PPEERRSSONAALL Age: 42 ÖMER FARUK ŞİMŞEK, PH.D. Marital status: Married EEDUCCAATTIION EEXXPPEERRIIEENCCEE Ph. D. (2) 2002-2005. (Quit the program at dissertation stage) / Middle East Technical University, Department of Philosophy. Ph. D. (1) 2000-2005 / Middle East Technical University, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance. Dissertation Title: Paths from Fear of Death to Subjective Well-Being: A Study of Structural Equation Modeling Based on the Terror Management Theory Perspective (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gül AYDIN). M. Sc. 1997-2000 / Ankara University, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance. Ankara / Turkey. B. Sc. 1992-1996 Ankara University, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance. 2012 : Assoc. Prof. Dr., Istanbul Arel University, Psychology Department Head, Istanbul, Turkey. 2006 2012: Ass. Prof. Dr., Izmir University of Economics, Department of Psychology, Izmir, Turkey. March-September 2006: Postdoctoral Fellowhship (TUBITAK). University of Rochester, Department of Clinical and Social Psychology, Rochester, NY. 1997 2005: Research Assistantship / University of Ankara, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance. Ankara / Turkey. AACCAADEEMIICC IINTTEERREESSTTSS Psychology: - Self-knowledge (Self-consciousness, self-focus, need for truth, insight) - Language and mental health relationship - Subjective well-being - Personal Sense of Uniqueness Research and Statistics: - Basic and advanced statistical procedures by SPSS and Statistica. - Test development procedures and related statistical analyses (Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Reliability and Validity). - Structural Equation Modeling by LISREL and AMOS. - Path Analysis with Latent Variables. - Multi-Group Analyses. - Multitrait-Multimethod Analyses. - Mean and Covariance Structure Analyses. - Growth Curve Analyses. Philosophy: - Philosophy of Language - Later Wittgenstein - Language and Mental States - Psycholinguistic Qualia - Self-Knowledge - Consciousness
PPUBBLLIICC AATTIIONSS ( PPU BBLLIISSHEED ORR AACC CCEEPPTTEED FFORR PPUBBLLIICC AATTIION) ) BBooookkss 11.. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesine Giriş: Temel İlkeler ve LISREL Uygulamaları (Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling: Basic Principles and LISREL Applications). Ekinoks. AAr rti iiccl lleess ( IInnddeexx eedd iinn i SS SSCCII// SS CCII) ) 1. Şimşek, Ö. F., Bozanoğlu, İ. (in press). The Gap between Parents and Adolescents and the Gap between Language and Experience: Implications for Mental Health. 2. Pazvantoğlu, O., Şimşek, Ö. F., Aydemir, Ö., Sarısoy, G., Böke, Ö., &.Üçok, A. (in press). Factor Structure of the Subjective Well-Being under Neuroleptics in Schizophrenics Outpatients: Five Factors or Only One? Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 3. Şimşek, Ö. F., Kuzucu, Y. (in press). Intentional Paradigm and Subjective Emotional Well-Being: Does Intentionality Really Matter? The Journal of Psychology. 4. Koydemir, S., Şimşek, Ö. F., Demir, M. (in press). Pathways from Personality to Happiness: Sense of Uniqueness as a Mediator, Journal of Humanistic Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/0022167813501226. 5. Şimşek, Ö. F., Demir, M. (in press). A Cross-Cultural Investigation into the Relationships among Parental Support for Basic Psychological Needs, Sense of Uniqueness, and Happiness. Journal of General Psychology. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2013.805115 6. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2014). Higher-Order Structure of Personality and Mental Health: Does General Affectivity Matter? Journal of Personality Assessment. 96(2):226-36 7. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2013) Self-Absorption Paradox is not a Paradox: Illuminating the Dark Side of Self- Consciousness. International Journal of Psychology, 48(6): 1109-1121. 8. Demir, M., Şimşek, Ö. F. (2013) I Am so Happy 'Cause My Best Friend Makes Me Feel Unique: Friendship, Personal Sense of Uniqueness and Happiness, Journal of Happiness Studies, 14: 1201-1224. 9. Şimşek, Ö. F. & Demir, M. (2013) Parental Support for Basic Psychological Needs and Happiness: The Importance of Sense of Uniqueness. Social Indicators Research. 112: 661-678. 10. Şimşek, Ö. F., Ceylandağ, A. E.**, Akcan, G.** (2013). The need for absolute truth and selfrumination as basic suppressors in the relationship between private self-consciousness and mental health. Journal of General Psychology. 140(4), 294 310. 11. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2013). The Relationship between Language Use and Depression: Illuminating the Importance of Self-Reflection, Self-Rumination, and the Need for Absolute Truth. Journal of General Psychology. 140(1), 29 44. 12. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2013). The Relationship between Collective vs. Private Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being: Attachment as Moderator. Social Indicators Research. 110(1), 219-236. 13. Şimşek, Ö. F., Çerçi, M**. (2013). Relationship of the Gap between Experience and Language with Mental Health in Adolescence: The Importance of Emotion Regulation. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied. 147, 292-308. 14. Koydemir, S., Şimşek, Ö. F., Schütz, A., Tipandjan, A. (2013). Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of Affect Balance Versus Social Support in India and Germany. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14(1), 51-66. 15. Şimşek, Ö. F., Kocayörük, E. (2013). Affective Reactions to one s whole life: Preliminary Development and Validation of the Ontological Well-Being Scale. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14(1) 309-343. 16. Kuzucu, Y. & Şimşek, Ö. F. (2013). Self-Determined Choices and Consequences: The Relationship Between Basic Psychological Needs Satisfactions and Aggression in Late Adolescents. Journal of General Psychology, 140, 110-129.
17. Şimşek, Ö. F. & Koydemir, S. (2013). Linking Metatraits of the Big Five to Well-Being and Ill-Being: Do Basic Psychological Needs Matter? Social Indicators Research, 112, 221-238, DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0049-1. 18. Şimşek, Ö. F., Kuzucu, Y. (2012). The Gap that Makes Us Desperate: Paths from Language to Mental Health. International Journal of Psychology. 47(6), 467-477. 19. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2012). Higher-Order Factors of Personality in Self-Report Data: Self-Esteem Really Matters. Personality and Individual Differences.53, 568-573. 20. Pazvantoğlu, O., Şimşek, Ö.F., Aydemir, Ö., Sarısoy, G., Korkmaz, I. Z., Mor, S., Boke, Ö., Üçok, A. (2012) Reliability and Validity of Subjective Well-Being Under Neuroleptics Scale Short Form Turkish Version. Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni, 22: 235-243. 21. Şimşek, Ö. F., Koydemir, S., Schütz, A. (2012). A multigroup multitrait-multimethod study in two countries supports the validity of a two-factor higher order model of personality. Journal of Research in Personality. 46, 442-449. 22. Şimşek, Ö. F., Günlü, E., Erkuş, A. (2012). Occupation as a Personal Project System: Application of the Ontological Well-Being Concept to Workplace. Journal of Happiness Studies. 13, 203-223. 23. Şimşek, Ö. F., (2011). Intentional Model of Subjective Well-Being: Measurement and Convergent, Divergent, and Incremental Validity Study. Journal of Happiness Studies.12: 421-442. 24. Şimşek, Ö. F., Bozanoğlu, İ. (2011). From Self-Esteem to Mental Health: Empathy as Mediator. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 42, 225-242. 25. Şimşek, Ö. F., Yalınçetin, B*. (2010). I Feel Unique, Therefore I Am: The Development and Preliminary Validation of the Personal Sense of Uniqueness (PSU) Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 49: 576-581. 26. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2010). Language and the Inner: Development of the Beliefs about Functions of Language (BAFL) Scale. European Psychologist, 15(1): 68-79. 27. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2009). Happiness Revisited: Ontological Well-Being as a Theory-Based Construct of Subjective Well-Being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 10: 505-522. 28. Kloep, M., Güney N., Çok F., Şimşek Ö. F. (2009). Motives for Risk-Taking in Adolescence: Development of a Cross-Cultural Assessment Scale. Journal of Adolescence, 32: 135-151. AAr rti iiccl lleess (Naat ( ti ii oonnaal ll) ) 29. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2006). Öznel İyi Oluş Hali Kavramsal Yapısının Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analiziyle Test Edilmesi. (Testing construct validity of subjective well-being using structural equation modeling) Eğitim Araştırmaları ve Uygulama Dergisi, 5(9): 55-72. 30. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2005). Constructivism, Cultural Issues and the Problem of Uniqueness. Malatya Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(9): 99-114. 31. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2005). Ölüme İlişkin Algıların Farklı Bir Yolla Ölçülmesi: Ölüm Metaforları Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi (Measuring attitudes towards death using a different method: Development of the Death Metaphors Scale), 3P Psikiyatri, Psikoloji, Psikofarmakoloji Dergisi, 13(4): 275-280. 3322... Şimşek, Ö. F. (2004). Bir Grup Rehberliği Programının Öğretmenlerin Disiplin Anlayışına Etkisi (The effect of a group guidance program on teachers opinions about discipline). Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 37 (2): 41-59. SSeel ll eecct teedd PPr reesseennt taat ti iioonnss 1. Kocayörük, E, Şimşek, Ö. F. (2009). Ergenlerde Ana-Baba Bağlanması ile İyi Oluş İlişkisinde Benlik Saygısının Aracılık Etkisi (The mediator role of self-esteem in the relationship between parental attachment and subjective well-being in adolescents), the First International Congress of Educational Research, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, May 1-3, Çanakkale, Turkey.
2. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2008). An Intentional Model of Emotional Well-being: Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Subjective Well-Being.. XXIX International Congress of Psychology, July 20-25, Berlin, Germany. 3. Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Dil ve İç Dünyamız: Dili Deneyimleme Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi, (Language and the Inner: Development of the Experiencing Language Scale). Nineth National Psychological Counseling and Guidance Congress, October 17-19, İzmir, Turkey. * Undergraduate Student ** Graduate Student AACCAADEEMIICC AACCTTIIVVIITTIIEESS Research Projects: - Principal Investigator: Yeni Bir Pozitif Ruh Sağlığı Değişkenine Doğru: Ontolojik İyi-Oluş Halinin Ölçülmesi, Kültürlerarası Geçerliğinin Test Edilmesi ve Psikometrik Üstünlüklerinin Belirlenmesi (Towards a new positive mental health variable: Measurement and cross-cultural validity of ontological well-being. TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Counsil of Turkey) (February 2009-January 2011). Project Number: 108K394 Funded: 93.162 TL. Reviewer - Journal of Clinical Psychology (SSCI) - Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied (SSCI) - Journal of Individual Differences (SSCI) - British Journal of Guidance and Counseling (SSCI) - Personality and Individual Differences (SSCI) - Social Indicators Research (SSCI) - Eurosian Journal of Educational Research (SSCI) - Education & Science (SSCI) Editorial: - Anatolia: Journal of Tourizm Research - Malatya University Journal of Educational Sciences - E-Ijer (E-International Journal of Educational Research) Trainer: Structural Equation Modeling with LISREL: - Marmara University, Department of Education, Istanbul - Anadolu University, Faculty of Business Administration - 6 th Research Methods Seminar-Anatolia Journal, Alanya - Malatya University, Faculty of Education - Izmir University of Economics - Istanbul University, Department of Psychology - Yeditepe University - Maltepe University, Faculty of Education - Ankara University, Faculty of Education - Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Education - Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Management - Kültür University, Faculty of Management - Bahçeşehir University - Pamukkale University - Ankara University, Department of Psychology
CCOURRSSEESS GGIIVVEEN CCONTTAACCTT IINFFO Structural Equation Modeling (Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program) Principles and Techniques of Psychological Counseling Applied Psychological Counseling Philosophical Foundations of Psychology Language and Experience Introduction to Psychological Counseling and Guidance Research Methods in Psychology Research Methods in Social Sciences Psychometry Test Construction in Psychology Conducting and Reporting a Research Project in Psychology E - M A I L : S I M S E K O F @ G M A I L. C O M C E L L P H O N E : ( 0 5 0 5 ) 6 8 8 2 5 3 0 A D R E S S : I S T A N B U L A R E L U N I V E R S I T E S I T Ü R K O B A M A H A L L E S I E R G U V A N S O K A K N O : 2 6 3 4 5 3 7 T E P E K E N T - B Ü Y Ü K Ç E K M E C E İ S T A N B U L - T U R K E Y