Research and Projects
Psychology Application and Research Center
Central E-Mail Address: psikolojiarastirmalaboratuvari@isikun.edu.tr
| Project Type & Title | Project Team & Duration |
| BAP: Therapeutic Relationship Processes in Psychotherapists: Personality Functioning, the Real Relationship, and Affective Responses | Principal Investigators: Assist. Prof. Buket Ünver Duration: July 2026–July 2027 |
| BAP: The Relationship Between Social Media Notifications and Cognitive Performance | Principal Investigators: Assist. Prof. Kardelen Yıldırım Researchers: Assist. Prof. Emel Erdoğdu, Res. Asst. İlayda Demir, Res. Asst. İdiz İset Duration: June 2026- December 2027 |
| BAP: Health Behaviors During Pregnancy from a Schema Perspective: Attachment History, Prenatal Attachment, and Partner Responsiveness | Principal Investigators: Assist. Prof. Zeynep Zeynel Bingöl Researchers: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar, Res. Asst. Merve İpek Şentürk Duration: May 2026- 2028 |
| BAP: The Effect of Social Media Fatigue on Oscillatory Brain Activity During the Viewing of Political Leader Videos | Principal Investigators: Assist. Prof. Zeynep Küçük, Prof. Seda Demiralp Researchers: Assist. Prof. Emel Erdoğdu, Dr. Gökçer Eskikurt, Res. Asst. İdiz İset Duration: May 2025 – May 2027 |
| BAP: The Role of the Left Anterior Temporal Lobe in Moral Decision Making from a Neuroethical Perspective: A tDCS Study | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Emel Erdoğdu Researchers: Assist. Prof. Zeynep Küçük, Assist. Prof. Helin Yılmaz Kafalı, Res. Asst. İlayda Demir Duration: May 2025 – November 2026 |
| BAP: The Effects of Psychotherapists’ Prefrontal Functions, Emotional Awareness, and Emotion Regulation Skills on Professional Satisfaction | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Buket Ünver Duration: May 2025–May 2026 |
| TÜBİTAK 1001: Echoes of Childhood Trauma: The Effects of Parental Mentalization Capacity on Children’s Socio-Emotional Development | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Buket Ünver Researchers: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar, Assist. Prof. Z. Deniz Aktan Duration: February 2025 – August 2026 |
| BAP: Tracking Prejudice: Examining the Relationship Between Visual Stimuli in Refugee Images and Prejudice Using Eye-Tracking Technology | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Müzeyyen Pandır Researcher: Assist. Prof. Emel Erdoğdu Scholars: Sevgi Acar Özgül, Yaren Erdem Duration: 2024 – 2025 |
| BAP: The Effect of Support Resources on Working Mothers’ Labor Force Participation and Parenting Behaviors | Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Researchers: Assist. Prof. Serin İşiaçık, Res. Asst. İlbay Görkem Polat Scholars: Berçin Turgut, Fecir Gökçe Şerefhan Duration: July 2024 – August 2025 |
| BAP: Investigating the Influence of Perspective Theory Training on Spatial Attention Pattern Considering Stimulus Scenery, Coloration and Individual Visuospatial Abilities | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Emel Erdoğdu Researchers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Damla Altuncu, Dr. Feyza Nur Dişkaya, Dr. Emre Çubukçu Scholars: Buse Okandan, Şule Aydın Duration: June 2023 – December 2025 |
| BAP: The Effects of Maternal Illness Anxiety on Children’s General Anxiety, Illness Anxiety, Somatization Symptoms and Quality of Life | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Z. Deniz Aktan Scholars: İpeksu Yılmaz, Beyza Ünlü Duration: October 2022 – January 2024 |
| COST: MultiplEYE – Enabling Multilingual Eye-Tracking Data Collection for Human and Machine Language Processing Research | Action Chair Grant Holder Scientific Representative: Prof. Lena JÄGER (University of Zurich). Working Group 1 (WG1) Member: Assist. Prof. Öğr. Üyesi Emel Erdoğdu. Duration: September 2022 – September 2026 |
| BAP: The Role of Work-Family Conflict in Parenting Behaviors and Children’s Social-Behavioral Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Duration: August 2021 – June 2022 |
| BAP: The Effect of Marital Adjustment and Psychological Well-Being on Parenting and Child Behavior: A Longitudinal Study | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Selin Karaköse Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Duration: 2020-2022 |
| TÜBİTAK 1001: The Relationship Between Health Beliefs, Coping Strategies and Psychopathology in Individuals Diagnosed and Not Diagnosed with COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study | Principal Investigator: Assist. Prof. Selin Karaköse Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Duration: June 2020 – December 2020 |
| COST: The European Family Support Research Network: A Bottom-Up, Evidence-Based and Multidisciplinary Approach | Researcher & Turkey Representative: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Süre: Mart 2019- Aralık 2020 |
| BAP: The Role of Work Environment and Perceived Support in the Family System | Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Duration: 2019-2020 |
| TÜBİTAK 3501: The Role of Work-Family Conflict in Parenting Behaviors and Children’s Social-Behavioral Development | Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Duration: 2018-2020 |
| 2025 Spring | ||
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| Advisor | Student | Title |
| Assist. Prof. Kardelen Yıldırım | Aleyna Yıldızyaydın | The Effect of Video Game Genres on Physiological Stress Responses and Motor Sequence Learning Performance |
| Assist. Prof. Zeynep Zeynel Bingöl | Ensar Eralp Hatırnaz | The Relationship Between Mothers’ Health Anxiety and Parenting Attitudes and Their Feeding Attitudes Toward Their Children |
| Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Yayla | Melisa Tunakan | The Mediating Role of Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Differentiation of Self and Mate Selection Attitudes Among University Students |
| Assist. Prof. Emel Erdoğdu | Oğuzcan Selvi | Investigating The Mediating Role of Dual-Task Costs in the Relationship Between Social Isolation and Executive Functions in Middle-Aged Adults |
| Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçınar Yayla | Zeynep Gezeroğlu | Examining the Relationship Between the Human–Animal Bond, Behavioral Persistence, and Stress: The Mediating Role of Taking Responsibility |
| Assist. Prof. Helin Yılmaz Katarlı | Berfin Öztürk, Halil Taygun Odabaş | A Proposal for a Self-Compassion and Kindness-Based Intervention Program to Prevent Peer Bullying Among Adolescents |
| 2024 Fall | ||
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| 2023 Fall | ||
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| Assoc. Prof. Berna Akçinar | Ayşe Azra Güzeler (Principal Investigator) | (TÜBİTAK 2209-A) Examining the Factors Affecting Peer Bullying: A Qualitative Study |
| Assist. Prof. Elif Yıldırım | Esma Sümeyra Ünver (Principal Investigator); Heval Gövercin (Project Partner) | (TÜBİTAK 2209-A) The Mediating Role of Depression and Anxiety in the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Cognitive Functioning Among Individuals Aged 50–85 |
| 2024 Spring | ||
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| 2022 Fall | ||
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| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ezgi DEVECİ | Doğa Naz Yurt | 18 Yaşın Üzerindeki Bariyatrik Cerrahi Operasyonu Geçiren Bireylerde Algılanan Sosyal Destek, Grup Desteği ve Duygusal Yeme İlişkisinin İncelenmesi: Bir Pilot Çalışma |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Emel Erdoğdu | Meltem Yüksel, Yasemin Kurtulan, Ayesha Sohail, Özge Duman ve Simay Hatabay | The Effect of Vanilla Scent on Long-Term Memory Performance |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ezgi Deveci | Meltem Yıldırım, Doğa Naz Yurt, Öznur Ergen ve Aleyna Velioğlu | 18-25 Yaş Arasındaki Bireylerde Teknoloji Bağımlılığı Düzeyinin Benlik Saygısı ve Sosyal Anksiyete ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ezgi Deveci | Tuana Büyükgüler, Dilan Öykü Özdemir, Erkan Işıkçı ve Dila Ezer | Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri Tutumları ile Cinsel Mit İnanışları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ezgi Deveci | Irmak Tan, Selen Sevde Savcı ve Badegül Mazhar | Ebeveynlerin Çocuk Yetiştirme Tutumları ile Çocukların Ayrılık Kaygısı Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ezgi Deveci | Nazlıcan Yalçın, Hazal Erdem, İlayda Tarhan ve Gizem Uysal | Yaşlı Bireylerde Görülen Ağrı ve Depresyonun Yaşam Kalitesi ile İlişkisi |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ezgi Deveci | Heval Gövercin, Esma Sümeyra Ünver, Emirhan Subaşı, Berk Uygun | Dürtüsellik ve Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğünün Sınır Kişilik Bozukluğu İle İlişkisinin İncelenmesi |
| 2023 Spring | ||
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| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Emel Erdoğdu | Azra Ece Akiz, Ezgi Bilen, Fatma Ceyda Uzun, İrem Su Onur ve Nafiye Nur Bostancı | The Effect of White Noise Stimulation on Working Memory |
| 2021 Fall | ||
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| Dr. Emel Erdoğdu | Görkem Bekbulat | Comparison Of The Precedence Effect Between Athletes And Non-Athletes In Young Adults |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Berna Akçinar | Elif Esila Oflaz | Evaluation of the Effects of Anxiety and Social Phobia of University Students on Life Satisfaction, Coping Methods and Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Dr. Ezgi Deveci | Hande Meriç Aydın | Relationships Between Changing Eating Habits, Body Mass Index and Health Anxiety in Quarantine During the Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Dr. Miray Akyunus | Kübra İktu | The Relationship Between Cognitive Distortions and Empathy in Personality Disorder |
| Dr. Elif Yıldırım | Yağmur Hilal Hanbay | The Relationship of Social Media Use with Anxiety, Depression and Psychological Well-Being in Youth and Older Adults |
| 2022 Spring | ||
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| Advisor | Student | Subject |
| Assoc Prof. Dr. Berna Akçinar | İrem Tanışan | Stereotypes in Fairy Tales and Their Reflections in Society |
| Dr. Elif Yıldırım | Gamze Seher Özcaner | Relationship Between Cyberbullying Perpetration And Psychological Traits: A Study With Dark Triad And Subclinical Autism Traits |
| Dr. Duru Gün Özkan | Ayşe Ceren Sun | Gender Pronoun Errors in Second Language: When Native Language Has None |
| Dr. Miray Akyunus | Aslı Keskin | Investigating the Relationship Between Adult Attachment Styles and Types of Interpersonal Problems |
| Dr. Emel Erdoğdu Prof. Dr. Gülden Güvenç | Şevval Varol Fatıma Yousaf | Evaluation of The Effects of Different Working Conditions on Job Satisfaction, Depression, Stress and Anxiety |
| Dr. Ezgi Deveci | Anıl Yiğitoğlu | 18-34 Yaş Arasındaki Katılımcılarda Beden Memnuniyetsizliği, Fiziksel Görünüme Dayalı Sosyal Karşılaştırma Düzeyi ve Instagram Kullanım Sıklığı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi |
| Dr. Emel Erdoğdu | Berk Mete | Relationship Between Multiplayer Online Game Addiction Severity, Gaming Motivation and Dissociative Symptoms in Turkish Adults |
| Dr. Emel Erdoğdu | Onur Uğur | An Investigation On The Association Of Mood And Color |
| Dr. Emel Erdoğdu | Nurşah Toprak | The Investigation of The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Depression Symptoms, and Cognitive Functions |
| Dr. Emel Erdoğdu | Ayyüce Özbey | Using the Turkish Emotional DRM List to Examine the Relationship Between Stress Anxiety and False Memory |