Şeyhmus Aksoy

Background: While academic self-efficacy (ASE) plays a vital role in student success, little is known about its developmental origins in higher education students. Most research focuses on other educational levels and emphasizes adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) over positive childhood experiences (PCEs). This study examined whether self-regulation and procrastination statistically accounted for the associations of ACEs and PCEs with ASE. Methods: A total of 533 Turkish university students (66.6% female; M_age = 21.87, SD = 3.41) participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed self-report measures assessing ASE, self-regulation, procrastination, ACEs, and PCEs. Results: ACEs were negatively, whereas PCEs were positively, associated with ASE. Self-regulation and procrastination statistically accounted for part of the associations between childhood experiences and ASE. The indirect association through self-regulation was larger than that through procrastination. Conclusions: This study highlights the associations between childhood experiences and ASE. Notably, PCEs may be as relevant as ACEs in explaining ASE among university students. Interventions targeting academic self-efficacy may consider incorporating self-regulation strategies and addressing childhood experiences that may be relevant to academic functioning.

Introduction: Despite the beneficial effects of academic self-efficacy, there is a relatively limited focus on the academic self-efficacy of higher education students compared to studies on student self-efficacy in other educational stages. Aim: The present study employs a moderated mediation model to investigate whether well-being literacy mediates the relationship between psychological flexibility and academic self-efficacy, while also exploring how burnout-driven self-stigma is associated with these direct and indirect relationships. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was employed in the present study. The sample comprised 316 students (82.6% female; M = 22.28, SD = 3.38). Participants completed the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, the Psychological Flexibility Scale, the Well-Being Literacy Scale, and the Burnout-Driven Self-Stigma Scale. Results: Our study indicated that psychological flexibility was associated with reduced academic self-efficacy both directly and indirectly through well-being literacy. However, conditional direct and indirect effect results suggested that higher levels of burnout-driven self-stigma were related to decreased positive direct and indirect effects. Discussion/Conclusion: This study provides evidence to improve our understanding of how psychological flexibility relates to academic self-efficacy. While research on burnout-related self-stigma and well-being literacy remains limited, this study highlights how these variables were examined within the proposed model as potential moderator and mediator constructs.

Background: Workplace loneliness—defined as the perceived absence of meaningful social relationships at work—can have a negative impact on the well-being, engagement, and productivity of employees. Older professionals (aged ≥50 years) may be particularly vulnerable to workplace loneliness in the context of accelerated digitalization, which may create obstacles to inclusion, communication, and collaboration. Despite growing interest in this phenomenon, no comprehensive synthesis has yet examined how digital tools and transformations affect loneliness among older workers or what interventions have been implemented to address it. Objective: This scoping review aims to systematically map the existing literature on workplace loneliness among workers aged 50 years or older, with a particular focus on how digitalization influences these experiences. The review will also identify digital tools associated with loneliness and explore organizational interventions to reduce loneliness among this demographic. Methods: This scoping review will follow the methodological framework by Arksey and O’Malley and the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) reporting guidelines. A comprehensive search will be conducted in multiple databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and APA PsycINFO) and gray literature. Eligible studies will (1) include workers aged 50 years or older, (2) address workplace loneliness or related constructs in professional contexts, and (3) be situated in digitalized work environments (eg, remote or hybrid work, digital tools, and information and communications technology systems). Study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment will be conducted independently by at least 2 reviewers. Data will be charted using a predefined template covering study characteristics, theoretical frameworks, the digital context, loneliness measures, and intervention strategies and synthesized narratively and thematically. Results: As this is a scoping review protocol, results are not yet available. A preliminary search conducted in June to July 2025 across MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science yielded 450, 1, and 47 potentially relevant records, respectively. No systematic or scoping reviews were identified on workplace loneliness among older workers in digitalized contexts. One review addressed video calls for nonworking older adults, reporting very low-certainty evidence. The planned review will apply the PRISMA-ScR guidelines to synthesize evidence on digitalization’s role in, technologies associated with, and organizational interventions to mitigate workplace loneliness for professionals aged 50 years or older. Conclusions: This scoping review will systematically examine how digitalization shapes workplace loneliness among professionals aged 50 years or older and identify organizational interventions that address it. The synthesis will refine conceptual understanding, highlight critical evidence gaps, and inform the development of socially supportive digital work environments for aging workforces. Trial Registration: Open Science Framework 6p4ak; https://osf.io/6p4ak International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/81843

Well-being literacy is a relatively new construct that refers to an individual’s capacity to intentionally use, understand, and communicate language

Fear of happiness, a psychological construct reflecting the belief that happiness might lead to misfortune, represents a significant barrier to well-being. This study examines the mediating roles of resilience, meaning in life, and perceived social support in the relationship between fear of happiness and psychological distress. A cross-sectional survey with 981 Turkish adults (mean age 23.93 years, 69.4% female) completed the self-reported measures of fear of happiness, resilience, meaning in life, perceived social support, and psychological distress. Results indicated that fear of happiness negatively predicted resilience, meaning in life, and social support while positively predicting psychological distress. Resilience, meaning in life, and perceived social support negatively predicted psychological distress. Mediation analyses revealed significant indirect effects of fear of happiness on psychological distress through resilience, meaning in life, and perceived social support. The findings suggest the importance of resilience, meaning in life, and social support as psychosocial factors in mitigating the adverse effects of fear of happiness on psychological health. These findings not only inform the design of targeted interventions aimed at reducing psychological distress but also highlight the value of strengthening internal and interpersonal resources to promote mental health, particularly in culturally relevant contexts.

BACKGROUND Workplace loneliness—defined as the perceived absence of meaningful social relationships at work—can have a negative impact on the well-being, engagement, and productivity of employees. Older professionals (aged ≥50 years) may be particularly vulnerable to workplace loneliness in the context of accelerated digitalization, which may create obstacles to inclusion, communication, and collaboration. Despite growing interest in this phenomenon, no comprehensive synthesis has yet examined how digital tools and transformations affect loneliness among older workers or what interventions have been implemented to address it. OBJECTIVE This scoping review aims to systematically map the existing literature on workplace loneliness among workers aged 50 years or older, with a particular focus on how digitalization influences these experiences. The review will also identify digital tools associated with loneliness and explore organizational interventions to reduce loneliness among this demographic. METHODS This scoping review will follow the methodological framework by Arksey and O’Malley and the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) reporting guidelines. A comprehensive search will be conducted in multiple databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and APA PsycINFO) and gray literature. Eligible studies will (1) include workers aged 50 years or older, (2) address workplace loneliness or related constructs in professional contexts, and (3) be situated in digitalized work environments (eg, remote or hybrid work, digital tools, and information and communications technology systems). Study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment will be conducted independently by at least 2 reviewers. Data will be charted using a predefined template covering study characteristics, theoretical frameworks, the digital context, loneliness measures, and intervention strategies and synthesized narratively and thematically. RESULTS As this is a scoping review protocol, results are not yet available. A preliminary search conducted in June to July 2025 across MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science yielded 450, 1, and 47 potentially relevant records, respectively. No systematic or scoping reviews were identified on workplace loneliness among older workers in digitalized contexts. One review addressed video calls for nonworking older adults, reporting very low-certainty evidence. The planned review will apply the PRISMA-ScR guidelines to synthesize evidence on digitalization’s role in, technologies associated with, and organizational interventions to mitigate workplace loneliness for professionals aged 50 years or older. CONCLUSIONS This scoping review will systematically examine how digitalization shapes workplace loneliness among professionals aged 50 years or older and identify organizational interventions that address it. The synthesis will refine conceptual understanding, highlight critical evidence gaps, and inform the development of socially supportive digital work environments for aging workforces. CLINICALTRIAL Open Science Framework 6p4ak; https://osf.io/6p4ak INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/81843

The relationship between life satisfaction, empathy, resilience, and self-esteem has been investigated to a limited extent in developing countries, despite the existing literature on their effects on youth mental health. This study aimed to analyze the mediating role of resilience and self-esteem in the relationship between empathy and life satisfaction among adolescents in Türkiye. The study group comprised 292 Turkish youth aged 15–19 (59.25% female and 40.75% male). We adopted Pearson correlation analysis and PROCESS Macro Model 4 in regression analysis to explore the relationships among empathy, life satisfaction, resilience and self-esteem. The results showed that there were significant relationships between the study variables. Also, results show that resilience and self-esteem mediate the relationship between empathy and life satisfaction. These results provide specific theoretical support and guidance for investigating and enhancing life satisfaction among adolescents in Türkiye and highlight the importance of interventions to enhance empathy, increase psychological resilience, and support self-esteem.

Volunteers are considerable human source in disasters. The stress, pressure and difficult conditions of disasters can lead to breaking of safety rules by employees, especially young people. Safety breakings may lead to stoppage or failure of the activities. This research focus on the young volunteers’ safety rule breaking behavior in disasters. Based on job demands-resources (JD-R) theory, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews from individuals working in the regions affected by the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake. The research sample consisted of 17 young disaster volunteers between the ages of 18-26 who were eligible for criterion sampling. The data were analysed thematically, theory-oriented and deductively. As a result of the thematic analysis, 3 themes, namely job demands, job resources and breaking of safety rules, and 16 categories under these themes were discovered. Results implied that young volunteers use work resources against intense work demands. Although studies in the field of organisational safety suggest that job resources increase safe behaviour, this study indicates that the job resources of volunteers in disasters may increase breaking of safety rules.

Gönüllüler gönüllülük çalışmalarını gerektiren durumlarda ilk müdahale edenler arasında yer almaktadır. Afetlerin giderek yaygınlaştığı günümüzde gönüllülerin özellikle gerçekleştirdikleri ilk müdahaleler ile profesyonel ekiplerin çalışmalarına katkı sundukları bilinmektedir. Ancak, ilgili alan yazında bir görüşe göre koordinasyon olmadan çalışan gönüllülerin afet alanında profesyonel ekiplerin çalışmalarını zora sokabilmektedir. Ancak, diğer görüşe göre afetlerde gönüllülerin çalışma esnekliği onların en önemli özelliğidir. Bu iki görüşe bir açılım sağlaması açısından, bu kitap bölümü gönüllülerin motivasyon süreçlerini İş Talepleri – Kaynakları teorisi bağlamında ele almayı amaçlamıştır. İş Talepleri ve Kaynakları teorisi genel olarak örgütsel psikoloji alanında uygulansa da gönüllüler ve bir örgüte bağlı çalışanlar arasında farklılıkların yanı sıra benzerlikler de mevcuttur. İş Talepleri ve Kaynakları teorisine göre her ne kadar gönüllüler afet alanında çeşitli iş talepleri (stres kaynakları) ile karşı karşıya kalsalar da katılım motivasyonlarını sürdürmeleri için tamponlayacak iş kaynaklarına (motivasyon kaynakları) ihtiyaç vardır. Ancak, sonraki çalışmalarda ele alınmasında fayda görülen bir konu da yüksek düzeyde motivasyon veya iş kaynağının gönüllülerin kuralların ihlali ve prosedürlerin uygulanmasında kestirme yolların kullanılıp kullanılmayacağıdır. Bu bağlamda afet gönüllüğüne katılım ve motivasyonunun olumlu ve olumsuz yönlerinden bahsedilmiştir.

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