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I am so happy ‘cause my best friend makes me feel unique: friendship, personal sense of uniqueness and happiness

Demir, Melikşah; Şimşek, Ömer Faruk; Procsal, Amanda D. (Springer, 2013)

Decades of empirical research leave no doubt that friendship experiences are consistent correlates of happiness. Yet, little is known about how friendships are related to happiness. The present study examined personal sense ...

Relationship of the gap between experience and language with mental health in adolescence: the importance of emotion regulation

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk; Çerçi, Merve (Taylor & Francis, 2013)

Although past research has provided important information about the relationship between language use and mental health in the period of adolescence, the role of intervening variables in this association has been seriously ...

The need for absolute truth and self-rumination as basic suppressors in the relationship between private self-consciousness and mental health

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk; Ceylandağ, Aylin Ecem; Akcan, Gizem (Taylor & Francis, 2013)

Self-reflection has not so far been shown to have any specific benefits for mental health except for self-knowledge. Recent research showed that the controversy concerning the relationship between self-reflection and mental ...

Self-absorption paradox is not a paradox:Illuminating the dark side of self-consciousness

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Elsevier, 2013)

Although considered an important component of a healthy personality, self-reflection has not so far been shown to have any specific benefits for mental health. This research addresses this issue by taking into consideration ...

The relationship between language use and depression: illuminating the importance of self-reflection, self-rumination, and the need for absolute truth

Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Taylor & Francis, 2013)

The main aim of the present study was to provide additional knowledge about the mediatory processes through which language relates to depression. Although previous research gave clear evidence that language is closely ...

Self-determined choices and consequences: the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfactions and aggression in late adolescents

Kuzucu, Yaşar; Şimşek, Ömer Faruk (Taylor & Francis, 2013)

This research examined the mediatory role of life purpose and career indecision in the relationship between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and aggression. Data were collected from high school students (n = ...