TURBAHAR COVID-19 Turkey Addiction Risk Profile and Mental Health Map COVID-19 Period Project Results Report 2021
This publication includes the results of the Turkey Epidemic Period Addiction and Mental Health Mapping Project (TURBAHAR COVID-19) conducted across Turkey between December 1, 2020, and February 1, 2021. The main objectives of the research are to determine the prevalence of smoking, alcohol, and drug use in the population aged 15 and over; to identify risk groups for social media, eating, cyberporn, exercise, and work addictions; to examine psychological risk factors that may be related to the specified chemical and behavioral addictions; and to determine the differences in the prevalence of risk factors for chemical and behavioral addictions based on gender, age group, marital status, education level, and 26 regions according to the Statistical Region Units Classification level 2. In this research, mental health variables were measured using different data collection tools. Scores obtained from the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-28), Behavioral Inhibition/Activation System Scale (DIS-DAS), Emotion Regulation Difficulties Scale (DERS-16), Emotional Eating Scale, Exercise Addiction Scale, Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Test (FNBT), Cyber Bullying/Victimization Scale, Work Addiction Scale, Cyber Pornography Use Inventory-9, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Short Form (BIS-11-SF), and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scales were examined. This study included 21,815 individuals across Turkey, and it was determined that the data of 20,808 individuals were fully completed. Data were obtained online through a website specifically designed for this research.
The study was conducted on five axes:
- Addiction and Impulsive Behavior Working Group
- Childhood Experiences Group
- Behavioral Motivation Group
- Emotion Regulation Group
- Chemical Addiction Group
It shows current chemical and behavioral addiction data in the Turkish population and the prevalence of sociodemographic - psychological risk factors. The results of this research, which also allow for geographical regional comparisons regarding the prevalence of smoking and alcohol use, provide important information for policymakers.
It is very important to work on preventing the use of addictive substances and the spread of behavioral addictions that lead to impairment in an individual's functioning and relationships with their environment in society. Thus, the individual and societal problems caused by these substances and behaviors can be minimized. Like our previous study, this study is the most comprehensive addiction research conducted in our country during the Covid Epidemic.
Publication Date: 2023
ISBN: 978-605-9596-75-6
Print Run: 1st Edition
Language: Turkish
Number of Pages: 214
Publisher: Üsküdar University Publications - 70
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