My academic background is in social psychology, but my primary research interests are creativity and the psychology of art. The main topics I currently explore and plan to investigate further are closely related to these areas.
I am also broadly interested in the psychology of emotions, particularly the relationship between emotions and creativity, as well as the experimental methods used to evoke different emotional states.
In addition to these topics, I have conducted research on gender-based violence. Specifically, I am interested in how violence is legitimized and in developing refined methods for measuring attitudes toward violence against women.
More recently, I have started working on the concept of empathy, particularly through performance-based tasks.
Below is a list of my scientific contributions:
Gültepe, B., & Şenyurt, A. Y. (submitted). When mood is part of the problem: The effects of problem-related emotional information on brainstorming. Studia Psychologica.
Gültepe, B., & Çoban, A. (submitted). Metal music, social comparison, and aggressive behavior: Experimental evidence from a behavioral paradigm. Studia Psychologica.
Gültepe, B., & Şentürk, C. (submitted). The emotional impact of laughter and crying rhythms: Musical transformations of infant and adult vocalizations. Musicae Scientiae
Gültepe, B., & Şentürk, C. (submitted). Cenevre Müzik Duygusu Ölçeğinin (GEMS-TR) Türkçeye Uyarlanması [Turkish Adaptation of the Geneva Emotional Music Scale (GEMS-TR)] Art Vision.
Gültepe, B., Şenyurt, A. Y., & Kiremitçi-Canıöz, E. (submitted). When ballet fails to inspire attraction: Trait signals override occupational cues in mate preferences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Gültepe, B., & Coskun, H. (submitted). Canvas to creativity: The effects of value-framed artwork exposure on creative performance. Current Psychology.
Şenyurt, A. Y., Gültepe, B., & Kiremitçi-Canıöz, E. (2026). Artists and mate preferences: The effects of being a painter and intellectuality. Empirical Studies of the Arts. 44(1), 429–445. https://doi.org/10.1177/02762374251314647
Kiremitçi-Canıöz, E., Şenyurt, A. Y., Gültepe, B. ve Coşkun, H. (2025). Prososyal davranışın yordayıcıları: dini tutum, haz erteleme, iyi oluş ve olumlu yaşam olaylarının tadını çıkarma [Predictors of Prosocial Behavior: Religious Attitudes, Delay of Gratification, Well-Being, and Savoring]. Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(4), 2286-2304, DOI: 10.17240/aibuefd.2025..-1676469.
Gültepe, B., Akben, C., Şenyurt, A. Y., & Coskun, H. (2025). Variability in the effects of mood and cognitive stimulation on creative generation: A task-dependent perspective. Journal of Creative Behaviour. 59 (2), e1533. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.1533
Güven, E. & Gültepe, B. (2024). Failin cinsiyeti, dış görünüşü ve psikolojik şiddet davranışlarının psikolojik şiddet farkındalığı ve ahlaki uzaklaşma üzerindeki etkisi [The effects of perpetrator’s gender, physical appearance, and psychological violence behaviors on psychological violence awareness and moral disengagement]. Journal of Psychological Research Perspectives, 1(1), 57-90. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13132188
Özcan, A., Aydın, H., Baç, D. Z., Karaağaç, N., & Gültepe, B. (2024). Koronavirüs, grip/nezle ve hastalanmamış bireylerin Obsesif-Kompulsif Bozukluk belirtileri ve ruminasyon açısından karşılaştırılması [A Comparison of Coronavirus, Flu/Cold and Non-Infected Individuals on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms and Rumination]. Kalem Eğitim ve İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(1), 365-386. doi: 10.23863/kalem.2024.290
Gültepe, B., & Coskun, H. (2016). Music and cognitive stimulation influence idea generation. Psychology of Music, 44(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735615580356
Gültepe, B., & Coskun, H. (2016). Music as an emotional trigger. Journal of Biomusical Engineering, 4 (1), 1000e110. doi: 10.4172/2090-2719.1000e111
Gezici-Yalçın, M., Şenyurt, A. Y., Gültepe, B. & Coşkun, H.(2016). Ahlaki Uzaklaşma Ölçeği’nin Türkçeye uyarlanması. [Adaptation of Moral Disengagement Scale to Turkish] Kalem Uluslararası Eğitim ve İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, 5(10), 309-332. https://t.ly/ExKr7
Coşkun, H. & Gültepe, B. (2013). Duygudurum ve bazı davranışlarımız: Yeni bulgular ışığında bir değerlendirme. [Mood and some behaviors: An evaluation in the light of new findings] AİBÜ Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 13(2), 81-100.
Yorulmaz, O., Inozu, M., & Gültepe, B. (2011). The role of magical thinking in obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms and cognitions in an analogue sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 42(2), 198-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.11.007
Gültepe, B. (2021). Pozitif Duyguların Genişletme ve İnşa Etme Kuramı [The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions]. In M. M. Bulut (Eds.) Sosyal Psikoloji Kuramları II [Social Psychology Theories II] (pp. 221-245). Nobel Akademik Yayincilik, Ankara. ISBN: 978-625-417-103-1.
Gültepe, B. & Şenyurt, A. Y. (2021). Yaratıcılığın Büyük-C ve Küçük-c Kuramı [The Big-C and Little-c Theory of Creativity]. In M. M. Bulut (Eds.) Sosyal Psikoloji Kuramları I [Social Psychology Theories I] (pp. 367-383). Nobel Akademik Yayincilik, Ankara. ISBN: 978-625-439-244-3.
Coşkun, H. & Gültepe, B. (2016). Aracı ve düzenleyici değişken analizi [Mediator and moderator variable analysis]. In H. Coskun & H. M. Paksoy (Eds.) Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri [Scientific Research Methods] (pp. 353-362). Lisans Yayincilik, Istanbul. ISBN: 978-605-5044-75-6.
Translations
Margulis, E. H. (2025). Müziğe duyulan arzu [The appetite for music] (Çev. B. Gültepe). İçinde S. Yöndem, S. Tarman & Y. Durak (Çev. Ed.), Müzik Psikolojisine Giriş [Introduction to Psychology of Music] (s. 71–80). Müzik Eğitimi Yayınları. (Orijinal eser 2018).
Nijstad, B. A. (2018). Gruplar ve teknoloji [Groups and technology] (Çev. B. Gültepe). İçinde H. Coşkun & A. Y. Şenyurt (Çev. Ed.), Grup Performansı [Group Performance] (s. 219–235). Nobel Yayıncılık. (Orijinal eser 2009).
Gültepe, B., Gezici-Yalçın, M., Şenyurt, A. Y. & Coşkun, H. (2017) The effects of sexism and moral-disengagement on legitimacy appraisals about male violence. Paper presented at the 15th European Congress of Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Şenyurt, A.Y., Coşkun, H., & Gültepe, B. (2015) Brainstorming for recovery: The effects of idea generation and problem relatedness on mood states. Paper presented at the 14th European Congress of Psychology, Milan, Italy.
Gültepe, B., Coşkun, H., & Şenyurt, A.Y. (2015) The effects of affect and cognitive stimulation on idea generation performance. Paper presented at the 14th European Congress of Psychology, Milan, Italy.
Gültepe, B., & Şenyurt, A. Y. (2022) Pleasantness and Engagement of Problem-Related Information Influence Creative Performance. Poster presented at 8th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science, Istanbul, Turkey.
Göçmen, Ö., Coşkun, H. & Gültepe, B. (2017) An evidence for the beneficial effect of some hats but not all six thinking hats and velocity on the creative performance. Poster presented at the 15th European Congress of Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Gültepe, B., Şenyurt, A. Y., Coşkun, H. & Akben, C. (2017) An investigation of the effects of mood and cognitive stimulation on different creativity tasks. Poster presented at the 18th General Meeting of European Association for Social Psychology, Granada, Spain.
Şenyurt, A. Y., Gezici-Yalçın, M., Gültepe, B. & Coşkun, H. (2017) The effects of moral disengagement and empathy on the attitudes toward male violence. Poster presented at the 18th General Meeting of European Association for Social Psychology, Granada, Spain.
Gültepe, B., Coşkun, H., & Şenyurt, A.Y. (2016) Heterogeneity of mood in dyads and groups promote creative performance. Poster presented at the 11th Annual INGRoup Conference, Helsinki, Finland.
Gültepe, B., Coşkun, H., & Şenyurt, A.Y. (2015) Mood diversity enhances creative performance in brainwriting dyads. Poster presented at the 14th European Congress of Psychology, Milan, Italy.
Coşkun, H., Gültepe, B. & Yüksel, M., (2015) Creativity Stimulating Picture and Problem Relatedness Enhance Individual Brainstorming Performance but with Different Underlying Mechanisms. Poster presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Sciences, METU, Ankara, Turkey.
Gültepe, B., Coşkun, H., & Şenyurt, A.Y. (2015) Creativity in Context: Mood Heterogeneity in Groups Enhance Idea Generation Performance. Poster presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Sciences, METU, Ankara, Turkey.
Gültepe, B. & Coşkun, H. (2014). Mood moderates the influence of cognitive stimulation on the brainstorming performance. Poster presented at the 17th General Meeting of European Association for Social Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Coşkun, H. & Gültepe, B. (2014). The influence of providing mood induction during break in nominal and interactive brainwriting groups. Poster presented at the 17th General Meeting of European Association for Social Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Şentürk, C. & Gültepe, B., (2025). Cenevre Duygusal Müzik Ölçeğinin (GEMS-25) Türkçeye Uyarlanması [Turkish Adaptation of the Geneva Emotional Music Scale (GEMS-TR)] Paper presented at the 22nd National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey.
Gültepe, B., Şenyurt, A. Y.,& Kiremitçi Canıöz, E. (2024) Ressamlık ve Entelektüellik Bilgisinin Eş Tercihleri Üzerindeki Etkileri [The Effects of Informations of Being a Painter and Intellectuality on Mate Preferences]. Paper presented at the 5th Congress of Social Psychology, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Güven, E. & Gültepe, B. (2023). Failin Cinsiyeti, Dış Görünüşü ve Psikolojik Şiddet Davranışlarının Psikolojik Şiddet Farkındalığı ve Ahlaki Uzaklaşma Üzerindeki Etkisi [The effects of perpetrator’s gender, physical appearance, and psychological violence behaviors on psychological violence awareness and moral disengagement]. Paper presented at the 2nd National Symposium on Moral Studies in Social Psychology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. ISBN: 978-605-07-1599-6
Aktaşlı, H. & Gültepe, B. (2022). Problemle ilgili uyarıcı sunumunda müzik ve talimatın düşünce üretimine etkisi. [The effect of music and instruction on idea production in problem-related stimulus presentation.] Paper presented at the 4th Congress of Social Psychology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. ISBN:978-625-8297-13-3
Gezici-Yalçın, M., Şenyurt, A. Y., Gültepe, B. & Coşkun, H. (2016) Ahlaki uzaklaşma ve empatinin kadına yönelik erkek şiddetine dair tutumlara etkileri. [The effects of moral disengagement and empathy on attitudes towards male violence against women.] Paper presented at the 1st Congress of Social Psychology, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Gültepe, B. & Coşkun, H. (2018). Görsel sanat ve bağlam bilgisinin bilişsel esneklik üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi. [Investigation of the effect of visual art and context knowledge on cognitive flexibility.] Paper presented at the 20th National Congress of Psychology, TED University, Ankara, Turkey
Gültepe, B. (2017) Sanat ve duygular: Estetik beğenide bilişsel ve duygusal perspektifler. [Arts and emotions: Cognitive and emotional perspectives in aesthetic appreciation.] Paper presented at the 6th Symposium of Psychology and Arts, Bolu, Turkey.
Poster Presentations
Gültekin, N., Güven, S., & Gültepe, B. (2025). Manifesting’e Yönelik Tutumlar: Ölçek Geliştirme ve Ön Geçerlik Çalışması [Attitudes Towards Manifesting: Scale Development and Preliminary Validation Study]. Poster presented at the 22nd National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey.
Aslan, N., Korkmaz, A., & Gültepe, B. (2024). Nomofobi Ölçeğinin Psikometrik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi: Bir Ön Çalışma [Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Nomophobia Scale: A Preliminary Study]. Poster presented at the 5th Congress of Social Psychology, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Gültepe, B. & Coşkun, H. (2018). Sanata estetik yaklaşmak: Yaklaşım talimatı ve eserin duyuşsal içeriğinin bilişsel esnekliğe etkileri. [Approaching art aesthetically: The effects of approach instruction and affective content of the work on cognitive flexibility.] Poster presented at the 20th National Congress of Psychology, TED University, Ankara, Turkey.
Gültepe, B., Şenyurt, A. Y., Coşkun, H. & Akben, C. (2016). Duygudurum ve Bilişsel Uyarılmanın Farklı Yaratıcılık Görevlerinde Etkilerinin İncelenmesi. [Investigation of the Effects of Mood and Cognitive Arousal on Different Creativity Tasks] Poster presented at the 19th National Congress of Psychology, İzmir, Turkey.
Gültepe, B., Coşkun, H., Şenyurt, A. Y., Kiremitçi, E. & Akben, C. (2016). Yaratıcılıkta bilişsel duygusal ve güdüsel faktörlerin etkileşimleri: EDICOS TR Ölçeğinin Psikometrik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi. [Interactions of cognitive, emotional and motivational factors in creativity: Investigation of Psychometric Properties of EDICOS TR Scale] Poster presented at the 19th National Congress of Psychology, İzmir, Turkey.
Gültepe, B. (2014). Duygudurum ve Bilişsel Uyarılmanın Beyin Fırtınasında Performansa Etkisi. [The Effect of Mood and Cognitive Arousal on Brainstorming Performance.] Poster presented at the 18th National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey.
Göçmen, Ö., Yüksel, M., Coşkun, H. & Gültepe, B. (2014). Hızlı Olma Yönergesinin Beyin Fırtınasında Yaratıcılığa Etkisi. [The Effect of Velocity Instruction on Creativity in Brainstorming.] Poster presented at the 18th National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey
Coşkun, H. & Gültepe, B. (2012). Yaratıcı performansta uyuşma etkisi: Birbirine benzemek daha mı önemlidir? [Matching effect in creative performance: Is it more important to be alike?] Poster presented at the 17th National Congress of Psychology, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey.