There have been notable changes in Türkiye’s fertility level since the proclamation of the Republic. From 5.6 children in 1923, the total fertility rate (TFR) significantly increased under pronatalist policies in mid-1950s, ...

Millions of Syrians were compelled to seek safety in neighboring countries as the Syrian Civil War broke out in 2011, resulting in extensive violence and displacement. Among these countries, Turkey emerged as a primary ...

While there has been a shortage of nurses worldwide, especially in the last few decades, due to aging, epidemiological transition, and population growth, this shortage has become more evident with the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Item nonresponse and unreporting are significant challenges leading to biases, reducing the precision of estimates, and compromising the validity of inferences drawn from the data. Addressing these challenges with the ...

The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the mixed-methods research methodology literature, which continues to develop. the main issue that shapes the course of a mixed methods research study is its design strategy, ...

This thesis underscores the critical need for accurate information on future population composition, an essential factor in addressing the challenges posed by societal aging and transformation. We utilise microsimulation, ...

Well-being among older people has become an essential matter, as the ageing population throughout the world become a more widespread phenomenon. Well-being is an implicit notion, which can be approached in different ways. ...

Existing literature puts less attention on the status of single-parent women with a focus of intra-household dynamics. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the level of empowerment of women with respect to different household ...

In-depth interviews are the most preferred data generation technique in the data generation process of qualitative research. In-depth interviews have a structure in which the researchers establish a mutual relationship and ...

This dissertation addresses social desirability bias, also known as socially desirable responding (SDR), a tendency of some respondents to provide responses they consider to be socially favorable. Though SDR declines in ...