University of Akureyri

Studying binge eating is profoundly important for understanding its underlying mechanisms and developing effective interventions. Its measurement for non-clinical samples holds a pivotal role. The current study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Binge Eating Scale (BES) for the first time. The study included a non-clinical sample (N = 323) consisting of participants from 18 to 61 years old. Internal consistency, construct validity, and BES association with other measures were examined. We found a high internal consistency for the single-factor structure of the BES (alpha = .84). The internal consistency was weaker for the two-factor model, including cognitive/emotional and behavioral sub-dimensions (alpha = .75 and .67, respectively). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted separately to test single-factor and two-factor structures of the BES. A single-factor structure measuring binge eating (BE) severity was accepted as the final version of the scale. BE was significantly related to body mass index (BMI), self-control, and body dissatisfaction in the expected directions. The current findings supported the single-factor structure. As a result, it has been shown that the Turkish version of the BES is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

References to “the academic community” abound in higher-education discourse, yet the concept itself is rarely examined. This paper argues that academic community is not only an empirical phenomenon but a normative ideal essential to the moral, intellectual, and institutional purposes of higher education. Contemporary universities, however, increasingly undermine the conditions for such community through organizational professionalism, individualism, managerialism, retreat from academic citizenship, and troubled collegiality. Drawing on sociological and normative theories of community, the paper distinguishes between descriptive accounts of academic networks and a richer, value-laden conception grounded in shared purposes, intellectual virtues, and relational practices. A value-theoretical analysis shows that academic community is instrumentally, constitutively, and intrinsically connected to core academic values such as knowledge, understanding, learning, and justice, and that it contributes to human flourishing. Substantive examples from social epistemology, pedagogy, and academic debates illustrate how academic values depend on communal norms and practices. The paper argues that revitalizing academic community requires both structural reforms—reducing competitive managerial pressures and rebalancing professional reward systems—and cultural renewal grounded in generosity, shared identity, and collective responsibility. Drawing on relational moral theory, it is further argued that academic community possesses moral significance beyond its connection with academic values, as identity and solidarity generate collegial obligations central to professional life. The paper concludes that unless universities cultivate conditions in which genuine academic community can flourish, they will continue to erode the very values that justify their existence.

Prior research has found that high levels of work–family conflict negatively impact women's well-being. However, variations in the effects of work–family conflict on women based on class have been understudied. Moreover, most estimates of work–family conflict did not distinguish between work-to-family and family-to-work conflict. This study uses data from a cross-sectional phone survey of Icelandic women to assess the association between work–family conflict (in both directions) and symptoms of depression and anxiety among women of differing class positions. Key findings showed that (a) work-to-family and family-to-work conflict were positively related to symptoms of anxiety and depression among all women, but these relationships were contingent on class; (b) working-class women are more likely to experience symptoms of depression and anxiety due to work-to-family conflict than women of higher social strata; and (c) working-class women are more likely to experience symptoms of depression due to family-to-work conflict than women of higher social strata. The results demonstrate the need for further research on how women's ability to reconcile work and family varies by class and how public policy can account for such differences.

BACKGROUND:Experiences of interpersonal trauma, such as abuse or violence, are common for women and can cause lasting damage to physical, mental, and social well-being. Peer support is a caring approach in which individuals draw on their lived experience, together with training and supervision, to support others. AIM:To synthesise the evidence for peer support for women and adolescent girls who have experienced interpersonal trauma. METHODS:An integrative systematic review was undertaken. Database searches (PsychArticles, PsychInfo, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, Criminal Justice, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Social Sciences, SocINDEX and Web of Science) were conducted in August 2022, September 2023 and October 2025. Forward and backward chaining were undertaken on the included studies. Study quality was assessed using methodology-specific appraisal tools. Data were analysed and interpreted using Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence (SOC) framework. RESULTS:We included 11 papers representing nine separate studies, from three countries, published between 2004 and 2021. All studies were conducted in high-income countries. Findings were reported under three themes mapped to the SOC components of comprehensibility ('understanding trauma and its impact'), manageability ('having the resources to cope'), and meaningfulness ('motivation for meaningful change'). The synthesis revealed that peer support can stimulate women's and peer supporters' self-awareness and understanding of how they have been affected by trauma and abuse. While the shared histories of peers and recipients could enable connection and trust, peer supporters could feel a sense of responsibility to 'rescue' women and a sense of failure if unable to do so. Peer support interventions were generally beneficial for both women and peer supporters, providing a sensitive and meaningful approach to improving health and well-being, and alleviating suffering. CONCLUSION:While further studies are needed in this area, the findings align with the wider literature in confirming peer support as a helpful intervention, largely due to shared histories and reciprocity. Further work to develop suitable recruitment, training, and support for peer supporters is needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION:The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO (protocol number CRD42022338433).

Previous work has revealed that priming people with significant others increases feelings of security and energy, and in turn, boosts exploration motivations. In this preregistered study, we directly replicated Luke et al.'s (2012) Study 2 (N = 281). We found similar results as the replicated study regarding increased security feelings and exploration motivations on the self-report measures after the priming. However, we did not find any support for the increased energy feelings after the attachment security priming. In addition, contrary to Luke et al.'s (2012) results, energy feelings did not mediate the relationship between security priming and exploration motivations. A discussion of null findings, along with the limitations of self-reports and potential misinterpretation of the mediational analyses, follows. We also discuss possible future implications of the current findings.