) and ED has been clearly shown. However, there is no study evaluating masked HT and ED. We aimed to assess the prevalence of masked HT and the related factors in patients with ED. Methods: a total of 64 consecutive males with ED (mean age: 50.4 ± 9.8 years) were enrolled in the study. The Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) questionnaire was used to evaluate the erectile status of the patients. Office and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (BP) of all patients were measured. Results: we detected masked HT in 24 of 64 patients with ED (37.5%). The SHIM score was slightly lower in masked HT group compared to true normotensives, but the difference was not statistically significant (10.8 ± 5.2 vs. 11.4 ± 4.6; p=0.65). There was no significant correlation between all-day systolic and diastolic BP with SHIM scores (R=0.076, p=0.55; R=0.079; p=0.53). When the patients with masked HT were classified according to the nocturnal BP reduction, the SHIM scores of patients with the nondipping pattern were lower than the dippers (9.8 ± 5.3 vs. 12.0 ± 5.1; p=0.001). Conclusions: the prevalence of masked HT is high in patients with ED. Patients with masked HT and nondipping nocturnal BP pattern have more profound ED. The coexistence of masked HT and ED is thought to be a marker of increased cardiovascular risk.Publication Open Access The impact of a brief RNR-based training on Turkish juvenile probation officers' punitive and rehabilitative attitudes and recidivism risk perceptions(Wiley, 2020) Ruiter, Corine; Department of Psychology; Ersayan, Ayşe Esra; Teaching Faculty; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 178452; 222027The present quasi-experimental study examined the impact of a brief training program based on the risk–need–responsivity (RNR) model on Turkish juvenile probation officers' (JPOs) punitive and rehabilitative attitudes toward justice-involved youth and recidivism risk perceptions. Fifty-nine JPOs were recruited through three probation offices in Istanbul, Turkey. Thirty-six JPOs, who received a 1-day training in the RNR model of offending behavior, were compared to JPOs in a wait-list control condition (n = 23). Participants in both conditions completed surveys at baseline and 1-week posttraining. Mixed-factorial analysis of variances revealed a significantly higher decrease in JPOs' punitive attitudes from pre- to posttest, in the training condition compared to the control group, with a medium effect size. Rehabilitative attitudes decreased in both conditions, while recidivism risk perceptions did not change from pre- to posttest in either condition. Future research could expand on these promising results using a more intensive training program and a randomized-controlled design in a larger sample of JPOs.Publication Open Access A risk assessment comparison of breast cancer and factors affected to risk perception of women in Turkey: a cross-sectional study(Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017) Yüksel, Serpil; Uğraş, Gülay Altun; Çavdar, İkbal; Bozdoğan, Atilla; Gürdal, Sibel Özkan; Akyolcu, Neriman; Saraçoğlu, Gamze Varol; Özmen, Vahit; Esencan, Ecem; School of MedicineBackground: The increase in breast cancer incidence has enhanced attention towards breast cancer risk. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of breast cancer and risk perception of women, factors that affect risk perception, and to determine differences between absolute risk and the perception of risk. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 346 women whose score in the Gail Risk Model (GRM) was >= 1.67% and/or had a 1(st) degree relative with breast cancer in Bahçeşehir town in Istanbul, Turkey between Jul 2012 and Dec 2012. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The level of risk for breast cancer has been calculated using GRM and the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Form (BCRAF). Breast cancer risk perception (BCRP), has been evaluated by visual analogue 100-cm-long scale. Results: Even though 39.6% of the women considered themselves as high-risk carriers, according to the GRM and the BCRAF, only 11.6% and 9.8% of women were in the "high risk" category, respectively. There was a positive significant correlation between the GRM and the BCRAF scores (P<0.001), and the BCRAF and BCRP scores (P<0.001). Factors related to high-risk perception were age (40-59 yr), post-menopausal phase, high-very high economic income level, existence of breast cancer in the family, having regular breast self-examination and clinical breast examination (P<0.05). Conclusion: In women with high risk of breast, cancer there is a significant difference between the women's risk perception and their absolute risk level. Screen reader support enabled.Publication Open Access Mentoring relationships, positive development, youth emotional and behavioral problems: investigation of mediational model(Springer, 2016) DuBois, David; Larose, Simon; DeWit, David J.; Lipman, Ellen L.; Department of Psychology; Gürel, Gizem Erdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 222027Mentoring programs show promise for preventing emotional and behavioral problems among at-risk youth, but little is known about processes that may be most critical to achieving this end. This study explored indicators of positive youth development (PYD; competence, confidence, connection, care and compassion, character) as mediators of associations of mentoring support with youth emotional and behavioral problems. The sample included 501 youth participating in a study of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Canada (mean = 11.16 years old; 52% girls, and 44% White). Measures were youth self-report, with the exception of the use of both youth and parent report measures of emotional and behavioral problems. Results of structural equation modeling analyses were consistent with PYD mediating the association between mentoring support and emotional and behavioral problems, regardless of informant. The association between mentor support and PYD, however, was limited to youth in active mentoring relationships.Publication Open Access The role of program-supported mentoring relationships in promoting youth mental health, behavioral and developmental outcomes(Springer, 2016) DeWit, David J.; DuBois, David; Larose, Simon; Lipman, Ellen L.; Department of Psychology; Gürel, Gizem Erdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 222027This study examined the relationship between youth mentoring status and behavioral, developmental, and emotional outcomes for 859 youths aged 6-17 participating in a national survey of Big Brothers Big Sisters community mentoring relationships (MRs). Youth self-reported behaviors and mental health occurred at the baseline assessment (before being paired to a mentor) and at 18 months follow-up. Youth mentoring status was categorized as follows: (1) continuous MR less than 12 months (n = 131); (2) continuous MR 12 or more months (n = 253); (3) dissolved MR less than 12 months (n = 110); (4) dissolved MR 12 or more months (n = 70); 5) MR with a second mentor (re-matched; n = 83); and (6); never mentored (n = 212). Structural equation model results at 18 months revealed that mentored youths, especially those in MR lasting 12 or more months (continuous or dissolved), reported significantly fewer behavioral problems and fewer symptoms of depression and social anxiety than did non-mentored youths. They also reported stronger coping skills and emotional support from parents. Mentored girls and boys in long-term relationships experienced positive outcomes. Re-matched girls displayed better outcomes than did never-mentored girls while there was some evidence of harmful outcomes for re-matched boys. Threats to internal validity are examined including the possibility of pre-existing baseline differences between mentored and non-mentored youths. Implications for mentoring programs are discussed.Publication Open Access The possible importance of the antioxidants and oxidative stress metabolism in the emerging monkeypox disease: an opinion paper(Frontiers, 2022) Ulusu, Nuriye Nuray; Aydemir, Duygu; Faculty Member; PhD Student; Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM) / Koç Üniversitesi Translasyonel Tıp Araştırma Merkezi (KUTTAM); School of Medicine; 6807; N/ANAPublication Open Access The link between attitudes toward probationers and job burnout in Turkish probation officers(Wiley, 2021) Çankaya, Banu; Broers, Nick J.; Ruiter, Corine; Department of Psychology; Ersayan, Ayşe Esra; Teaching Faculty; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 178452; 222027The goal of the current study was to investigate individual-level factors associated with job burnout among probation officers (POs) and, specifically, to examine if attitudes toward probationers were linked with job burnout in the context of the recently established probation system in Turkey. Participants (N = 115) were recruited from a probation office in Istanbul. Job burnout was assessed via three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and professional accomplishment. Results of structural equation modeling indicated that more favorable attitudes toward probationers were related to a lower sense of depersonalization and higher experience of professional accomplishment. However, POs' attitudes toward probationers were not associated with emotional exhaustion. Our findings are discussed in light of the present empirical literature on the contextual factors influential in job burnout. Practical implications for burnout prevention point to the potential effectiveness of working on attitudes among POs toward the people they supervise.