Burcu Demiray
Biographic Data
| ID | 5861357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Burcu Demiray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Burcu |
| FAMILY NAME | Demiray |
| SIGNATURE | DEMIRAY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9933-6003 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Older adults embrace design thinking
Teaching design thinking methods is widely embraced in corporate settings to foster innovation, problem solving and entrepreneurial skills, but its impacts with older learners remain unexplored. This feasibility study offers a blended learning course on design thinking originally developed for businesses to older adults. It examines older learners’ learning experiences, skill acquisition, application to real-life projects, demands for individuali…
Co-developing an educational platform against ageism with older adults
Despite urgent calls for action to counter ageism, research-based initiatives in Switzerland are still scarce. To close this gap, the authors of this paper are building an interventional online platform aimed at (1) raising awareness and providing educational materials about ageism, (2) collecting real-life experiences from older citizens, and (3) fostering a community to combat ageism, leveraging the advantages of scalability and accessibility o…
Are women really (not) more talkative than men? A registered report of binary gender similarities/differences in daily word use
Women are widely assumed to be more talkative than men. Challenging this assumption, Mehl et al. (2007) provided empirical evidence that men and women do not differ significantly in their daily word use, speaking about 16,000 words per day (WPD) each. However, concerns were raised that their sample was too small to yield generalizable estimates and too age and context homogeneous to permit inferences beyond college students. This registered repor…
Linear and Nonlinear Age Trajectories of Language Use
Results are discussed in relation to cognitive aging research
The mood-enhancement function of autobiographical memories
The psychological distance of memories
Reminiscence in Everyday Conversations
This is the first study to take a naturalistic observation approach to reminiscence and to build on self-report data
Time since birth and time left to live
Ageing, by definition, involves moving across lived time. Grounded in developmental psychology, particularly lifespan developmental theory, this study examines two time-related factors that may affect psychological wellbeing in adulthood. Particularly, chronological age and perceived time left to live ( i.e. future time perspective) are predicted to act as opposing forces in the construction of psychological wellbeing. Young (N = 285, 19–29 years…
Reminiscence in Everyday Conversations
This is the first study to take a naturalistic observation approach to reminiscence and to build on self-report data
Time since birth and time left to live
Ageing, by definition, involves moving across lived time. Grounded in developmental psychology, particularly lifespan developmental theory, this study examines two time-related factors that may affect psychological wellbeing in adulthood. Particularly, chronological age and perceived time left to live ( i.e. future time perspective) are predicted to act as opposing forces in the construction of psychological wellbeing. Young (N = 285, 19–29 years…
Time since birth and time left to live
Ageing, by definition, involves moving across lived time. Grounded in developmental psychology, particularly lifespan developmental theory, this study examines two time-related factors that may affect psychological wellbeing in adulthood. Particularly, chronological age and perceived time left to live ( i.e. future time perspective) are predicted to act as opposing forces in the construction of psychological wellbeing. Young (N = 285, 19–29 years…
The psychological distance of memories
Reminiscence in Everyday Conversations
This is the first study to take a naturalistic observation approach to reminiscence and to build on self-report data
The mood-enhancement function of autobiographical memories
Linear and Nonlinear Age Trajectories of Language Use
Results are discussed in relation to cognitive aging research
Older adults embrace design thinking
Teaching design thinking methods is widely embraced in corporate settings to foster innovation, problem solving and entrepreneurial skills, but its impacts with older learners remain unexplored. This feasibility study offers a blended learning course on design thinking originally developed for businesses to older adults. It examines older learners’ learning experiences, skill acquisition, application to real-life projects, demands for individuali…
Co-developing an educational platform against ageism with older adults
Despite urgent calls for action to counter ageism, research-based initiatives in Switzerland are still scarce. To close this gap, the authors of this paper are building an interventional online platform aimed at (1) raising awareness and providing educational materials about ageism, (2) collecting real-life experiences from older citizens, and (3) fostering a community to combat ageism, leveraging the advantages of scalability and accessibility o…
Are women really (not) more talkative than men? A registered report of binary gender similarities/differences in daily word use
Women are widely assumed to be more talkative than men. Challenging this assumption, Mehl et al. (2007) provided empirical evidence that men and women do not differ significantly in their daily word use, speaking about 16,000 words per day (WPD) each. However, concerns were raised that their sample was too small to yield generalizable estimates and too age and context homogeneous to permit inferences beyond college students. This registered repor…
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Autobiographical memory (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works)