A strong preference for fair skin appears to be the norm across the Asian continent and may
pervade many aspects of social life. Yet scholarly work on this ubiquitous phenomenon is …

All too often, people who develop exceptionally astute insights into others remain mysterious
to these others. Evidence for such asymmetric understanding comes from several …

In the era of ultra-connectivity, the proliferation of speculative notions driven by personal
emotions eclipses the credibility of scientific evidence. This trend has led to an alarming …

This study employed design-based research, comprising two design cycles to empower
teachers' agency when they are engaged in STEAM lesson design. Cycle-1 focused on the …

Five studies tested the effect of exposure to authoritarian values on positive affect (PA),
negative affect (NA), and meaning in life (MIL). Study 1 (N= 1,053) showed that simply …

Bibliometric measurements are becoming omnipresent and crucially important for academic
career decisions. The measured criteria induce strong incentives to align academics' time …

While reflexivity is an established hallmark of good scientific practice in qualitative research,
it is practically non-existent in predominantly quantitative fields. Here, I argue that an …

I described my conclusions from the statistically significant evidence I collected under
randomized, controlled conditions addressing falsifiable hypotheses. That is, the most …

Identity organizes our perceptions of the world and guides our behavior. In three chapters
contributing to three subdisciplines within psychology, I illustrate how identity can be used to …