Biography

Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2005.
M.S., Middle East Technical University, 2001.
B.S., Middle East Technical University, 1998.  

Research Interests

Gerontological health, caregiver well-being, psycho-oncology, psychoneuroimmunology, and the relation between death anxiety and health promoting or health compromising behaviors

Representative Publications

Bozo. Ö., Anahar, S., Ates, G., & Etel, E. (in press). Effects of Illness Representation, Perceived Quality of Information Provided by the Health-Care Professional, and Perceived Social Support on Depressive Symptoms of the Caregivers of Children with Leukemia. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.

Bozo, Ö., & Guarnaccia, C. A. (in press). Activities of Daily Living, Social Support, and Future Health of Older Americans. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.   

Bozo, Ö., Gündoğdu, E., & Büyükaşık-Çolak, C., (2009). The Moderating    Role of Different Sources of Perceived Social Support on the Dispositional    Optimism-Posttraumatic Growth Relationship in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients.  Journal of Health Psychology, 14(7), 1009-1020.

Bozo, Ö., Tunca, A., & Şimşek, Y. (2009). The Impact of Death Anxiety and Age on Health Promoting Behaviors in a Turkish Sample: A Terror Management Theory Perspective. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 143(4), 28—37.

Bozo, Ö., Toksabay, N. E., & Kürüm, O. (2009). Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Depression, and Social Support in Turkish Elderly Citizens. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 143(2), 193-205. 

Demirtepe, D, & Bozo. Ö. (2009). Bakıcı İyilik Ölçeği’nin Uyarlama, Güvenirlik ve Geçerlik Çalışması. Psikoloji Yazıları, 12(23), 28-37.