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Publication Metadata only “Do you feel like becoming a leader?” Emotions and the likelihood of self-nomination for leadership(Elsevier Inc., 2022) Department of Psychology; N/A; Aycan, Zeynep; Shelia, Salome; Faculty Member; PhD Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; 5798; N/AN/APublication Metadata only “Doing What Matters in Times of Stress” to decrease psychological distress during Covid-19: a rammed controlled pilot trial(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022) Uygun, Ersin; Karaoğlan Kahiloğulları, Akfer; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; N/A; Acartürk, Ceren; Kurt, Gülşah; İlkkurşun, Zeynep; Faculty Member; Teaching Faculty; Master Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; 39271; 368619; N/ADespite the increasing psychological distress during Covid-19, utilisation of face-to-face psychological interventions decreased profoundly. The aim of this study involving two parallel, two-armed pilot randomised controlled trials was to examine the effectiveness of a guided self-help intervention "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress" (DWM) in decreasing psychological distress in Turkish and Syrian participants. Seventy-four Turkish nationals and 50 Syrian refugee adults with psychological distress were randomly allocated to a DWM group or wait-list control group. The primary outcome measure was the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 postintervention. Secondary outcome measures were the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5, Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II postintervention. Although this study was not powered to detect a significant effect for DWM postassessment between DWM and the control group, results showed a significant improvement in depression symptoms among Turkish participants in the DWM group (d = 0.46) and in PTSD symptoms among Syrian participants in the DWM group (d = 0.67) from pre- to postintervention assessment. These results indicate the potential of DWM to decrease mental health problems during the pandemic and importance of a fully powered, definitive controlled trial to examine its effectiveness both for the host community and refugees to reduce psychological distress during Covid-19.Publication Metadata only A Bayesian network analysis to examine the effects of HIV stigma processes on self-concept and depressive symptoms among persons living with HIV(Wiley, 2024) Pala, Andrea Norcini; Department of Psychology; Turan, Bülent; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and HumanitiesObjective: This study examines the relationships between HIV stigma dimensions, self-related mechanisms, and depressive symptoms among persons living with HIV. Background: HIV stigma hinders the well-being of individuals living with HIV, which is linked to depressive symptoms and increased risk of poor clinical outcomes. However, the mechanisms underlying stigma's impact on depression are poorly understood. Psychosocial theories propose that experiencing HIV stigma leads to internalized stigma, impacting self-concept and mental health. Method: Using Bayesian network analysis, we explored associations among HIV stigma processes (experienced, anticipated, internalized, perceived community stigma, and HIV status disclosure) and self-related mechanisms (self-esteem, fear of negative evaluation [FNE], self-blame coping, and social exclusion), and depressive symptoms. Results: Our diverse sample of 204 individuals, primarily men, gay/bisexual, Black, and lower-middle SES, who experienced stigma showed increased anticipated, internalized, and perceived community stigma, FNE, and depressive symptoms. Internalized stigma contributed to self-blame coping and higher depressive symptoms. Anticipated and perceived community stigma and FNE correlated with increased social exclusion. Discussion: This study investigates potential mechanisms through which HIV stigma may impact depression. Identifying these mechanisms establishes a foundation for future research to inform targeted interventions, enhancing mental health and HIV outcomes among individuals living with HIV, especially from minority backgrounds. Insights gained guide evidence-based interventions to mitigate HIV stigma's detrimental effects, ultimately improving overall well-being and health-related outcomes for people with HIV.Publication Metadata only A comprehensive investigation of associations of objective and subjective socioeconomic status with perceived health and subjective well-being(Ubiquity Press, 2020) Department of Psychology; N/A; Cemalcılar, Zeynep; Kezer, Murat; Faculty Member; Master Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; 40374; N/ASocioeconomic status (SES) accounts for disparities in health and well-being. Recent studies consider the effects of individuals’ subjective standing in society (i.e., subjective SES) as well as the traditional (objective) indicators of SES (i.e., income, education, occupational status), in predominantly Western samples. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of associations of objective and subjective SES with individuals’ perceived health and well-being in a representative sample of young adults (aged 18–35; N = 3016) from a non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) population (i.e., Turkey), employing polynomial regressions and plotting the results onto a three-dimensional plane. Findings confirmed the value of polynomial regression to understanding the relationship of different types of SES with perceived health and well-being. For instance, while perceived overall health was descriptively greater when objective-SES exceeded subjective-SES, the reverse was the case for happiness, one indicator of well-being. Our findings also suggest an additive effect of the two types of socioeconomic status on majority of the outcome variables; individuals’ perceptions of overall health, life satisfaction, happiness, and financial satisfaction were enhanced when they reported higher scores on both objective and subjective SES.Publication Metadata only A cross-cultural analysis of participative decision-making in organizations(Sage, 2003) Sagie, Abraham; Department of Psychology; Aycan, Zeynep; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 5798Despite considerable awareness about various forms and meanings of participative decision-making (PDM) in different parts of the world, there is less agreement on the causes of variation in PDM. This article argues that among other exogenous (e.g. sociopolitical, legal, historical) forces, the sociocultural context plays an important role in the observed differences among PDM approaches and practices across nations. Similarly, subcultures and organizational cultures may influence PDM within nations. Two cultural dimensions: individualism-collectivism and power distance, are linked with four widespread employee participation approaches: face-to-face PDM, collective PDM, pseudo-PDM, and paternalistic PDM. The attributes of each PDM form, including the cultural determinants, underlying beliefs, the types of decisions made, and the relationship between a specified form and other PDM meanings (e.g. self-managing teams) are elaborated.Publication Metadata only A cross-cultural study of explicit and implicit motivation for long-term volunteering(Sage, 2016) Bender, Michael; Chasiotis, Athanasios; van de Vijver, Fons J. R.; Cemalcilar, Zeynep; Chong, Alice; Yue, Xiaodong; Department of Psychology; Cemalcılar, Zeynep; Aydınlı, Arzu; Faculty Member; PhD Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; 40374; N/AWe propose a model of volunteering and test its validity across four cultural groups. We hypothesize that individuals' explicit prosocial motivation relates positively to sustained volunteering, which is conceptualized as a latent factor comprising activity as a volunteer, service length, service frequency, and hours of volunteering. Moreover, we introduced implicit prosocial motivation and hypothesized that the relationship between explicit prosocial motivation and sustained volunteering would be amplified by implicit prosocial motivation. Data were collected from samples in China, Germany, Turkey, and the United States. Results confirmed our expectation that, across cultures, sustained volunteering was associated with explicit prosocial motivation and that the relationship between explicit prosocial motivation and sustained volunteering was strongest when implicit prosocial motivation was also high. By including implicit prosocial motivation, our study offers a novel approach to identifying sustained volunteer involvement, which can be of particular relevance for recruitment activities of voluntary organizations across various cultural contexts.Publication Metadata only A cross-laboratory investigation of timing endophenotypes in mouse behavior(Brill Academic Publishers, 2014) Maggi, Silvia; Garbugino, Luciana; Heise, Ines; Nieus, Thierry; Wells, Sara; Tocchini-Valentini, Glauco P.; Mandillo, Silvia; Nolan, Patrick M.; Tucci, Valter; Department of Psychology; Balcı, Fuat; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 51269Phenotyping behavioral and cognitive processes is a critical practice in mouse research and reliable phenotypic assessment is an essential component of building well-defined links between genes and behavioral/cognitive functions. The success of behavioral screens in neurobehavioral mouse genetics depends on the identification of reliable, reproducible, and high-throughput behavioral/cognitive measures from individual animals irrespective of the differences in opinions regarding how to tackle phenotyping in different behavioral domains. Furthermore, reliable behavioral assays must be resistant to inevitable environmental differences across laboratories since protocols can be replicated but not all the environmental conditions. Here we present a cross-laboratory study of interval timing behaviors in mice. Two classically used mouse inbred substrains, C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N, were studied over several days in home-cages containing automated testing apparatus. Remarkably, all timing measures in mouse performance showed a robust reproducibility across centers and even small differences between the two substrains were comparable across laboratories. Moreover, we have observed a consistent increase in error rate during the light phase of the light-dark cycle, which suggests that mouse performance during this phase is compromised by a possible sleep inertia-like effect. Overall, our study demonstrates that analysis of mouse timing behavior can lead to robust and reliable endophenotypes in mouse behavioral genetic studies.Publication Metadata only A cross-language evaluation of the Kintsch and Van Dijk model of text comprehension(Psychology Press, 1996) Department of Psychology; Gülgöz, Sami; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 49200N/APublication Metadata only A decision model of timing(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016) Simen, Patrick; Department of Psychology; Balcı, Fuat; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 51269The fundamental assumption of pacemaker accumulator models of interval timing is that timed behavior relies on the accumulation of brain-derived clock signals. Following this theoretical tradition, a recent series of interval timing models has formulated the processing dynamics of timing behavior within the drift-diffusion decision theoretic framework, which has been traditionally applied to explain accuracy and response times in perceptual decision making. The generative processes assumed by these models and their key features can be implemented by neural populations given simple assumptions, and their predictions have received recent support from electrophysiological studies. This paper discusses the conceptual links of the diffusion model of interval timing to other prominent timing models and interprets recent electrophysiological evidence in relation to its predictions.Publication Metadata only A home of hearts: the effectiveness of an intervention program for foster families(Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, 2021) Söylemez, Yudum; Department of Psychology; Kitiş, Selin; PhD Student; Department of Psychology; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AFoster care is one of the most preferred services among the child protection systems. However, most of the children enter foster care system with their earlier adverse caretaking experiences, which have a considerable influence on their interactions with foster parents. Literature demonstrates the difficulties foster families face following the placement of the child. This study presents a shortterm semi-structured play therapy model, adapted from different therapy approaches, with an aim to support foster families in dealing with these difficulties through focusing on parent-child interaction. A preliminary evaluation of the applicability and effectiveness of the intervention is presented through qualitative and quantitative methods following the implementation of the program with six foster families who have three-to-six years old children.To examine the experiences of foster parents during the program, parent interviews were conducted before and after the intervention and were analyzed by using thematic analysis. To assess intervention outcome on children, Child Behavior Checklist, Attachment Story Completion Task, and Play Assessment ratings were collected pre- and post-intervention. Results revealed significant improvements in parenting skills and children’s play capacities. Parents indicated better mentalization and attunement skills on parent-child interaction, and children showed progress in symbolic play capacity. No significant results were found regarding children’s symptoms and attachment patterns after the intervention. These results contribute to the Turkish literature and clinical practice by presenting an applicable and effective intervention for foster families. / Koruyucu ailelik çocuk koruma hizmetleri içerisinde dünyada en çok tercihedilen sistemlerden biridir. Bununla beraber, çocukların birçoğu bu ilişkiye önceki olumsuz bakım deneyimleriyle birlikte başlar ve bu durumun koruyucu ailedeki ebeveyn-çocuk ilişkisi üzerinde önemli bir etkisi vardır. Literatür,koruyucu ailelerin bu konuda yaşadıkları zorlukları göstermektedir. Bu çalışma,koruyucu ailelerin bu zorluklarla baş etmesine yardım etmek amacıyla farklıterapi yaklaşımlarından uyarlanmış ebeveyn-çocuk bağlanma ilişkisine odaklanan kısa dönemli yarı yapılandırılmış bir terapi modeli sunmaktadır. Bu müdahale programının uygulanabilirlik ve etkililik değerlendirmesine dair ön bulgular 3-6 yaş arası çocuğu olan altı koruyucu aile ile yapılan uygulamanın ardından nitel ve nicel yöntemlerle gösterilmiştir. Ebeveynlerin koruyucu aileliğe ve programa dair deneyimlerini değerlendirmek için müdahaleden önce ve sonra ebeveyn görüşmeleri yapılmış ve bu görüşmeler tematik analiz ile incelenmiştir.Müdahalenin çocuklar üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek için Çocuk Davranış Değerlendirme Ölçeği, Oyuncak Öykü Tamamlama Testi ve Oyun Değerlendirme Skalası puanları sürecin başında ve sonunda toplanmıştır.Sonuçlar, ebeveynlik becerilerinde ve çocukların oyun kapasitelerinde önemli değişimler göstermiştir. Ebeveynlerin zihinselleştirme ve çocuğa uyumlanma becerilerinde ilerleme ve çocukların sembolik oyun becerilerinde anlamlı gelişme görülmüştür. Çocukların semptomlarında ve bağlanma modellerinde müdahaleden sonra anlamlı değişim olmamıştır. Bu sonuçlar, koruyucu aileleriçin uygulanabilir ve etkili bir müdahale programı sunarak Türkiye literatürüne ve klinik pratiğine katkıda bulunmaktadır.