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Cross-Cultural Psychology

This line of research conducts multinational comparisons to understand how cultural contexts and norms shape individual thoughts and social behaviors. We also investigates how personality varies across different cultural regions and the implications for interpersonal relationships, work environments, and social dynamics. By analyzing both universal patterns and nunaced cultural influences, our studies seek to advance cross-cultural understanding and improve global collaboration by highlighting how cultural values influence attitudes and social behavior.

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Selected Relevant Publications

  • Cheng, C., Ying, W., Ebrahimi, O. V., & Wong, K. F. E. (2023). Coping style and mental health amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a culture-moderated meta-analysis of 44 nations. Health Psychology Review, 18(1), 141–164. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2023.2175015

  • Cheng, C., Lau, Y., Chan, L., & Luk, J. W. (2021). Prevalence of social media addiction across 32 nations: Meta-analysis with subgroup analysis of classification schemes and cultural values. Addictive Behaviors, 117, 106845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106845

  • Cheng, C., Cheung, M. W. L., & Wang, H. y. (2018). Multinational comparison of Internet gaming disorder and psychosocial problems versus well-being: Meta-analysis of 20 countries. Computers in Human Behavior, 88, 153-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.06.033

  • Cheng, C., Cheung, M. W. L., Montasem, A., & members of the International Network of Well-Being Studies. (2016). Explaining differences in subjective well-being across 33 nations using multilevel models: Universal personality, cultural relativity, and national income. Journal of Personality, 84(1), 46-58. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12136

  • Cheng, C., Cheung, S., Chio, J. H., & Chan, M. S. (2013). Cultural meaning of perceived control: A meta-analysis of locus of control and psychological symptoms across 18 cultural regions. Psychological Bulletin, 139(1), 152-188. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028596

  • Cheng, C., Jose, P. E., Sheldon, K. M., Singelis, T. M., Cheung, M. W. L., Tiliouine, H., Alao, A. A., Chio, J. H. M., Lui, J. Y. M., Chun, W. Y., de Zavala, A. G., Hakuzimana, A., Hertel, J., Liu, J.-T., Onyewadume, M., & Sims, C. (2011). Sociocultural differences in self-construal and subjective well-being: A test of four cultural models. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(5), 832-855. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022110381117

  • Cheng, C., Lo, B. C. Y., & Chio, J. H. M. (2010). The Tao (way) of Chinese coping. In M. H. Bond (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of Chinese psychology (pp. 399-419). Oxford University.

  • Cheng, C., & Chun, W. Y. (2008). Cultural differences and similarities in request rejection: A situational approach. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39, 745-764. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022108323808

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