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                                                                                    <journal-title>Sağlık Araştırmaları Dergisi</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">3023-4530</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Toros University</publisher-name>
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                                                            <subject>Child Development Education</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Çocuk Gelişimi Eğitimi</subject>
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                                    <trans-title>Cinsel Gelişim Üzerine Yüksek Lisans Tezi: Türkiye&#039;den Bir Literatür Taraması</trans-title>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <article-title>Graduate Thesis on Sexual Development: A Literature Review from Turkey</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7053-6201</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Güldağ</surname>
                                    <given-names>Öznur</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>TOROS ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3600-8568</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Sürmeli</surname>
                                    <given-names>Yağmur</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>TOROS ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20250428">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>28</month>
                    <year>2025</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>3</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>204</fpage>
                                        <lpage>216</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20241216">
                        <day>12</day>
                        <month>16</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20250328">
                        <day>03</day>
                        <month>28</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2023, </copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2023</copyright-year>
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                                                                                                <trans-abstract xml:lang="tr">
                            <p>Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, “cinsel gelişim” ifadesini içeren tez çalışmalarını inceleyerek araştırmanın niteliğini incelemek ve mevcut durumu tespit etmektir. Yöntem: Araştırmaya Ulusal Tez Merkezi&#039;nden ücretsiz olarak ulaşılabilen “cinsel gelişim, çocuk gelişimi, cinsel gelişim bozukluğu” anahtar kelimelerini içeren 14 yüksek lisans tezi dâhil edilmiştir. Bulgular: İncelenen çalışmalar sonucunda cinsel gelişim konusunda yapılan çalışmaların ve çocuk bakımı ve eğitiminden sorumlu kişilerin bilgilerinin yetersiz olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda cinsel gelişim alanında yapılan çalışmaların, özellikle deneysel çalışmaların yetersiz olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Cinsellik, sağlıklı bir bireyin en önemli unsurlarından biridir ve sağlıklı bir toplumun temelini oluşturur. Bu nedenle özellikle sağlık profesyonellerinin ya da alanda çalışan uzmanların cinsel gelişim alanına daha derinlemesine düşünmeleri ve önem vermeleri gerekmektedir. Cinsel gelişimle ilgili mevcut durumu ortaya koymak için ortaya konan bu literatürün incelenmesi sorunları da ortaya çıkarmaktadır.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                                                                                                    <abstract><p>Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of the research and determine the current situation by examining the thesis studies containing the phrase &quot;sexual development&quot;. Method: 14 master&#039;s theses containing the keywords &quot;sexual development, child development, sexual development disorder&quot;, which can be accessed free of charge from the National Thesis Center, were included in the research. Results: As a result of the studies examined, it was determined that the studies on sexual development and the knowledge of those responsible for child care and education were insufficient. In line with the findings, it has been seen that studies in the field of sexual development, especially experimental studies, are insufficient. Conclusion: Sexuality is one of the most important elements of a healthy individual and forms the basis of a healthy society. For this reason, especially health professionals or experts working in the field need to think more deeply and give importance to the field of sexual development. Examining this literature, which was put forward to reveal the current situation regarding sexual development, also reveals problems.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>sexuality</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  sexual development</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  child development</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  sexual development disorder</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>cinsellik</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  cinsel gelişim</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  çocuk gelişimi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  cinsel gelişim bozukluğu</kwd>
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