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Hayriye Güleç is an associate professor at the Department of Psychology at Bursa Uludağ University and a research associate at Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society at Masaryk University. Her research interests center on e-mental health, psychotherapy research, discrimination, stigma, and representation of disadvantaged groups. Currently, she conducts research on adolescents’ online health-related behaviors with a focus on their digital skills and well-being.
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2011-2014
PRO-YOUTH
Promotion of young people’s mental health through technology-enhanced personalization of care. You can find more information about the project HERE.
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2007-2011
INTACT
Individually Tailored Stepped Care for Women with Eating Disorders. You can find more information about the project HERE.
Journal articles
2023
- Kvardova, N., Macháčková, H., & Güleç, H. (2023). ‘I wish my body looked like theirs!’: How positive appearance comments on social media impact adolescents’ body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 47, 101630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101630 https://osf.io/upxjn/ https://osf.io/4gjky
- Smahel, D., Gulec, H., Lokajova, A., Dedkova, L., & Machackova, H. (2023). The integrative model of ICT effects on Adolescents’ well-being (iMEW): The synthesis of theories from developmental psychology, media and communications, and health. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 20(6), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2022.2135501
2022
- Gulec, H., Kvardova, N., & Smahel, D. (2022). Adolescents' disease- and fitness-related online health information seeking behaviors: The roles of perceived trust in online health information, eHealth literacy, and parental factors. Computers in Human Behavior, 134, 107318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107318
- Gulec, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). Individual and Parental Factors of Adolescents’ mHealth App Use: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10(12), e40340. https://doi.org/10.2196/40340
- Gulec, H., Torun, T., Prado, A. D. S., Bauer, S., Rummel-Kluge, C., & Kohls, E. (2022). Eating attitudes and depressive symptoms in a LGBTIQ sample in Turkey. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1014253
2021
- Feldhege, J., Gulec, H., Moessner, M., Stieler, C., van Stipelen, Jh., & Bauer, S. (in press). Stigmatization and attitudes toward eating disorders: A comparison between native German adolescents, Turkish immigrant adolescents in Germany, and native Turkish adolescents. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2021.1979484
- Gulec, H., Karaca Arslan, M., Başkaya, G., Karaca, S., Kahraman, N. (2021). Attitudes of university students towards Syrians in Turkey: A scale development study. Turkish Psychological Articles, 24(47), 79-96. https://doi.org/10.31828/tpy1301996120210110m000033
- Özmen Gülpek, D., Gulec, H., & Tekman, H.G. (2021). The effects of age-based stereotype threat on the memory performance of the elderly. Society and Social Work, 32(2), 543-565.
2015
- Mezei, Á., Gulec, H., Czeglédi, E., Fritz, A., & Túry, F. (2015). Linguistic characteristics of patients with bulimic symptomatology in an online post-treatment program: An exploratory study. Eating and Weight Disorders, 20(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-014-0136-1
2014
- Gulec, H., Moessner, M., Túry, F., Fiedler, P., Mezei, A., & Bauer, S. (2014). A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Internet-Based Posttreatment Care for Patients with Eating Disorders. Telemedicine and e-Health, 20(10), 916-922.
- Túry F., Gulec, H. & Mezei Á. (2014). Disorders of eating and body image at the beginning of the 21st century – what the future will bring us? Lege Artis Medicinae, 24, 229-233.
2012
- Túry, F., Mezei, A. & Gulec, H. (2012). New methods in treatment of patients with eating disorders. Pszichoterápia 21, 76-84.
2010
- Túry, F., Gulec, H. & Kohls, E. (2010). Assessment methods for eating disorders and body image disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 69, 601-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.012
Conferences
2024
- Güleç, H., Mužík, M., Šmahel, D. & Dědková, L. (2024, September 24-27). The Reciprocal Associations between Adolescents’ mHealth App Use, Body Dissatisfaction and Physical Self Worth: A Three Wave Longitudinal Study. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.
2023
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Gulec, H., Torun, T., Prado, A. D. S., Bauer, S., Rummel-Kluge, C., & Kohls, E. (2023, June 1-3). Eating Attitudes and Depressive Symptoms in a LGBTIQ Sample in Turkey: The Role of Sexual Minority Stress. Presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, 2023 (ICED 2023), Washington, USA. Available here.
2022
- Kvardová, N., Macháčková, H., & Güleç, H. (2022, October 19-22). "I wish I'd have a body like that!": The effect of social media comments endorsing appearance ideals on body dissatisfaction of adolescents. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
- Šmahel, D., Güleç, H., Lokajová, A., Dědková, L., & Macháčková, H. (2022, October 19-22). The integrative model of ICT effects on adolescents’ well-being: The synthesis of theories. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
2021
- Gulec, H., Kvardová, N., & Šmahel, D. (2021, November). The Roles of Trust, E-health Literacy and Parental Influence in Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors of Adolescents. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
Popularizations
2022
- Lokajová, A., Güleç, H., & Šmahel, D. (2022, December 6). Growing up in a tech-heavy era: How online activities relate to adolescents’ well-being? CO:RE Evidence. [blogpost] Available here.
Assoc. Prof. Hayriye Güleç, Ph.D.
E-mail: hayriyegulec@uludag.edu.tr
ResearchGate: Hayriye Gulec
Research interests
- e-mental health
- psychotherapy research and assessment in eating disorders
- discrimination, stigma, and representation of disadvantaged groups
- adolescents' online health information-seeking behaviors
- parental mediation
- trust in online health information