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  • Coping Self-Efficacy, Institutional Trust, and Collective Action
    Coping Self-Efficacy, Institutional Trust, and Collective Action
    At the 2025 International Society of Political Psychology Conference in Prague, our team presented research examining how individuals’ confidence in their coping abilities influences their willingness to engage in collective action. The study highlights the mediating role of institutional trust, showing that people’s belief in the reliability of social and political institutions can strengthen the link between coping self-efficacy and mobilization for social change.
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Migration and Citizenship

Can, İ., Çoymak, A., & Asiliskender, B. (2024). Reconstruction of identity through spatial transformation: A case study of immigrant adaptation processes in Kayseri [Mekânsal dönüşüm ile kimliğin yeniden inşası: Kayseri'de göçmen uyum sürecinin bir vaka çalışması]. National Psychology Postgraduate Congress, September 5–7, Antalya.


Çoymak, A., Yalçındağ, B., & Güzel, M. A. (2022). A holistic migration model from a psychological perspective: The desire for migration (Desiteratumu) [Psikolojik bakış açısıyla bütüncül bir göç modeli: Göç arzusu (Desiteratumu)]. In V. Tanrıverdi & Ercan, S. (Eds.), Sosyal Psikolojide Çeşitlilik (pp.253-272). Nobel, Ankara.


Leguizamo, F., López-Mas, V., Yalçindağ, B., Çoymak, A., Schroeter, B., González-Roz, A.,... Gervilla, E. (2022). Intercultural sensitivity in university students: Preliminary results of a collaborative study. 13th Congress of the European Society for Prevention Research (p. 34). Tallinn, Estonia.


Yentür, H. (2024). A psycho-political analysis of migration: Searching for a new paradigm based on identity and spatial dynamics [Göçün psiko-politik bir incelemesi: Kimlik ve mekân dinamiklerinden hareketle yeni bir paradigma arayışı]. Onto Psikoloji Dergisi, 26, 91-99.


Yentür, H., Çoymak, A., & Dawood, M. (2024). Hiding identity or collective action? Psychological strategies of Muslim minorities in the U.S. post-9/11 [Kimlik gizlemek mi, kolektif eylem mi? 9/11 sonrası ABD’deki Müslüman azınlıkların ayrımcılıkla başa çıkmadaki psikolojik stratejileri]. National Psychology Postgraduate Congress, September 5–7, Antalya.

Political Participation and Leadership

Akkurt, S. B., Çoymak, A., & Koç, Y. (2022). Re-constructing the meaning of aid through the politicisation of communities in a welfare State: The psychological responses to the governmental aid plans against covid-19 in Turkey. In H. O'Dwyer, Gustavo, L. & Souza. L. (Eds.), Psychosocial Perspectives on Community Responses to Covid-19. Routledge: London.


Çoymak, A., & O’Dwyer, E. (2020). Does Brexit mean a return to sectarianism? Beyond ‘the Border Issue’, the future of social identities in Northern Ireland from a political psychology perspective. Development (Basingstoke), 63(1), 74-78.


Erem, H. Ö., Çoymak, A., & Karakoçoğlu, N. (2024). Coping self-efficacy and collective action: The mediating role of institutional trust [Başa çıkma öz yeterliği ve kolektif eylem: Kurumsal güvenin aracılık rolü]. V. Social Psychology Congress, December 6–7, Ankara.


Karakoçoğlu, N., Çoymak, A., & O’Dwayer, E. (2024). The impact of belief and action: Psychological dynamics influencing participation in collective action [İnanç ve eylem: Kolektif eylemlere katılımı etkileyen psikolojik dinamikler]. V. Social Psychology Congress, December 6–7, Ankara.


Karasu, S., Yıldırım, A., & Dervişoğlu Akpınar, H. (2024).Turkish citizens' metaphorical perceptions of the concept of politics. 33rd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic, 21 -26 July.


Özdemir, F., Tayyar, M., & Topuz, Ö. (2024). Why is the lack of support for women’s rights appealing? Considering the roles of dispositional system-justifying motives and ambivalent sexism. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 30(4), 507-517


Yentür, H., & Akfırat, S. A. (2024). Evaluation of leaders who committed moral violations on the basis of support, perceived success, and effectiveness. Current Psychology, 1-14.

Social Identity and Discrimination

Çoymak, A. (2020). Functions of social representations in honor violence: The "Other East" as responsible. Social Justice Research, 33, 284–307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-020-00349-6


Çoymak, A. (2025). National Identity and the Psychology of Asymmetry: Privileged and Disadvantaged Group Dynamics in Türkiye.


Erem, H. Ö., & Hasdağ, D. (2024). A social psychological perspective on the culture of lynching: Factors and outcomes [Sosyal psikolojik açıdan linç kültürü: İlişkili olduğu etmenler ve sonuçları açısından bir derleme]. Nesne, 12(31), 110-129. https://doi.org/10.7816/nesne-12-31-08


Cambaz, H. Z., Aslan, A., & Karasu, S. (2018). A qualitative research on the perceptions and opinions of university students towards Syrian refugees [Üniversite öğrencilerinin suriyeli mültecilere yönelik algı ve görüşlerine yönelik bir nitel araştırma]. R&S-Research Studies Anatolia Journal, 1(3), 472-489.
Karasu, S. & Peker-Dural, H. (2024). Pro-environmental collective actions: A review study and recommendations from a social identity perspective [Çevre yanlısı kolektif eylemler: Sosyal Kimlik perspektifinden bir derleme çalışması ve öneriler]. Nesne, 12(32), 257-285. https://doi.org/10.7816/nesne-12-32-08

Collective Action and Intergroup Dynamics

Erem, H. Ö., Çoymak, A., Karakoçoğlu, N., & Bracegirdle, C. (2025). Coping Self-Efficacy and Collective Action: The Mediating Role of Institutional Trust. Internatıonal Society Of Political Psychology Conference, July 3-6, Prague.


Eroğlu, M, & Kuşdil, M. E. (2025). Unpacking the link between social dominance orientation and animal protein consumption: The mediating roles of speciesism, justifications, and motivations. Internatıonal Society Of Political Psychology Conference, July 3-6, Prague.


Karakoçoğlu, N., Çoymak, A., & O’Dwayer, E. (2024). How do we become "us"? The effects of coping self-efficacy, general trust, and political attitudes on collective action [Nasıl biz olunur! Başa çıkma öz yeterliği, genel güven ve politik tutumların kolektif eylem üzerine etkileri]. National Psychology Postgraduate Congress, September 5–7, Antalya.


Karasu, S., & Peker-Dural, H. (2024). The effects of ecological and social dominance orientation and environmental attitudes in predicting ecological favoritism behaviors [Ekolojik kayırma davranışlarını yordamada ekolojik ve sosyal baskınlık yönelimi ile çevreye ilişkin tutumların etkisi]. I. Symposium on Environmental and Climate Change Studies in Psychology, Çanakkale, Turkey,23 -24 November.


Karasu, S., & Peker-Dural, H. (2024). The Relationship Between Attitudes Towards the Environment and Social Dominance Orientation: The Mediating Role of Ecological Dominance Orientation and Legitimation [Çevreye İlişkin Tutumlar ile Sosyal Baskınlık Yöneliminin İlişkisi: Ekolojik Baskınlık Yönelimi ve Meşrulaştırmanın Aracı Rolü]. V. Social Psychology Congress, December 6–7, Ankara.


Karasu, S., & Peker-Dural, H. (2024). Predicting ecological favouritism through ecological and social dominance orientation. 33rd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic, 21 -26 July.


Metin, H., Topuz, Ö., & Çoymak, A. (2024). The effects of intra-group ideological diversity on creativity and problem-solving [Grup içi ideolojik çeşitliliğin yaratıcılık ve problem çözme üzerindeki etkileri]. V. Social Psychology Congress, December 6–7, Ankara.


O’Dwyer, E. & Çoymak, A. (2020). Basic human values and their contexts: A multilevel analysis of support for the use of armed drones in the USA, UK, and Turkey. Political Psychology, 41(2), 249-264.


Topuz, Ö., Çoymak, A., & Pratto, F. (2024). Understanding collective inaction: How do we favor out-groups or perceive the system as fair? [Kolektif eylemsizliğe hem bireyden hem toplumdan bakmak: Nasıl dış grubu kayırıyor ya da sistemi adil algılıyoruz?]. V. Social Psychology Congress, December 6–7, Ankara.


Topuz, Ö., Özdemir, F., & Çoymak, A. (2025). An alternative approach to out-group favoritism: An experimental study on the role of shared reality. Internatıonal Society Of Political Psychology Conference, July 3-6, Prague.
Yentür, H. & Akfırat, S. (2025).What conditions do leaders who harm the ingroup or outgroup tolerate? Internatıonal Society Of Political Psychology Conference, July 3-6, Prague.


Gender and Interpersonal Relationships

Karakoçoğlu, N., & Hasdağ, D. (2025). Romantic jealousy: A comprehensive review. Current Approaches in Psychiatry, 17(1),179-196. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1454542


Karakoçoğlu, N., Erem, H. Ö., Özkanlı, S., & Büyükşahin Sunal, A., (2024). A dyadic perspective on close relationship dynamics: A review of studies within the actor–partner interdependence model framework [Yakın ilişki dinamiklerine çift taraflı bakış: Aktör-partner karşılıklı bağımlılık modeli çerçevesinde yapılmış çalışmaların gözden geçirilmesi]. National Psychology Postgraduate Congress, September 5–7, Antalya.

Psychological and Spatial Perspectives

Kesim, B., Can, İ., & Baturayoğlu Yöney, N. (2020). Ethics/Ethos of field-trips in architectural design education. In Space Interweavings: Ethos – Social practices – Architecture (pp. 262–274). Thessaloniki, Greece.


Schroeter, B., García, E. G., Çoymak, A., & Barroso, F. L. (2022). The Psychology Around the World (PAW) project: Enhancing intercultural sensitivity in psychology students. In J. M. Palomares-Rodríguez (Ed.), Advances in Education Sciences and Applications in Other Areas. Volume I (1st ed., pp. 213–213). Dykinson, S.L. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5076226.212


Yentür, H. (2023). "Place" as a psychological concept in migration processes [Göç sürecinde psikolojik bir kavram olarak 'yer']. Migration Psychology Review.
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Other

Karakoçoğlu, N., Çiffiliz Durukan, G., Özkanlı, S., & Erem, H. Ö. (2024). The Turkish adaptation of the Multidimensional Quiet Quitting Scale [Çok boyutlu sessiz istifa ölçeğinin Türkçe uyarlama çalışması]. V. Social Psychology Congress, December 6–7, Ankara.


Karasu, S., & Alkar, Ö. Y. (2020). A qualitative study on the grieving process of individuals who lost their pets [Evcil hayvanını kaybeden bireylerin yaşadıkları yas süreci ile ilgili bir nitel araştırma]. Veteriner Hekimler Derneği Dergisi, 91(2), 86-97.


Karasu, S.,Yalçınkaya Alkar, Ö. (2023). Examining the Relationship between Attitudes, Motivation and Class Participation of Students Receiving Online Education During the Pandemic [Pandemide Çevrim İçi Eğitim Gören Öğrencilerin Derslere Yönelik Tutum, Motivasyon ve Derslere Katılım İlişkisinin İncelenmesi]. Social Research Center 2nd International Congress of Social Sciences, 19 -21 May. Antalya, Turkey.


Karasu, S., Kindap Tepe, Y., & Peker Dural, H. (2022). Investigation of the Relationship between Choices Involving Environmental Dilemmas and Environmental Intentions and Behaviors [Çevresel İkilemler İçeren Tercihlerin Çevreci Niyet ve Davranışlar ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi]. Symposium on Environmental and Climate Change Studies in Psychology, 26-27 November, Çanakkale, Turkey.