Selda Koydemir
Biographic Data
| ID | 4263152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Selda Koydemir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Selda |
| FAMILY NAME | Koydemir |
| SIGNATURE | KOYDEMIR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bamberg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2946-6934 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A multilevel analysis of the relationship between leaders’ experiential avoidance and followers’ well-being
Experiential avoidance is defined as a process involving excessive negative evaluations of difficult or unwanted feelings, thoughts, and sensations, an unwillingness to remain in contact with and express these experiences, and habitual attempts to avoid or control them. Experiential avoidance is closely associated with maladaptive functioning. Although the ability to connect with internal experiences has been considered an important element of ef…
When Mindfulness Becomes a Mental Health Risk
Although a great deal of research has shown the positive effects of mindfulness on mental health, some studies have provided evidence that mindfulness can have negative consequences. However, not much is known about the conditions that can account for such negative effects. We examined the moderating roles of difficulties in emotion regulation and basic psychological need frustration in the relationship between mindfulness and psychological ill-b…
Predictors of marital satisfaction in North Cyprus
Using ecosystemic theory, we evaluated marital satisfaction among 501 married individuals living in Northern Cyprus by analyzing socio-economic, attitudinal, psychological, contextual, and relationship-specific factors. In addition, we tested whether the correlates of marital satisfaction vary between men and women. Using ordered logistic regression analysis, we found that relationship-specific indicators are the most important correlates of mari…
Social Capital, Government and Democracy Satisfaction, and Happiness in Turkey
Pathways From Personality to Happiness
Personal sense of uniqueness, a major construct in humanistic psychology, has been recently shown to be a robust correlate of happiness. Yet the antecedents of this experience are not known. To address this limitation, we focused on extraversion and openness to experience, the two traits referred to as plasticity in higher-order framework of personality, as predictors of uniqueness and happiness. In light of theory and past empirical research, we…
Linking Metatraits of the Big Five to Well-Being and Ill-Being
A multigroup multitrait-multimethod study in two countries supports the validity of a two-factor higher order model of personality
Acculturation and subjective well-being
Using a sample of youth with a Turkish background living in Germany, the study aimed to identify their cultural identifications and acculturation attitudes, and test the effects of cultural identifications together with background variables on cognitive and affective aspects of subjective well-being. Measures of identification with the Turkish and German cultures, Turkish identity, German identity, dual identity, life satisfaction, and positive a…
The impact of self-construals and perceived social norms on social anxiety in young adults
Feelings of intense anxiety associated with social situations are a universal phenomenon. However, the expression of a social anxiety reaction and the situation in which it is elicited may differ across cultures. The main aims of the present study were to compare the frequency of social anxiety symptoms among young adults in Hong Kong and in the UK and to examine the association between social anxiety, self-construals and perceived social norms. …
Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Young People in Turkey
Psychometric Properties of the Brief Verision of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale in a Turkish Sample
The purpose of the study was to report initial data on the psychometric properties of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. The scale was applied to a nonclinical sample of 250 (137 women, 113 men) Turkish undergraduate students selected randomly from Middle East Technical University. Their mean age was 20.4 yr. (SD= 1.9). The factor structure of the Turkish version, its criterion validity, and internal reliability coefficients were assess…
Social Capital, Government and Democracy Satisfaction, and Happiness in Turkey
Predictors of marital satisfaction in North Cyprus
Using ecosystemic theory, we evaluated marital satisfaction among 501 married individuals living in Northern Cyprus by analyzing socio-economic, attitudinal, psychological, contextual, and relationship-specific factors. In addition, we tested whether the correlates of marital satisfaction vary between men and women. Using ordered logistic regression analysis, we found that relationship-specific indicators are the most important correlates of mari…
Acculturation and subjective well-being
Using a sample of youth with a Turkish background living in Germany, the study aimed to identify their cultural identifications and acculturation attitudes, and test the effects of cultural identifications together with background variables on cognitive and affective aspects of subjective well-being. Measures of identification with the Turkish and German cultures, Turkish identity, German identity, dual identity, life satisfaction, and positive a…
Linking Metatraits of the Big Five to Well-Being and Ill-Being
Pathways From Personality to Happiness
Personal sense of uniqueness, a major construct in humanistic psychology, has been recently shown to be a robust correlate of happiness. Yet the antecedents of this experience are not known. To address this limitation, we focused on extraversion and openness to experience, the two traits referred to as plasticity in higher-order framework of personality, as predictors of uniqueness and happiness. In light of theory and past empirical research, we…
A multigroup multitrait-multimethod study in two countries supports the validity of a two-factor higher order model of personality
The impact of self-construals and perceived social norms on social anxiety in young adults
Feelings of intense anxiety associated with social situations are a universal phenomenon. However, the expression of a social anxiety reaction and the situation in which it is elicited may differ across cultures. The main aims of the present study were to compare the frequency of social anxiety symptoms among young adults in Hong Kong and in the UK and to examine the association between social anxiety, self-construals and perceived social norms. …
Psychometric Properties of the Brief Verision of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale in a Turkish Sample
The purpose of the study was to report initial data on the psychometric properties of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. The scale was applied to a nonclinical sample of 250 (137 women, 113 men) Turkish undergraduate students selected randomly from Middle East Technical University. Their mean age was 20.4 yr. (SD= 1.9). The factor structure of the Turkish version, its criterion validity, and internal reliability coefficients were assess…
Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Barriers to Help-Seeking in Young People in Turkey
The impact of self-construals and perceived social norms on social anxiety in young adults
Feelings of intense anxiety associated with social situations are a universal phenomenon. However, the expression of a social anxiety reaction and the situation in which it is elicited may differ across cultures. The main aims of the present study were to compare the frequency of social anxiety symptoms among young adults in Hong Kong and in the UK and to examine the association between social anxiety, self-construals and perceived social norms. …
Linking Metatraits of the Big Five to Well-Being and Ill-Being
A multigroup multitrait-multimethod study in two countries supports the validity of a two-factor higher order model of personality
Acculturation and subjective well-being
Using a sample of youth with a Turkish background living in Germany, the study aimed to identify their cultural identifications and acculturation attitudes, and test the effects of cultural identifications together with background variables on cognitive and affective aspects of subjective well-being. Measures of identification with the Turkish and German cultures, Turkish identity, German identity, dual identity, life satisfaction, and positive a…
Pathways From Personality to Happiness
Personal sense of uniqueness, a major construct in humanistic psychology, has been recently shown to be a robust correlate of happiness. Yet the antecedents of this experience are not known. To address this limitation, we focused on extraversion and openness to experience, the two traits referred to as plasticity in higher-order framework of personality, as predictors of uniqueness and happiness. In light of theory and past empirical research, we…
Social Capital, Government and Democracy Satisfaction, and Happiness in Turkey
Predictors of marital satisfaction in North Cyprus
Using ecosystemic theory, we evaluated marital satisfaction among 501 married individuals living in Northern Cyprus by analyzing socio-economic, attitudinal, psychological, contextual, and relationship-specific factors. In addition, we tested whether the correlates of marital satisfaction vary between men and women. Using ordered logistic regression analysis, we found that relationship-specific indicators are the most important correlates of mari…
When Mindfulness Becomes a Mental Health Risk
Although a great deal of research has shown the positive effects of mindfulness on mental health, some studies have provided evidence that mindfulness can have negative consequences. However, not much is known about the conditions that can account for such negative effects. We examined the moderating roles of difficulties in emotion regulation and basic psychological need frustration in the relationship between mindfulness and psychological ill-b…
A multilevel analysis of the relationship between leaders’ experiential avoidance and followers’ well-being
Experiential avoidance is defined as a process involving excessive negative evaluations of difficult or unwanted feelings, thoughts, and sensations, an unwillingness to remain in contact with and express these experiences, and habitual attempts to avoid or control them. Experiential avoidance is closely associated with maladaptive functioning. Although the ability to connect with internal experiences has been considered an important element of ef…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (4 works) · Turkish (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (3 works) · Big Five personality traits (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works)