Call for Papers & Submission Guidelines

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that the 12th Congress on Psychological Counseling and Guidance in Higher Education, organized in collaboration between Istanbul Technical University and Marmara University, will be held with international participation on October 15–16–17, 2025 at the ITU Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center.

We are honored to invite you to our international congress themed:
"Changing Youth Issues in a Changing World."

Submission and Writing Guidelines

It is important that the abstracts you submit to our congress are prepared in accordance with the following rules:

  • All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Each abstract will be scored, and acceptance or rejection decisions will be based on the evaluation score.

  • Abstracts must be a minimum of 400 words.

  • Submissions must be made online through the congress website only. Submissions via email or post will not be accepted.

  • The official congress languages are Turkish and English:

    • Participants who will present in Turkish must submit their abstracts in English.

    • For presentations in English, an English abstract is required.

  • Abstracts should offer original contributions to the field of psychological counseling and guidance, support scientific advancement, and address key issues in the discipline.

  • Since abstracts will be published in the e-book exactly as submitted, proper grammar and spelling are the authors' responsibility.

  • Abstracts should not include figures, tables, formulas, or images.

  • References should not be included in the abstract; in-text citations are also not allowed.

  • Each abstract should contain 3 to 5 keywords.

  • An individual may be listed as an author on a maximum of 2 abstracts.

  • Undergraduate students may also be listed as authors.

We would be delighted to see you among us at our congress.

PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT!

📎 Abstract Submission Form: https://forms.gle/f4bz5xThZLmDeLM88
Sample Abstract

Title:
Investigating the Relationship Between University Students’ Social Media Use and Psychological Resilience
Ali ŞİMŞEK, Mehmet ÇEVİK
Marmara University, Istanbul Technical University

Introduction / Purpose:
Today’s youth intensively use social media platforms due to rapid technological advancements. This usage can have either positive or negative impacts on their psychological well-being. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between university students' social media usage patterns and their levels of psychological resilience.

Method:
This is a quantitative study based on a correlational research design. Data were collected from 412 undergraduate students from three public universities in Istanbul during the Spring semester of the 2024–2025 academic year. The Social Media Usage Scale and the Psychological Resilience Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression techniques.

Findings:
A significant negative correlation was found between the frequency of social media use and psychological resilience. Students with high social comparison tendencies had lower resilience scores. Conversely, those who used social media for acquiring information and social support had higher levels of psychological resilience.

Conclusion / Discussion:
The findings indicate that the way young individuals engage with social media significantly affects their psychological resilience. These results suggest that university-level counseling services should take students’ digital habits into account. Moreover, the study highlights the importance of intervention programs aimed at enhancing digital literacy and media awareness.

Keywords:
social media use, psychological resilience, youth, university students, digital habits