The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between attachment styles of parents and attachment anxiety and separation anxiety of preschool children and to evaluate the relationship between these variables and demographic variables. The population of the study was determined as children between 4-6 years of age and their mothers, and the sample consists of 30 children and their mothers between 4-6 years of age who continue their education in the kindergarten in İstanbul. In order to collect the data of the research; “Informed Consent Form”, “Demographic Information Form”, “Adult Separation Anxiety Scale” and “ Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised” were given and “Attachment Story Completion Test’’ was administered by the researcher to measure the attachment styles of the children. SPSS 16 program was used for statistical analysis. During the analysis of the study, t-test was used to evaluate the relationship between variables, Pearson correlation was used for the variables that were normal distribution and Spearman’s correlation was used when the data were not suitable for the normal distribution. According to the results of the study, no significant relationship was found between the attachment styles of the children and the parent’s attachment style and separation anxiety. It was found that there was no significant relationship between age, gender, educational status of mothers, working status of mothers and attachment styles distribution according to caregivers in the 0-2 age group. There was no significant relationship between the total score obtained from the Adult Separation Anxiety Scale and the total score and the subscale of avoidance attachment criteria. In other words, research findings show that there is no significant relationship between separation anxiety and the avoidant attachment style of mothers. However, it was found that there was a relationship between separation anxiety of mothers obtained from Adult Separation Anxiety Scale total score and anxious attachment criteria of mothers with Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised subscales. The limited number of samples and the mothers who completed the scales were among the limitations of this study. It is recommended to increase the sample size and include both parents by applying the scales.

This study, which aims to determine the levels of depression and somatization disorder seen in women experiencing compulsory internal migration, is a research in the general screening model and the relational screening model based on quantitative data. The study population of the study was determined as non-immigrant women aged between 18-65 (α = 50) living in the city center of Diyarbakır (α = 50) and women aged between 18-65 (α = 50) who experienced forced internal migration from Diyarbakır to Istanbul. In the study, women between the ages of 18-65 (n = 50) living in Diyarbakır and women between the ages of 18-65 (n = 50) who experienced forced internal migration from Diyarbakır to Istanbul were selected by the easy sampling method. As a data collection tool in the research; Beck Depression Inventory, Brief Symptom Inventory and Somatization Scale were used. It has been concluded that the depression levels, mental symptom levels, and somatization levels of the women who experienced compulsory internal migration were statistically significantl higher than the nonimmigrant women. The results of this research suggest that it may be important to take measures to protect mental health in women experiencing internal migration

It is known that the negative life events experienced in childhood are related to depressive disorder and anxiety disorders in adult life. Adult separation anxiety is a relatively new diagnosis classified under the title of anxiety disorders in DSM-5. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible relationship between adult separation anxiety and traumatic experiences in childhood since childhood trauma has been associated with many anxiety disorders. The study included 119 female and 113 male participants. Only individuals aged 20 years and older and who do not have a psychiatric illness history and mental limitations were included in the study. Sociodemographic Data Form, Separation Anxiety Symptom Inventory (SASI), Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASAQ), and Childhood Trauma Scale (CTS) were given to the participants. The data were analyzed by using Independent Sample t Test, Multi-directional Variance Analysis and Tukey Test, Pearson Correlation Analysis and Chi-Square tests. A significant positive correlation was found between total score of ASAQ and Emotional Abuse, Emotional Neglect, Sexual Abuse, CTS total score. The presence of traumatic experiences in childhood was found to be associated with adult separation anxiety. However, more studies on this subject and follow-up studies with larger samples are needed.