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• Doctor of Psychology
• Inonu University

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) are two common posttraumatic reactions that may co-exist in individuals exposed to or witnessing an earthquake. There are a limited number of studies examining some mediating variables, such as self-efficacy and resilience in the relationship between PTSD and PTG in individuals exp...

The present study sought to explore the mediating effects of basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) and subjective well-being (SWB) on the link between identification with all humanity (IWAH) and physical health problem (PHP). The sample consisted of 552 young and middle-aged Turkish adults (Mage = 29.53 ± 8.67; 60.0% women, 40.0% men). The...

The origin of compassion can be traced back thousands of years and is deeply rooted in various religious and philosophical traditions. Self-compassion, in particular, holds a significant place in different traditions and religions and serves as a fundamental principle for human functioning. Despite this long history and deep roots, self-compassion...

Introduction: People encounter many events across their life span. However, some life experiences cause negative psychological outcomes. One of them is earthquakes. Therefore, in this study, it was aimed to examine the mediating role of peritraumatic distress in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and optimism and pessimis...

Healthcare professionals are more at risk than others of being affected by the negative psychological consequences of COVID-19. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the factors protecting healthcare professionals from the negative psychological consequences of the pandemic. The purpose of the present study is to examine the mediating role of psy...

Background While many studies have explored the direct impact of psychosocial factors on affective experiences, there remains a gap in understanding the specific factors that mediate the relationships between social support and affective outcomes. Objective The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem in the association...

Objective: Psychological capital refers to internal resources including self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience to overcome adverse life events. The current study sought to examine the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and job satisfaction and work performance in healthcare professio...

Amaç: Varoluş için çabalamak, tüm canlıların temel içgüdüsü ve doğal itici gücüdür. İnsanlar için bu varoluşsal güdünün, sosyal ve fiziksel çevreden etkilenen bilişsel ve duygusal yönleri vardır. Bu varoluşsal güdü psikoloji alanyazınında yaşama isteği olarak adlandırılır (Carmel ve ark., 2013). Diğer bir ifadeyle yaşama isteği hem rasyonel hem de...

This study aims to explore the differences in the psychological impact of COVID-19 on physicians, specifically those who volunteered or were contractually obligated to provide care for COVID-19 patients. While previous research has predominantly focused on the physical health consequences and risk of exposure for healthcare workers, limited attenti...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global society, leading to negative well-being and mental health outcomes. However, little is known about how COVID-19-related anxiety affects life satisfaction through psychological factors. This study examined the mediating roles of meaning in life and loneliness in the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and...

Existing literature has extensively explored attitudes toward refugees; however, to the best of our knowledge, no study has specifically examined the relationship between the sense of global social responsibility and attitudes toward refugees. Therefore, this study investigated the mediating role of outgroup perspective-taking in the relationship o...

Sakin benlik, pek çok olumlu psikolojik yapıyla pozitif yönde ilişkilidir. Ancak bu çalışma sakin benlik yapısının psikolojik etkilerinin yanında fizyolojik etkilerine de odaklanmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla bu çalışmada sakin benlik ile genel sağlık ilişkisi ve bu ilişkide öznel iyi oluş ile temel psikolojik ihtiyaçların aracı rolü incelenmiştir....

COVID-19 has a profound impact on the mental health of healthcare workers, especially those combatting the disease. The current study examined the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and intolerance of uncertainty and positive future expectations in healthcare workers during the pandemic. 310 healthc...

The Riverside Eudaimonia Scale (RES) has been recently developed to measure psychological measures of Eudaimonia. Currently, there is no evidence regarding its psychometric properties in Turkish. Therefore, this study, for the first time, examined the validation and psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Riverside Eudaimonia Scale (R...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused several negative psychological effects as well as physical effects. There are numerous studies indicating that individuals have experienced high levels of loneliness during the current health crisis. However, the relationship between vulnerability and self-efficacy with loneliness has not been sufficie...

COVID-19 pandemisi son zamanlarda yaşanmış etki alanı en geniş salgın hastalıktır. Bu salgın hastalık, fizyolojik etkilerinin yanı sıra önemli toplumsal ve psikolojik sorunlara da neden olmuştur. Bireylerde korku, umutsuzluk, öfke, tükenmişlik ve belirsizlik gibi duyguların yanı sıra depresyon, anksiyete ve travma sonrası stres bozukluğu gibi pek ç...

Bireylerin üyesi oldukları sosyal kategoriler benliklerinin önemli parçalarını oluşturur. Bu nedenle herhangi bir gruba üye olmak kişilerin algılarını, motivasyonlarını ve tutumlarını etkiler. Ayrıca sosyal grup üyelikleri, gruplar arası davranış ve sosyal çatışmanın aşırı biçimleriyle de yakından ilişkilidir. Başka herhangi bir nedene gerek kalmak...

Introduction: Cultivation of resilience is shown to reduce mental health problems and improve wellbeing. The effect of resilience on psychological adjustment problems and satisfaction with life is however not adequately discussed. This study investigated the predictive effect of resilience in psychological adjustment and satisfaction with life amon...

İnsan ihtiyaçlarına yönelik çeşitli görüşler ileri sürülse de öz belirleme kuramı, pozitif psikoloji alanıyla yakından ilişkilidir. Çünkü kuramın ileri sürdüğü birçok kavram pozitif psikoloji alanıyla ilişkili birçok çalışmaya kuramsal alt yapı oluşturur. Kuram, her insanda özerklik, yeterlilik ve ilişkisellik olmak üzere üç temel psikolojik ihtiya...

Narsistik eğilimleri olan, kendi istekleri dışında diğerlerinin istek ve ihtiyaçlarını görmezden gelen bireylerin sayısının arttığı günümüzde sakin benlik gelişimini desteklemek önemli hale gelmektedir. Çünkü; sakin benlik bencilce isteklerin ötesine uzanan bir benlik yapısıdır ve kendi ihtiyaçları ile diğerlerinin ihtiyaçları arasında dengede olma...