Warfa, NasirKarasar, ŞahinWhite, Robert2024-07-122024-07-122022Warfa, N., Bademci, Ö., Karasar, Ş. ve White, R. (2022). Attachment-based psychosocial programme for under-privileged school children with adverse life experiences in Istanbul, Turkey. BMC Psychology, Springer. 10, s. 1-11.2050-728310.1186/s40359-022-00938-x2-s2.0-85139440714https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-022-00938-xhttps://doi.prg/10.1186/s40359-022-00938-xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8947Children experiencing educational neglect are likely to experience the harm associated with adverse life experiences and a range of emotional and psychological challenges. Using attachment theory and psychosocial frameworks, we devised and implemented an intervention designed to ameliorate the deleterious efects of challenging behaviours in an elementary school situated in a deprived neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. For a period of eight months, 160 pupils received a psychosocial intervention once a week. Children’s patterns of behaviour, emotions, movements, interactivity, socialisation and interpersonal communications were observed during this period. Core activities of the intervention included library visits, reading, writing and listening games, maths games, drawing, animal animation, leaf making, ball games, parachuting games, colouring, hula-hoop and driver-car role plays. At the end of the intervention, one group of children made signifcant improvements in behavioural changes while no improvements were observed for another group. Although further research is required to generalize beyond the reference group, the fndings suggest that a robust collaboration between inter-agency community partnership and universities can play a crucial role in responding to the needs of marginalized children with psychological and emotional problems.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttachment TheoryPsychosocial ModelsIstanbul School ChildrenArticle1136209200Q1110WOS:000865170900001Q2