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It's Complicated: A Psychologist's Take on an Olympic Gaffe

Why were the South Korean people so upset about a gaffe at the Olympic opening ceremonies? The answer might surprise you.

Why were the South Korean people so upset about a gaffe at the Olympic opening ceremonies? The answer might surprise you.

What Can Our Past Really Teach Us About Our Future?

We hold two misconceptions about our shared history that may limit our belief about our future. When we learn the truth about our past, we can find our way to a better tomorrow.

We hold two misconceptions about our shared history that may limit our belief about our future. When we learn the truth about our past, we can find our way to a better tomorrow.

Discovering Harmony in Balinese Culture

Discover harmony and balance in Balinese culture with Tri Hita Karana principles, enriching your life and community.

Discover harmony and balance in Balinese culture with Tri Hita Karana principles, enriching your life and community.

Money Matters for Big Families in the Big City

A recent study of 4 million people reveals why wealthier people buck the trend of city-dwellers having fewer children, shedding light on our evolved mating strategies.

A recent study of 4 million people reveals why wealthier people buck the trend of city-dwellers having fewer children, shedding light on our evolved mating strategies.

How to Encourage Diverse Perspectives in Your Team

A good leader can use these four methods to harvest fresh perspectives from their existing team. Here's how.

A good leader can use these four methods to harvest fresh perspectives from their existing team. Here's how.

How Biology and Culture Shape Gender Identity

Whatever one’s views on the immutability or otherwise of biological sex, gender is itself a sociolinguistic construct, confected in a cultural context.

Whatever one’s views on the immutability or otherwise of biological sex, gender is itself a sociolinguistic construct, confected in a cultural context.

Where (in the World) Do Social Liberals Live?

Social liberals who value personal liberties and strong institutions are more likely to live in certain nations, regions, and culture zones.

Social liberals who value personal liberties and strong institutions are more likely to live in certain nations, regions, and culture zones.

Enjoy Your Team’s Diversity with Cross-Cultural Fusion

Blending the best of different worlds in cuisine, sports, and the arts enables and encourages diverse teams to get to know and appreciate each other.

Blending the best of different worlds in cuisine, sports, and the arts enables and encourages diverse teams to get to know and appreciate each other.

Thriving During Your Summer Abroad

A guide to thriving during your summer abroad. Practical tips on adapting to new cultures, building support networks, and blending familiar routines for a rewarding experience.

A guide to thriving during your summer abroad. Practical tips on adapting to new cultures, building support networks, and blending familiar routines for a rewarding experience.

Grappling With the Problem of Moral Distress

Moral distress arises when one is caught between what they believe is the right thing to do and external pressures to the contrary.

Moral distress arises when one is caught between what they believe is the right thing to do and external pressures to the contrary.

Are Scent Preferences Universal?

Is beauty in the nose of the sniffer? New studies suggest that alongside universal scent preferences, culture and individual idiosyncrasy shape which smells delight or disgust us.

Is beauty in the nose of the sniffer? New studies suggest that alongside universal scent preferences, culture and individual idiosyncrasy shape which smells delight or disgust us.

Addressing Religion and Spirituality in Therapy

By integrating religion and spirituality into training, research, and clinical practice, psychologists can provide more holistic and culturally competent care.

By integrating religion and spirituality into training, research, and clinical practice, psychologists can provide more holistic and culturally competent care.

Our Personalities Have a Big Say in Our Life Outcomes

Our personalities influence how we fare in life, yet we might have more say on our personalities than we realize.

Our personalities influence how we fare in life, yet we might have more say on our personalities than we realize.

How to Respond to a "Cultural Incident"

Has a cultural encounter ever left you feeling confused, angry, and embarrassed? A few simple steps can help you successfully navigate your way.

Has a cultural encounter ever left you feeling confused, angry, and embarrassed? A few simple steps can help you successfully navigate your way.

Observing Children at Play in Japan

A trip to Japan to observe children at play confirmed previous findings that play in that country is dominated by structure and themes rather than creativity and free thinking.

A trip to Japan to observe children at play confirmed previous findings that play in that country is dominated by structure and themes rather than creativity and free thinking.

"Living Far Away Is Unfilial": Caregiving Across Cultures

When adult children care for parents living in a different country, unique challenges arise. Minhee Cho, LMFT, shares her experiences focused on Korean culture.

When adult children care for parents living in a different country, unique challenges arise. Minhee Cho, LMFT, shares her experiences focused on Korean culture.

Can Therapists Be Trained for Cultural Competence?

Researchers in Germany tested the effectiveness of a transcultural therapy training course and found mixed results. What worked and what didn't?

Researchers in Germany tested the effectiveness of a transcultural therapy training course and found mixed results. What worked and what didn't?

Psychosis in Displaced Refugees

What are the prevalence rates of psychosis for displaced refugees?

What are the prevalence rates of psychosis for displaced refugees?

Display Rules in Expressing Emotions

To what extent does the way we exhibit our internal emotional state depend on culturally accepted and predefined display rules?

To what extent does the way we exhibit our internal emotional state depend on culturally accepted and predefined display rules?

Loved ones may feel close but just out of reach
Why Your Old Life Can Feel Just Out of Reach

Though physical death or estrangement precludes us from visually seeing our departed loved ones, that doesn’t mean they're not still with us.

Though physical death or estrangement precludes us from visually seeing our departed loved ones, that doesn’t mean they're not still with us.

5 Tips for Talking to Latiné Youth About Mental Health

How can adults best support mental health for Latiné youth? Clinical psychologist Dr. Kitzia Moreno-Garza shares the impact of mental health stigma and how adults can help.

How can adults best support mental health for Latiné youth? Clinical psychologist Dr. Kitzia Moreno-Garza shares the impact of mental health stigma and how adults can help.

What Birds Can Offer Us in Healing

Birds hold a number of meanings across different cultures and religions. How can birds improve your life?

Birds hold a number of meanings across different cultures and religions. How can birds improve your life?

How Sudhir Kakar Redefined the Inner World

The pioneering work of an Indian psychoanalyst transformed the study of psychology, culture and religion in India.

The pioneering work of an Indian psychoanalyst transformed the study of psychology, culture and religion in India.

Shared Beliefs: Aversive Personality and Political Views

New research including three studies with 66,000+ participants from 38 countries shows that aversive personality and political orientation share the same (socio)political beliefs.

New research including three studies with 66,000+ participants from 38 countries shows that aversive personality and political orientation share the same (socio)political beliefs.