Hamdullah Tunç

Biography

Background

I am a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology. My doctoral research focuses on personal values and valued living and their relationships with depression and anxiety and mental well-being in young people.

 

Qualifications

2012 – 2016; Istanbul University – Psychology (BSc)

2018 – 2019; University of Bath – Applied Clinical Psychology (MSc); Dissertation Title: "The Effect of Value Fulfilment on Depression, Anxiety and Stress"

Responsibilities & affiliations

  • Member of the Centre for Applied Developmental Psychology (CADP)
  • Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Member of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS)
  • Member of the Turkish Psychological Association (TPD)
  • Member of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)

Postgraduate teaching

  • MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches
    • Tutor in "Research Methods in Applied Psychology" course
    • Tutor in "Inferential Statistics in Applied Psychology" course

 

  • MSc in Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion)

    • Tutor in "Psychological Research Methods:  Data Management and Analysis" course
    • Tutor in "Research Methods in Applied Psychology" course

Current research interests

I am currently working on projects investigating the impact of valued living on depression, anxiety and mental well-being.

Knowledge exchange

PUBLICATIONS

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Williams, J. M. & Kyranides, M. N. (2024). The role of value priorities and valued living on depression and anxiety among young people: A cross-sectional study. Personality and Individual Differences, 225, 112680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.02.004

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Kyranides, M. N., McArdle, A., McConachie, D., & Williams, J. (2023). The relationships between valued living and depression and anxiety: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 28, 102-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.02.004  

Hanel, P. H. P., Tunç, H., Bhasin, D., Litzellachner, L., & Maio, G. R. (2024). Value fulfillment and well- being: Clarifying directions over time. Journal of Personality, 00, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12869 

Alcaíno, C., Raouna, A., Tunç, H., MacBeth, A., Bird, T., & Youngstrom, E. (2024). Discriminant diagnostic validity of paediatric bipolar disorder screening tests: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.  https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13592

Affiliated research centres

Project activity

Publications: 

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Williams, J. M. & Kyranides, M. N. (2024). The role of value priorities and valued living on depression and anxiety among young people: A cross-sectional study. Personality and Individual Differences, 225, 112680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.02.004

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Kyranides, M. N., McArdle, A., McConachie, D., & Williams, J. (2023). The relationships between valued living and depression and anxiety: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 28, 102-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.02.004  

Hanel, P. H. P., Tunç, H., Bhasin, D., Litzellachner, L., & Maio, G. R. (2023). Value fulfillment and well- being: Clarifying directions over time. Journal of Personality, 00, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12869 

Alcaíno, C., Raouna, A., Tunç, H., MacBeth, A., Bird, T., & Youngstrom, E. (2024). Discriminant diagnostic validity of paediatric bipolar disorder screening tests: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.  https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13592

Papers delivered

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Kyranides, M. N., Williams, J. (2024, April 22). Using response surface analysis to explore the impact of perceived value congruence between young people and their parents on mental well-being [Poster presentation]. Edinburgh Mental Health Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom.

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Kyranides, M. N., Williams, J. (2022, June 14-19). The Association Between Valued Living, Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [Poster presentation]. ACBS World Conference, San Francisco, CA, The United States. https://contextualscience.org/files/WC2022%20Poster%20Details%206.14.pdf

Tunç, H., Morris, P. G., Kyranides, M. N., Williams, J. (2022, May 19-20). Associations Between Valued Living, Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis [Oral presentation]. HiSS Annual PGR Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom.

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