Cyprus Mental Health Institute Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology 1302-7840 2667-8225 6 1 Turkish 6 N N Y 2024 03 25 Full Length Paper Investigation of the Relationship Between the Mental States and Family Functioning of Turkish Female Workers Working in the Industrial Sector > English Y 21 31 Mehtap Kızılkaya Turkish Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Mental Health and Diseases Nursing, Aydın Turkey mehtap.kizilkaya@adu.edu.tr N : 0000-0002-4000-8926 Nükhet Ballıel Turkish Turkey nukhetkirag@gmail.com Y 0000-0001-8223-2996 ‬‬‬‬‬ Kerime Derya Beydağ Turkish Turkey derya.beydag@gedik.edu.tr N 0000-0002-7251-4882 10.35365/ctjpp.24.1.03 This study was conducted to examine the factors affecting the mental states and family functions of female workers working in the organized industrial zone (food, leather - textile, furniture, chemical products, paper-plastic, electronics) and to determine the relationship between their mental states and family functions. This descriptive and relationship-seeking study was conducted with 275 working women in June-August 2019. Research data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Family Assessment Device, and the Brief Symptom Inventory. Descriptive statistics were presented as numbers, percentages, and mean and standard deviation values. Also, the One-way ANOVA test, correlation, and regression analyses were used in the data analysis. It was determined that the unhealthiest family functioning of women according to the family assessment device included behavior control (2.86±0.43), affective involvement (2.79±0.56), and affective responsiveness (2.72±0.47) and that the highest mean scores were obtained from the depression and anxiety subscales of the brief symptom inventory. The result of the regression analysis in our study indicated that female workers' mean scores on the subscales of the family assessment device significantly predicted their mean scores on the subscales of the brief symptom inventory. In conclusion, it was found that the mental state of women working in the industrial sector negatively affected their family functioning. However, it was seen that women performed the problem-solving function soundly despite high levels of anxiety and depression. It can be recommended that female workers should be supported in household jobs by family members and that they should be given psycho-education on communication, coping skills, and symptoms of mental disorders. English Organized ındustrial, woman, worker, family functioning, mental state, influencing factor https://www.ktppdergisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3.makale-Investigation-Of-The-Relationship-Between-The-Mental-States-And-Family-Functioning-Of-Turkish-Female-Workers-Working-In-The-Industrial-Sector.pdf https://www.ktppdergisi.com/investigation-of-the-relationship-between-the-mental-states-and-family-functioning-of-turkish-female-workers-working-in-the-industrial-sector_abstract/?lang=en https://www.ktppdergisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3.makale-Investigation-Of-The-Relationship-Between-The-Mental-States-And-Family-Functioning-Of-Turkish-Female-Workers-Working-In-The-Industrial-Sector.pdf English References 21 31