Personal profile
Research and Innovation interests
- developmental psychopathology
- parenting
- family dynamics
- secondary caregivers: nannies, grandparents
- behavioral genetics
Education/Academic qualification
Developmental Psychology, PhD, The family dynamics in nanny-employed families and their impact on the cared child, Middle East Technical University
Award Date: 30 May 2022
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Clinical Psychology, MA, Mothering a child that is not “mine”: The perceptions about mothering and babysitting of immigrant babysitters who had left their children behind, Istanbul Bilgi University
Award Date: 9 Oct 2013
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Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Child psychopathology
- Parenting
- Family dynamics
- Nanny-child relationship
- Gradparents
- Early childhood
- Parent-child relationship
- Play
- Early Career Researcher
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Data from an International Multi-Centre Study of Statistics and Mathematics Anxieties and Related Variables in University Students (the SMARVUS Dataset)
Terry, J., Ross, R. M., Nagy, T., Salgado, M., Garrido-Vásquez, P., Sarfo, J. O., Cooper, S., Buttner, A. C., Lima, T. J. S., Öztürk, İ., Akay, N., Santos, F. H., Artemenko, C., Copping, L. T., Elsherif, M. M., Milovanović, I., Cribbie, R. A., Drushlyak, M. G., Swainston, K. & Shou, Y. & 135 others, , 2023, In: Journal of Open Psychology Data. 11, 1, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking barriers: leveling up majority world child development research in peer-reviewed journals
Raval, V. V., Akay, N., Lu, S. & Salinas-Quiroz, F., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Exploring attitudes and behavioural intentions towards e-scooter use in Türkiye: Differences between users and non-users
Öztürk, İ. (Corresponding / Lead Author) & Akay, N., 19 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Transport Geography. 128, 104393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Migrant nannies, parenting and wellbeing: The perspectives from the past and current research
Akay, N., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Parenting, Coparenting and Child Well-Being Across Two Countries: Similarities and Differences of Parent Perceptions
Akay, N., Şahin Acar, B. & Fearon, R. P., 2 May 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Our Why, Mumpreneurs' How: Building Resilience on Juggling Roles
Samur-Teraman, S. B. (Invited speaker) & Akay Ozturk, N. (Invited speaker)
9 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Parenting: Science and Practice (Journal)
Akay Ozturk, N. (Reviewer)
2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (Journal)
Akay Ozturk, N. (Reviewer)
20 May 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Family Relations (Journal)
Akay Ozturk, N. (Member of editorial board)
1 May 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Think It, Twist It, SCAMPER It!
Samur-Teraman, S. B. (Speaker) & Akay Ozturk, N. (Speaker)
19 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Thesis
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Exploring the relationship between Roblox, parent-child relationship quality and child emotional intelligence
Fitch, S. (Author) & Akay, N. (Author), 2025Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Parental Phubbing UK: Effects On The Parent-Child Relationship Of 3–6-Year-Old Children
Ebanks, J. (Author) & Akay, N. (Academic Supervisor), 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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The relationship between parental involvement and academic motivation in black adolescents
Newby-Elliott, S. (Author) & Akay, N. (Author), 2025Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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The Role of Parenting Stress and Parenting Practices in Shaping Parents’ Emotional Reactions to Children’s School Behaviours: Insights from Regression Analyses
Dye, A. (Author) & Akay, N. (Academic Supervisor), 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis