Advances and open questions in the science of subjective well-being
Subjective well-being (SWB) is an extremely active area of research with about 170,000
articles and books published on the topic in the past 15 years. Methodological and …
articles and books published on the topic in the past 15 years. Methodological and …
The cultural evolution of emotion
Scholarly debates about the nature of human emotion traditionally pit biological and cultural
influences against one another. Although many existing theories acknowledge the role of …
influences against one another. Although many existing theories acknowledge the role of …
Beyond the 'east–west'dichotomy: Global variation in cultural models of selfhood.
Abstract Markus and Kitayama's (1991) theory of independent and interdependent self-
construals had a major influence on social, personality, and developmental psychology by …
construals had a major influence on social, personality, and developmental psychology by …
Frontier culture: The roots and persistence of “rugged individualism” in the United States
The presence of a westward‐moving frontier of settlement shaped early US history. In 1893,
the historian Frederick Jackson Turner famously argued that the American frontier fostered …
the historian Frederick Jackson Turner famously argued that the American frontier fostered …
Multicultural experiences: A systematic review and new theoretical framework
As globalization has become a defining issue for business and society, an increasing
amount of research has examined how multicultural experiences affect a variety of …
amount of research has examined how multicultural experiences affect a variety of …
Cultural change: The how and the why
MEW Varnum, I Grossmann - Perspectives on Psychological …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
More than half a century of cross-cultural research has demonstrated group-level differences
in psychological and behavioral phenomena, from values to attention to neural responses …
in psychological and behavioral phenomena, from values to attention to neural responses …
Outside the “cultural binary”: Understanding why Latin American collectivist societies foster independent selves
Cultural psychologists often treat binary contrasts of West versus East, individualism versus
collectivism, and independent versus interdependent self-construal as interchangeable, thus …
collectivism, and independent versus interdependent self-construal as interchangeable, thus …
The political effects of immigration: Culture or economics?
A Alesina, M Tabellini - Journal of Economic Literature, 2024 - pubs.aeaweb.org
We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss
the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing …
the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing …
Parasite-stress promotes in-group assortative sociality: The cases of strong family ties and heightened religiosity
CL Fincher, R Thornhill - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2012 - cambridge.org
Throughout the world people differ in the magnitude with which they value strong family ties
or heightened religiosity. We propose that this cross-cultural variation is a result of a …
or heightened religiosity. We propose that this cross-cultural variation is a result of a …
Neither Eastern nor Western: Patterns of independence and interdependence in Mediterranean societies.
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 …
Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect a sense of their …