Dr. Psychologist Fatoş Özeylem from the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Psychologic Counselling, Guidance and Research Center (PDRAM), successfully represented EMU with her two separate presentations at the 3rd Adolescence and Youth Research Congress (EGAD 2025) hosted by the İzmir Adnan Menderes University.
At the congress organized with the theme of “Being an Adolescent and a Young Person in the Digital Age”, Dr. Psycologist Özeylem presented two studies conducted in collaboration with researchers from Roehampton University (UK) and The Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). These studies were based on data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), developed by the World Health Organization. The presentations focused on “The Impact of Peer Bullying, Loneliness, and Parental Relationships on Substance Use among Adolescents in Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries” and “How Country-Specific Factors Influence Problematic Alcohol Use among Adolescents across 73 Low- and Middle-Income Countries”.
Dr. Psychologist Özeylem shared her thoughts on the congress, which brought together many researchers from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Türkiye. She described the event as highly productive from a scientific standpoint, highlighting its focus on the psychological development of adolescents and young adults, particularly university students, through a multicultural lens in the digital era. Moreover, Dr. Psychologist Özeylem pointed out that the congress supported the applied psychological services carried out at EMU-PDRAM and helped pave the way for future international research partnerships in academic work.
