Merdin-Uygur, Ezgi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-7336
Ozturkcan, Selcen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2248-0802
Özbilgin, Mustafa F https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8672-9534
Yılmaz, Faruk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7398-8302
İnce, Özgür https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6875-9115
Funding for this research was provided by:
Linnaeus University
Article History
Received: 28 January 2025
Accepted: 20 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Approval No: 2022/377) on 08 November 2022. Ethical approval was obtained prior to data collection, and all participants provided informed consent before participating in the study. Additionally, this research adheres to the principles of the Belmont Report () and Declaration of Helsinki (), ensuring ethical integrity in the methodology employed.