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    Cyber victimization and subjective well-being: protective roles of self-esteem and social support among Turkish gifted youths
    (Springernature, 2025) Kara, Ergun; Aslan, Halil
    BackgroundCyber victimization has emerged as a significant issue among adolescents, particularly gifted youths. This study examines the serial mediating roles of self-esteem and social support in the relationship between cyber victimization and subjective well-being.MethodsA cross-sectional study design was utilized. Participants included 250 gifted Turkish adolescents who completed measures of cyber victimization, self-esteem, social support, and subjective well-being. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the proposed relationships.ResultsFindings revealed significant indirect effects of cyber victimization on subjective well-being through self-esteem and social support. Higher levels of self-esteem predicted greater perceived social support, which subsequently contributed to improved subjective well-being.ConclusionsSelf-esteem and social support are critical protective factors mitigating the negative effects of cyber victimization on the subjective well-being of gifted youth. The study underscores the importance of interventions targeting these factors to enhance the well-being of cyberbullying victims.
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    Do insight and altruism lead to flourishing through providing self-compassion in mental health professional candidates?
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Tumlu, Gamze Ulker; Kara, Ergun
    In this study, we examined the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between insight and altruism and flourishing among mental health professional candidates. We adopted a cross-sectional atemporal design to examine how mental health professional candidates' insight and altruism affect their flourishing via self-compassion. The model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). Four hundred one participants (Male = 76, Female = 324; Mage = 20.5, SD = 1.8) took part in the study via a web-based survey and completed the Psychological Well-Being Scale, Altruism Scale, Self-compassion Scale, and Insight Scale. The study results showed that insight, altruism, and self-compassion were meaningful psychological dynamics supporting flourishing. The results revealed that self-compassion played a mediating role in the effect of insight on flourishing. On the other hand, the results showed that self-compassion did not mediate the effect of altruism on flourishing.
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    Linking perceived job insecurity and work passion: The mediating role of mindful self-care in academic staff
    (Wiley, 2024) Elemo, Aman S.; Ahmed, Abdulatif H.; Kara, Ergun
    Self-care is proactive action that involves a repertoire of practices aimed at developing, maintaining and improving physical health and mental well-being. Although there is a growing number of studies on mindfulness in a variety of academic fields, there is a dearth of studies that look at academics' mindful self-care in relation to job insecurity and work passion in the higher education institutions. This study aims to examine how job insecurity is related to academic staff's work passion in Ethiopia. It also looks at the role of mindful self-care in lessening the impact of job insecurity. A cross-sectional study was carried out, and snowball sampling was used to collect data from a total of 251 academics, ranging in age from 23 to 66 years, who voluntarily consented to participate in the self-report survey. Job insecurity was inversely related to passion for work and mindful self-care. Mindful self-care was a mediator in the link between job insecurity and passion for work. The study encourages workplace mental health professionals to consider the role of mindful self-care in their psychological intervention programs aimed at minimizing job insecurity and increasing passion for work. Passion for work predicts job insecurity in academic staff. Mindful self-care can be a protective factor against perceived job insecurity. Mental health professionals may plan and offer mindful self-care oriented interventions to boost work passion and reduce job insecurity in academic staff.
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    Psychological resilience, stress, coping styles, mindfulness and social support in student athletes: An explanatory sequential mixed research design
    (Edizioni Luigi Pozzi, 2025) Kara, Ergun; Ceyhan, Aydogan Aykut
    This study aimed to test the hypothetical model concerning the mediation roles of coping strategies, mindfulness, and perceived social support on the relationship between psychological resilience and perceived stress among student-athletes. Additionally, this study compared the hypothetical model, with a specific focus on gender and sports type (individual sports and team sports) differences. Moreover, interview sessions were conducted to collect qualitative data and gain a deeper understanding of this hypothetical model. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed within the framework of an explanatory mixed research design. In the quantitative data collection phase, data were obtained from 604 student-athletes, while the qualitative data collection phase involved conducting semi-structured interviews with ten student-athletes. Quantitative data were analyzed using Multi-group Structural Equation Models, whereas qualitative data were analyzed through Phenomenological analysis. The study findings partially verified the hypothetical model, indicating that problem-focused coping, mindfulness, and perceived social support mediated the impact of participants' stress on psychological resilience. Conversely, avoidance-oriented coping did not have a mediating effect on psychological resilience. Furthermore, the resilience model did not differ in terms of gender and sport type. The analysis of the qualitative data unveiled four main themes: stress factors, protective internal factors, protective external factors, and positive results. The findings from these themes supported and confirmed the hypothetical model. It was found that social support, problem-focused coping, and mindfulness influenced the relationship between stress experienced by student-athletes and their psychological resilience. Overall, these findings suggest that supporting student-athletes with psychological factors such as problem-oriented coping with stress, mindfulness, and social support is crucial for optimizing their performance and efficiency.
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    The Effects of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) Group Counselling Program on Competitive Anxiety of Student-Athletes
    (Springer, 2023) Kara, Ergun; Turkum, Ayse Sibel; Turner, Martin J.
    The purpose of this study was to develop a Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) based group counselling program for athletes, and then to experimentally test the effects of the program on the competitive anxiety and irrational beliefs of non-western student-athletes. The effects of the REBT based program was examined using a 2 x 2 controlled quasi-experimental group design. 22 student-athletes participated in the study (11 in the experimental group and 11 in the control group). The Sport Anxiety Scale-2 was used to assess athlete competitive anxiety. To test the effects of program, descriptive statistics were calculated, and Bayesian repeated-measures ANOVA were conducted. Thematic analysis is used to analyse qualitative data. Data revealed significant decreases from pre- to post- in irrational beliefs and competitive anxiety in the REBT group compared to the control group. The findings indicated a positive effect of the REBT based program on the student-athletes' competitive anxiety levels.
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    The fear of COVID-19 and flourishing: the mediating role of search for meaning and presence of meaning
    (Springer, 2024) Elemo, Aman Sado; Kara, Ergun; Rostamzadeh, Mehran
    Past researches have found that sense of control and meaning in life can act as a protective factor against fear of COVID-19 pandemic. The current study examined whether the search for meaning and the presence of meaning could mediate the link between fear of COVID-19 and flourishing. A total of 312 Iranians who were identified by snowball sampling were recruited as the subjects of the cross-sectional study. The participants gave their consent to complete the Meaning in Life Scale, Flourishing Scale, and Fear of COVID-19 Scale. The findings demonstrated that fear of COVID-19 had a significant direct effect on flourishing. The presence meaning was positively and significantly connected with flourishing and the search for meaning. Both the search for - and the presence - of meaning were negatively and significantly linked with fear of COVID-19. Mediation analysis demonstrated that a presence of meaning is a protective factor for flourishing, but the search for meaning can be detrimental to flourishing. As a result, it may be worthwhile to conduct longitudinal research to track how the effects of the presence of meaning and the search for meaning vary over time. The study calls on mental health providers to take into account how the presence of meaning might lessen the negative impacts of fear in crisis situations and promote flourishing.
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    The Roles of Self-Compassion and Self-Coldness in the Relationships Between Inferiority and Stress and Anxiety Among Gifted Adolescents
    (Springer, 2024) Kara, Ergun; Cimsir, Elif; Alcay, Abdulmuttalip
    ObjectivesThe literature indicates a need to better understand the psychological mechanisms underlying gifted adolescents stress and anxiety. This study aimed to reveal if the two distinct dimensions of the self-compassion construct, self-coldness, and self-compassion had mediating roles in the potential relationship between inferiority feelings and anxiety and stress experiences of gifted adolescents.MethodsStructural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted using the cross-sectional data including a Turkish sample of 644 gifted adolescents (334 females and 310 males) aged between 14 and 18 (M = 15.89, SD = 1.00).ResultsThe results support that inferiority feelings are linked to greater anxiety through lower self-compassion and higher self-coldness. However, the indirect effect is much stronger through self-coldness than through self-compassion. Moreover, inferiority feelings are linked to higher stress levels only through higher self-coldness.ConclusionsThe findings not only emphasize that feeling inferior is associated with poorer mental health in gifted adolescents, but they also show that how gifted adolescents react to their feelings of inferiority, whether with self-compassion or self-coldness, plays an important role in the relationship between inferiority and mental health. By distinguishing between self-coldness and self-compassion, the results of this study can assist parents, researchers, and practitioners in improving their approach to addressing mental health issues among gifted adolescents.PreregistrationThis study is not preregistered.