As economic inequality continues to rise, there is increased concern about both the
consequences of inequality and what can be done to reverse this trend. In the present …

Cultural psychologists often treat binary contrasts of West versus East, individualism versus
collectivism, and independent versus interdependent self-construal as interchangeable, thus …

Social science research has highlighted “honor” as a central value driving social behavior in
Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect a sense of their …

Objectives This three-level meta-analysis aimed at examining the correlation between self-
compassion and depression using culturally diverse samples. We also analyzed self …

How can one conclude that well-being is higher in country A than country B, when well-
being is being measured according to the way people in country A think about well-being …

Psychological science tends to treat subjective well-being and happiness synonymously.
We start from the assumption that subjective well-being is more than being happy to ask the …

The realization that most behavioral science research focuses on cultures labeled as
WEIRD—Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (Arnett, 2008; Henrich et …

Prior research has frequently used an employee's power distance orientation to explain
differences in leadership effectiveness, work attitudes, consumer attitudes, and job …

Worldviews are culturally derived assumptions that influence individual and collective
behaviors, values, and representations of reality. The study of mental functions is not exempt …

Globalization has resulted in an exponential increase in the number of Third Culture Kids
(TCKs), defined as being raised in a culture other than that of their parents (or the passport …