First Group Of Studies Research Articles

Effects of Social Connection on Dual Attitudes and Continuance Intentions of Using Social Media

Prior studies that specifically investigate the effects of social connections on the continuous adoption of social media applications (SMAs) are scarce. Based on the social contagion theory (SCT) and dual-attitude perspective, this study develops and validates a research model that explains the staged influences of social connection factors (i.e., pre- and post-usage cohesion and structural equivalence) on users’ explicit attitude, intention to use, implicit attitudes and continuance intention regarding the use of the SMAs. Survey data collected from both pre-usage and post-usage stages of 302 SMA users were examined using the technique of partial least squares to validate the research model. The results indicate that pre-usage cohesion and structural equivalence are significant antecedents of SMA users’ explicit attitude and intention to use. Additionally, these factors, along with post-usage cohesion and structural equivalence, significantly influence SMA users’ implicit attitude and continuance intention. In summary, by adopting the SCT and dual-attitude perspective, this study is among the first group of studies that examine whether social connection factors have influences on people’s adoption of SMAs at both pre-usage and post-usage stages. Implications for theory and for practices are discussed subsequently.

Women's access and perception of decent work: a case study on Egypt

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the gender disparities in the workers' perception of whether “decent work” standards exist in their current job and workplace in the Egyptian context.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses quantitative data. A survey was utilised to assess workers' perceptions of decent work. The sample was selected based on age as the study aims to measure gender disparities in the perception among Generation Y and Z. Frequency table for each question and independent sample T-test were utilised in order to compare the variable means between females and males and whether any of those means are significantly different from each other.FindingsThe key findings of this research show that women in Egypt believe they have fewer opportunity to progress professionally and raise their salaries than males, particularly in male-dominated fields like engineering, construction and information technology. Furthermore, the women surveyed, particularly working mothers, emphasised that they struggle with their workload and working time more than men, affecting their work–life balance. However, there was no significant disparity between men and women in the other aspects of decent work examined in this article, which included social protection, health and safety, and meaningful compensation.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first group of studies assessing the gender disparities in the workers' perception of whether “decent work” standards exist in the Egyptian workplace.

A Review of Theoretical Approaches to Light Therapy in Therapeutic Spaces

Introduction: Hospital design is generally accepted as a complex task in functional dimensions. The present study examines the effect of daylight on the design of therapeutic spaces to create an effective treatment environment. This research aimed to acquaint the policy-makers of therapeutic spaces with the determining role of daylight and its related challenges. Method: To comprehend the intellectual, structural, and dynamic patterns of bibliographic backgrounds in this field of research, 121 related research were reviewed from valid research databases. Results: Studies are divided into four main categories: The first group of studies focuses on the role of natural light in improving the performance of the building (providing quality for the indoor environment and reducing energy consumption). The second group of studies focuses on the role of natural light in improving patients' health (mental and physical health). The third group considers the role of natural light in improving the efficiency of medical staff and the fourth group considers the role of natural light in alleviating environmental pollution. Conclusion: Review of the related literature shows that enhanced access to daylight in medical spaces is associated with reduced energy consumption, improved efficiency of health care delivery, and shortening the length of hospital stay. Optimizing medical spaces on this basis, in addition to satisfying users, will significantly reduce the cost of health care and positively impact the economic sustainability of these spaces.

Grupo de estudos de enfermagem em lesões cutâneas: perspectivas e vivências na graduação / Group of nursing studies in cuts lesions: perspectives and experiences in graduation

Introduction: It is essential for Nursing to value scientific production for the development of an evidence-based practice. The research group is configured as a favorable space for the construction, improvement and development of intellectual skills. Objective: To report the experience of nursing students in founding a study group in the area of injuries. Methodology: Descriptive study of the experience report type about the experience in a group of nursing studies on skin lesions. Results: It was the first group of studies in the Nursing course of the aforementioned institution of higher education, focusing on undergraduate students. Social media were used to publicize the study group, which expanded the scope of the scientific content generated, in addition to exchanging experience with other professionals. The contents discussed in the group meetings were previously thought by the founding members and guiding professors. Active methodologies made it possible for academics to discover new skills, in addition to making them the center of learning Conclusion: The involvement of the academic in the study group allows and facilitates the advancement of knowledge production, which values nursing and allows to go beyond the execution of the technique and allows the action of a reflective practice.

Densitometric assessment in the justification of rehabilitation of patients with atrophy of the bone tissue of the mandible, on the right side

Densitometric methods for determining bone density are increasingly becoming fundamental in research and a priority in clinical applications in medical practice. Rehabilitation of patients with bone atrophy becomes impossible without assessing its density and, at the same time, is an important component in the diagnosis and planning of reconstructive surgery, in particular, prognosticity in the use of osteoplastic materials or osteointegration of dental implants. The aim of the study was to conduct a densitometric assessment to substantiate the rehabilitation of patients with atrophy of the mandible, on the right side, in the age groups of 25 to 75 years. Computed tomography digital scan scans obtained using the Vatech PaX-I 3D Green extra-oral radiography system and processed by the standardized X-ray diagnostic software Ez3D-I Original ver.5.1.9.0. Using the tools of the horizontal option panel, in particular the keys of the interface “profile”, the density of bone tissue with interpretation in conventional units of grayness (CUG) in the projection of 4.6, 4.7 teeth was investigated. To obtain qualitatively homogeneous values, we used nonparametric methods of statistical analysis of comparison of age groups – using the multidimensional Kruskal-Wallis test as an alternative intergroup analysis of variance, for simultaneous comparison of three samples. It is proved that during the statistical analysis of bone density using the Mann-Whitney U test in the studied areas of the mandible on the right, the total average number of M experimental (E) groups compared to the average number of the control group (C), high reliability in vertical (VP) measurements and confirmed p<0.05. Thus, it is proved that the early loss of the masticatory group of teeth, in the first group of studies (25-45 years), leads to high rates, with increasing bone density in the direction of distalization of the final defect of the dentition. Conversely, the lack of functional action on bone tissue in the second (46-60 years) and third (61-75 years) groups of the study, leads to a decrease in its density, and, consequently, to the devastation of the trabecular layer, which contributes to the progression of atrophic processes.

Comparative analysis of the structural topography of the mandibular canal in case of bone atrophy using computed tomography

Objective. The place of CT should be noted in the study of bone tissue, which allows us to establish the features of the structural topography of the left and right mandibular canals in relation to its structures, get information about the structure of the external and internal cortical plates and determine densitometric values that indicate qualitative characteristics that reflect the type of bone density, even in its age dynamics.Aim of the research. The analysis of structural topographic features of the human mandibular canal in case of bone atrophy caused by terminal dentition defects. Material and methods. The paper provides morphometric studies in absolute values, as well as the location of the human mandibular canal with acquired adentia in the form of terminal dentition defects after paraclinical examination of digital records of 243 CT cone-digital images, which were scanned by the Vatech PaX-I 3D Green extra-oral radiography system with a scan size range of 16x9 cm, a focal spot of 0.5 mm (IEC60336) of a 14-bit gray scale with a size of 0.2/0.3 voxel. Results. The obtained average absolute values characterize the existing qualitative morphological transformations, although they require statistical analysis, but can be used in making clinical decisions on the rehabilitation of patients by dental implantation, osteosynthesis, or the use of other maxillofacial reconstructive operations. Conclusions. In case of preserved dental rows (the first group of studies) the topography of the right mandibular canal approaches the lingual surface on the ≈1.5 mm, which is limited only by the cortical layer of bone tissue, in case of acquired terminal dentition defects - ≈3.8 mm. The "morphological transposition" for the left mandibular canal in the first comparison group is ≈ 2.1 mm, however, in individuals with acquired terminal defects - ≈ 3.05 mm, with a distance to the middle from the outer cortical layer of the lingual surface of bone tissue.

Efficacy of bio- and neurofeedback for depression: a meta-analysis.

For many years, biofeedback and neurofeedback have been implemented in the treatment of depression. However, the effectiveness of these techniques on depressive symptomatology is still controversial. Hence, we conducted a meta-analysis of studies extracted from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Embase. Two different strings were considered for each of the two objectives of the study: A first group comprising studies patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and a second group including studies targeting depressive symptomatology reduction in other mental or medical conditions. In the first group of studies including patients with MDD, the within-group analyses yielded an effect size of Hedges' g = 0.717, while the between-group analysis an effect size of Hedges' g = 1.050. Moderator analyses indicate that treatment efficacy is only significant when accounting for experimental design, in favor of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in comparison to non RCTs, whereas the type of neurofeedback, trial design, year of publication, number of sessions, age, sex and quality of study did not influence treatment efficacy. In the second group of studies, a small but significant effect between groups was found (Hedges' g = 0.303) in favor of bio- and neurofeedback against control groups. Moderator analyses revealed that treatment efficacy was not moderated by any of the sociodemographic and clinical variables. Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback and neurofeedback are associated with a reduction in self-reported depression. Despite the fact that the field has still a large room for improvement in terms of research quality, the results presented in this study suggests that both modalities may become relevant complementary strategies for the treatment of MDD and depressive symptomatology in the coming years.

The impact of the coronavirus crisis on European societies. What have we learnt and where do we go from here? – Introduction to the COVID volume

ABSTRACT The coronavirus pandemic, which first impacted European societies in early 2020, has created a twofold crisis by combining a health threat with economic turmoil. While the crisis has affected all European societies very significantly, its impact varies across countries, social groups, and societal domains. In an effort to provide a first overview of the effect of the coronavirus crisis, in this editorial we discuss contributions of 58 papers published as part of this special issue. These early research papers illustrate the varied impact of the pandemic on various areas of social life. The first group of studies in this special issue analyzes the effect of the pandemic on social inequalities with respect to gender, ethnic otherness, education, and work. A second stream of research focuses on the psychological consequences of the pandemic, especially with respect to wellbeing and resilience. Thirdly, the crisis is discussed on a societal level, in regard to welfare states, social policies, and approaches to crisis governance. In a fourth line of inquiry, several studies have analyzed the impact of the pandemic on social solidarity and cohesion. A fifth strand of research is devoted to examining the role of culture and lifestyles. This review ends with a discussion of areas for future research trajectories.

The factors affecting student satisfaction with online education during the COVID-19 pandemic: an empirical study of an emerging Muslim country

Purpose This study aims to investigate factors affecting students’ satisfaction with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This study uses quantitative data. A survey of 280 respondents, representing undergraduate students in business schools in Cairo, Egypt is conducted. The survey includes both public and private universities. The participants are questioned about their opinions and attitudes toward satisfaction with online learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings The findings of this study reveal that Egyptian university students prefer to use synchronous teaching methods using different platforms. Attending virtual sessions and real-time conference call classes are the most preferred mode of delivery as perceived by the respondents. Also, the results of this study found that the internet, platform, class time, loss of interest, motivation and self-motivation and use of online exams as an assessment can be considered as the factors that significantly affect students’ satisfaction with online learning in Egypt. Originality/value To the best of the knowledge, this study is among the first group of studies in Muslim emerging countries that explore the factors affecting students’ satisfaction with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Post-stroke cognitive deficits rarely come alone: Handling co-morbidity in lesion-behaviour mapping.

Post‐stroke behavioural symptoms often correlate and systematically co‐occur with each other, either because they share cognitive processes, or because their neural correlates are often damaged together. Thus, neuropsychological symptoms often share variance. Many previous lesion‐behaviour mapping studies aimed to methodologically consider this shared variance between neuropsychological variables. A first group of studies controlled the behavioural target variable for the variance explained by one or multiple other variables to obtain a more precise mapping of the target variable. A second group of studies focused on the shared variance of multiple variables itself with the aim to map neural correlates of cognitive processes that are shared between the original variables. In the present study, we tested the validity of these methods by using real lesion data and both real and simulated data sets. We show that the variance that is shared between post‐stroke behavioural variables is ambiguous, and that mapping procedures that consider this variance are prone to biases and artefacts. We discuss under which conditions such procedures could still be used and what alternative approaches exist.

The Ways of Investigating Latent Western Discourse in the Soviet Philosophy

The article deals with the ways of investigating Soviet philosophy. It is noted that this phenomenon, in addition to the ideological plots, contains latent Western discourses. Therefore, we emphasize the need to search for “non-traditional” historical and philosophical methods and tools for studying Soviet philosophy. The situation with the research of the Soviet philosophy is quite dubious. On the one hand, there are a large number of historical and philosophical studies devoted to this period. However, on the other hand, these studies are partly unsystematic. Sometimes they strongly resemble memoirs, which makes them uninformative. This can be explained in many ways, primarily – through the repression of such traumatic experience and the reluctance to set the record straight. Due to this, the Soviet period in the history of Ukrainian philosophy is not sufficiently researched. Instead, it is obscure and mythologized. The available investigations indicate either the lack of philosophizing as such in the Soviet period, or the presence of latent Western discourse in the official ideological philosophy. The first group of studies is erroneous when eliminates the phenomenon of “Soviet philosophy” from the historical and philosophical research. The second group represents a mistake trying to detect this Western discourse using traditional historical and philosophical methods and with the help of customary means. Instead, confirmation of this thesis requires both the use of more precise philosophical optics and alternative historical and philosophical methods.An appeal to the Soviet philosophical sources without special preliminary training would rather conceal their meaning than reveal it. Researching various kinds of archives, notes, and memoirs constitutes a much more interesting pursuit. Moreover, it has broader prospects for further application. For example, it can trace the origins of concepts, as well as the way of their concealment in the traditional Soviet mythology and plots.

Patients participating as co-researchers in health research: A systematic review of outcomes and experiences.

Aims: We aimed to map out the scope and type of health research studies with patients involved as co-researchers throughout the research process and to explore the outcomes and experiences of such research. Methods: We conducted a narrative review by systematically searching selected databases. A total of 1451 hits were identified and screened, and 17 studies were included and categorised by type of health problem, design, publication sources and modes of presentation. We conducted an inductive, iterative analysis of outcomes and experiences of patient involvement. Results: We identified two types of impact from studies with patients participating as co-researchers: (a) patient involvement as primary focus, where seven articles largely reported and reflected upon the shared experiences, and (b) patient involvement as strategy, where 10 articles presented results from empirical studies of specific health problems, with patient involvement used as a strategy to expand understanding. The first group of studies reported collaborative processes and resource investments, while the second group addressed specific health problems from a distinctive perspective due to patient involvement. Several studies in both groups repeated or confirmed positive values of user involvement rather than providing original findings. In both groups, methodological standards were often downgraded to provide access for the co-researchers. Conclusions: These articles, where the co-researcher model represents the contemporary superior level of patient involvement, may indicate that mere collaboration efforts are prioritised at the expense of knowledge outcomes and scientific quality. Collaboration formats other than participation as co-researchers may be necessary for patient involvement in medical research to add to the existing knowledge.

Papez's Forgotten Tract: 80 Years of Unreconciled Findings Concerning the Thalamocingulate Tract.

The thalamocingulate tract is a key component of the Papez circuit that connects the anterior thalamic nucleus (ATN) to the cingulum bundle. While the other white matter connections, consisting of the fornix, cingulum bundle and mammillothalamic tract, were well defined in Papez’s original 1937 paper, the anatomy of the thalamocingulate pathway was mentioned only in passing. Subsequent research has been unable to clarify the precise anatomical trajectory of this tract. In particular, the site of thalamocingulate tract interactions with the cingulum bundle have been inconsistently reported. This review aims to synthesize research on this least studied component of the Papez circuit. A systemic approach to reviewing historical anatomical dissection and neuronal tracing studies as well as contemporary diffusion magnetic resonance imaging studies of the thalamocingulate tract was undertaken across species. We found that although inconsistent, prior research broadly encompasses two differing descriptions of how the ATN interfaces with the cingulum after passing laterally through the anterior limb of the internal capsule. The first group of studies show that the pathway turns medially and rostrally and passes to the anterior cingulate region (Brodmann areas 24, 33, and 32) only. A second group suggests that the thalamocingulate tract interfaces with both the anterior and posterior cingulate (Brodmann areas 23 and 31) and retrosplenial region (Brodmann area 29). We discuss potential reasons for these discrepancies such as altering methodologies and species differences. We also discuss how these inconsistencies may be resolved in further research with refinements of terminology for the cingulate cortex and the thalamocingulate tract. Understanding the precise anatomical course of the last remaining unresolved final white matter tract in the Papez circuit may facilitate accurate investigation of the role of the complete Papez circuit in emotion and memory.

Opportunities and Threats of Electronic Health in Management of Diabetes Mellitus: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Studies

: To determine the role of electronic health (e-health) in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM), systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis (MA) studies were searched systematically. Eleven SR and six MA studies, including 533 sub-articles, were finally assessed. Six articles studied type 2, two studies assessed type 1, and five studies focused on both types of DM while four studies included type 1, type 2, and gestational DM. In total, 38641 patients with DM from all age groups were studied with a follow-up time from two phone calls to 60 months. As an intervention, short message service, multimedia messaging service, telemonitoring, glucometer applications, and personal digital assistant tools were studied. Nine out of 17 studies (53%) showed a significant reduction in HbA1c and eight (47%) studies revealed the inconclusive effect on it. However, the first group of studies was stronger and among interventions, text messaging as reminders was more effective. Conclusively, the majority of evidence shows the improvement of DM management by using e-health. However, a fragile acceptance toward this issue existed. Therefore, future research should focus more on using standard tools for the assessment of e-health efficacy, patients’ views, health care providers’ opinions, and cost-effectiveness of such interventions in long term.

Ash and fire, char, and biochar in the environment

AbstractFire is an extreme event leading to rapid and dramatic losses of carbon (C), nutrients, and ballast elements from ecosystems and leaving ash and char on the soil surface. This affects soil processes, properties, and functions. Similar effects can be induced by applying biochar—the product of artificial pyrolysis of plant materials and organic wastes. The nutrients in ashes remaining after a fire or in biochar after pyrolysis will be leached within a few years, and only the highly condensed material will remain in the soil over centuries and millennia.This Special Issue (SI) is devoted to ash, fire, char, and biochar in the environment, with a special focus on soil processes and properties. We begin by comprehensively summarizing the positive and negative effects of fire, ash, char, and biochar on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. We then review the 15 papers contributing to this SI. The first group of studies focuses on reconstructing fires during the Holocene and then linking them to human activities and land use. These studies clearly concluded that the fire frequency strongly increased with human invasion and occupation, and that charcoal properties are useful in reconstructing anthropogenic activities. The second group of studies is mainly devoted to changes in physical, chemical, and biological soil properties as well as to interactions between soil functions depending on fire, ash, and char properties. The final group describes the effects of biochar on soil properties and functions such as nutrient availability, C sequestration, microbial diversity and community structure, and heavy metal fixation. The overall conclusion is that fire and the remaining ash and char as well as the application of biochar have short‐ and long‐term consequences for soil. Despite the dramatic effects of fire on vegetation, these factors have many positive effects on soil properties and functions, whereby the influences extend from local, landscape, and regional scales to the global scale.

A minireview of effects of maternal diet during pregnancy on postnatal vegetable consumption: Implications for future research (a new hypothesis) and recommendations

ABSTRACTThe flavor of the maternal diet is transferred to the amniotic fluid and in this way the amniotic fluid becomes a transmitter of flavor-related information, developing babies can perceive in uterus. We aimed to review the available evidence regarding the impact of prenatal exposure to flavor on postnatal vegetable-related eating behavior. Studies of our focus have been the ones that have ad hoc examined the association of prenatal experience with vegetable-related flavors with vegetable consumption in children. We have identified that some studies have found this association, against others. Particularly, the first group of studies found an increased vegetable intake at weaning and late childhood associated with prenatal flavor exposure. The second set, instead, did not find this association of variables at early childhood. We propose here that the vegetable type used in these last studies might explain this disparity of results, and suggest the following hypothesis to be tested in the future: prenatal exposure to nonbitter vegetables leads to an increased vegetable consumption at early childhood in comparison to prenatal exposure to bitter vegetables, postnatal exposure to vegetables and no exposure. The experimental design of this hypothesis as well as subsequent recommendations for future research and maternal diet are also here suggested.

Exosomes in the Diseased Brain: First Insights from In vivo Studies.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoscale size vesicles secreted by cells and are important mediators of intercellular communication and genetic exchange. Exosomes, EVs generated in endosomal multivesicular bodies, have been the focus of numerous publications as they have emerged as clinically valuable markers of disease states. Exosomes have been mostly studied from conditioned culture media and body fluids, with the difficulty of isolating exosomes from tissues having delayed their study in vivo. The implementation of a method designed to isolate exosomes from tissues, however, has yielded the first insights into characteristics of exosomes in the brain. It has been observed that brain exosomes from murine models of neurodegenerative diseases and human postmortem brains tend to mirror the protein content of the cells of origin, and interestingly, they are enriched with toxic proteins. Whether this enrichment with neurotoxic proteins is beneficial by relieving neurons of accumulated toxic material or detrimental to the brain by propagating pathogenicity throughout the brain remains to be answered. Here is summarized the first group of studies describing exosomes isolated from brain, results that demonstrate that exosomes in vivo reflect complex multicellular pathogenic processes in neurodegenerative disorders and the brain's response to injury and damage.

Defining sustainable universities following public opinion formation process

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to define the sustainable university in Turkey, by considering perspectives of various stakeholders such as experts, intellectual, public, political parties and media using public opinion formation analysis. The paper aims to re-define the “sustainable university” with all dimensions including environmental, economic and social factors in Turkey.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the model of shaping the policy agenda and public opinion formation by certain groups, presented by Papadakis (1996), was used to determine the main characteristics of a sustainable university. Based on this model, the researchers collected data from intellectuals, experts, political parties, media and public simultaneously. Focus groups and archival search were used.FindingsThe results of the public opinion formation process presented that the definition of sustainable universities in Turkey includes the economic, ecological and social aspects and a holistic view of different groups. The findings of the study presented that the definition of sustainable universities in Turkey has many facets. Different groups in the public opinion formation process share almost similar views, though these points are usually mentioned under different headings. Thus, nearly each respondent in the public opinion formation process discusses the concept of being a “trade mark” as a university.Research limitations/implicationsThe research may lack generalizability, as it takes place in Turkey, which is a non-Western country.Practical implicationsThe research sheds a light for universities, which are the major cornerstones of higher education, especially in the area of sustainability and sustainable development. Also, universities have a great impact in regional development, which stresses once again the importance of sustainability in higher education. They should modify their education programs and curricula in accordance with sustainability. University–industry cooperation should be provided. They should manage to become a trademark.Social implicationsUniversities being the major cornerstones of higher education play a vital role in regional development of countries; therefore, their sustainable development should be well handled to enable regional development.Originality/valueThe universities are the major actors which should pursue sustainability, as they affect society. The studies on sustainability and universities have been generally grouped under two main subjects in the literature. First group of studies highlights the support of universities for sustainability of corporations, whereas other studies stress the importance of becoming a sustainable university. There are not many studies on this subject which considers the public opinion formation process throughout the literature; therefore, this study contributes to the literature with this aspect. The study takes place in Izmir, Turkey, which is a non-Western country. Most of the studies on this subject take place in Western countries, so as the study is deployed in a non-Western country, it reflects a different point of view.

Human Brain Function in Path Planning: a Task Study

Despite plenty of research being performed in the human movement science, less attention has been paid to the probable method used by the human brain in the higher-level motor planning. The previous studies suggest that the human brain may use a predictive approach to anticipate physical dynamics of the body and the environment to plan a short and collision-free movement trajectory. We propose that the human brain may use a model-based prediction procedure in path planning in which a finite prediction horizon is used to estimate the future state of the body and the environment. A goal-oriented driving task (GDT) in a virtual street was designed to consider the human path planning method in dynamic environments. Two groups of experiments were presented to consider the ability of the human brain in estimation of a dynamic object location and planning a collision-free path. The first group of study includes four GDTs, with different conditions to evaluate how the human planning strategy would change by varying the configuration of the environment. In the second group, the changes of human planning in a visually obscured and blurred situation were considered. The results are in compliance with the theory of using a model-based prediction approach by human brains and indicate that the subjects benefit from a prediction horizon to plan their paths. Our studies provide evidence to introduce possible factors which may be used by the human brain during path planning in dynamic environments.

Can Marriage be Bad for Health? Evidence from Turkey

IntroductionLiterature on marital status and health usually has a common conclusion. It claims that married men are healthier than single men and married women are at least as healthy as single women (Kiecolt-Glaser, and Newton, 2010; Wanic, and Kulik, 2011). However, this conclusions is based mostly on Western data (Europe and America) and thus there is a problem with generalizability of these previous findings. Marriage and man-woman relations are not easily generalizable to the entire world.In this study, we aim to understand if the general belief in the positive effect of marriage on health status is applicable to Eastern countries as well. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate marriage and health status relationship in Turkey which is mainly dominated by Oriental values and its population is predominantly Muslim (Kandiyoti, 2003). The findings of the study would provide guidance to various institutions from governments to health insurance companies especially in the Western world for designing their policies in a more effective way. For example, governments throughout the world give incentives for marriage. This is partly due to the assumption that marriage helps economies due to its positive effect on productivity through better health. We investigate whether similar assumptions can be made by the governments of Eastern countries as well. This study will help policy makers have better management of their resources.The meta-analysis of 126 papers by Robles, Slatcher, Trombello, and McGinn (2014) covers most of the literature on this topic and the papers in the analysis use data on Western countries1. These studies tend to emphasize on loneliness and lack of social control in developed countries in their explanation of positive relationship between health and marriage (See the Literature Review part).Turkey is still a developing country with stronger family and relative ties and also relatively early first marriage age (23,6 for women and 26,8 for men, TURKSTAT, 2014). Considering this we hypothesize that Turkey is immune to negative effects from being single on health, i.e. from loneliness and lack of social control. Hence, there is no significant reason in Turkey for married people to be healthier than single people. In addition, difficulties in relationship may even affect health of married people, in a negative way.To test this, we use the data from the 2010 Turkish Health Survey, carried out in 7,886 households (20,200 individuals). The data are obtained from Turkish Statistical Institute. Following the literature, we estimated an ordered probit model. We concluded that marriage does not positively affect the health status of Turkish people, measured by self-rated health, as implied by the literature. In Turkey, single men are at least as healthy as married men. Moreover, married women actually have worse health statuses than single women. The paper is structured as follows. First, we provide a thorough review of literature. After giving information about our data and method, we present the estimation results. We discuss possible reasons for the results obtained, which are not in line with the most of the literature on the subject matter. Finally, we briefly conclude and provide potential directions for further research.1. Literature ReviewMost of the explanations in the literature are designed to justify why marriage helps people to have better health statuses. To have full insight on the topic we try to cover all the explanations that relate marriage and health including the positive ones as well.The first group of studies that link better health and marriage use economic reasons to explain this relation. Rohrer et al. (2008) find in their clinical work on women that being single, aged over 65, having more physical symptoms than most patients, and feeling depressed are each independently related to lower self-rated health status. …