Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · 2d

very happy to share the following special issue to which we invited a diverse set of reflections on our field that we thought would have something important and inspirational to contribute to ongoing theoretical discussions in social psychology.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Introduction to the ERSP special issue on “Reflections on social-psychological theorizing and the state of our field”

Published in European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 36, No. 2, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

2 6

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · 8d

great to see this piece finally out. led by the amazing @shuxianjin.bsky.social who saw this to the end

Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 11d

In an online study with 3,371 participants from 13 societies, Jin et al. found that perceived societal honour norms predicted both greater competition and cooperation.
@shuxianjin.bsky.social
@ayseuskul.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Honour, competition and cooperation across 13 societies - Nature Human Behaviour

This online study with 3,371 participants from 13 societies found that perceived societal honour norms predicted both greater competition and greater cooperation at both societal and individual levels.

www.nature.com

7

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Sep 3

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Psychology should move from selective allyship to empowered actions to tackle global crises - Communications Psychology

Psychology is committed to the principle of nonmaleficence. This Comment argues that psychology as a discipline and psychological associations as its representatives should uphold their ethical respon...

www.nature.com

2 4

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jul 14

check out some of the recent (and older) publications that have come out of our HONORLOGIC project: honorlogic.org/outputs/

Outputs - HONORLOGIC

A range of HONORLOGIC research outputs are available for your use.

honorlogic.org

1 7 5

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jul 2

really chuffed this is finally out. if anyone needs a copy of the published version, let me know

Differences and similarities in psychological characteristics between cultural groups circum Mediterranean. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 129(1), 1–19. doi.org/10.1037/pspa...

APA PsycNet

doi.org

1 4

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jul 1

Very happy we got to host the 10th Culture and Psychology Mini Conference as members of the The Centre for Research on Cultural and Societal Diversity (CRCSD) at the University of Sussex

always a great meeting with culturally minded psychologists in the UK

2 9

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jul 1

going into the final year of my ERC grant HONORLOGIC with a wonderful team

welcome to our new postdocs, Jinseok Kim and Jason Freeman, who joined us from Korea and Japan, respectively

5

Reposted by Ayse K. Uskul

ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · Jun 13

🔔 Reminder: Roundtable on Dismantling Racism & Global Exclusion in Publishing

🗓️ June 20 | 15:00 CEST | Zoom

Featuring speakers: Ayşe K. Uskul, Masi Noor, & Joaquín Bahamondes

Moderated by Mete Sefa Uysal

Zoom 🔗: ethz.zoom.us/j/65748053933

Optional Reg: elteppk.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

1 3 4

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jun 20

www.nature.com/articles/d44...

An inclusive script for the future of AI

How to teach AI models to understand the complexity of African languages.

www.nature.com

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · May 29

APS is hosting the 2nd Global Psychological Science Summit: October 21-23, 2025.
Our science faces many challenges right now, and this is a great opportunity for researchers all over the world to come together (virtually).

Please submit by June 17. www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...

APS Global Psychological Science Summit

The APS Global Psychological Science Summit will take place virtually on October 21-23, 2025.

www.psychologicalscience.org

2 1

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Apr 23

new open access piece in the European Review of Social Psychology by @kunstjonas.bsky.social reporting a review and meta-analysis of majority-group acculturation

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Redefining the mainstream: A review and meta-analysis of the evolving dynamics of majority-group acculturation

Socio-historical factors – including coloniality – have perpetuated the long-standing neglect of cultural change among majority groups but also recently catalysed a paradigm shift. After outlining ...

www.tandfonline.com

6 10

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Apr 22

Register to join The Love Consortium's 2025 Global Gratitude Summit

This free virtual symposium will take place May 14, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

www.theloveconsortium.org/engage?utm_c...

Meetings, Methods, Membership | UNC-Chapel Hill | The Love Consortium

The Love Consortium holds events where researchers can network and share research results, provides opportunities for use of new methods, and provides ongoing developmental opporunities.

www.theloveconsortium.org

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Mar 28

Milan Obaidi and colleagues present an empirically validated integrated model of violent extremism, synthesizing key psychological mechanisms

Find out more in this open access publication recently accepted by the European Review of Social Psychology

Toward an Integrated Psychological Model of Violent Extremism

The global threat of violent extremism (VE) has intensified in recent years, evidenced by a significant increase in violent incidents. Despite numerous theoretical and empirical explanations across...

www.tandfonline.com

1 2

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Mar 14

exciting special issue on social dilemmas in JESP edited by @shuxianjin.bsky.social @aromano.bsky.social and Giuliana Spadaro

Shuxian Jin | 金淑娴 @shuxianjin.bsky.social · Mar 7

Excited to be guest-editing a JESP special issue on current directions in social dilemmas research with Angela Dorrough, @aromano.bsky.social, & Giuliana Spadaro. Submissions welcome: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

2

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jan 21

Grateful for the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science for supporting the Symposium on
Social Stratification, Economic Inequality, and Societal Development at at Sussex which brought so many amazing colleagues & talks together

Special thanks go to organisers Matt Gobel and Yuri Miyamoto

1 7

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jan 8

oh no did it again!!

1 1

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jan 8

I don't know how many pieces I wrote that had some reference to the Meditreannean region and I still misspell the word 🫣

1 3

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jan 6

The 3rd edition of the Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality is now available.

Check Part 1 for our chapter titled "A Cross-Cultural Method in Social and Personality Psychology: The Cultural Imagination" co-authored with Shige Oishi

doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology

Cambridge Core - Personality Psychology and Individual Differences - Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology

www.cambridge.org

1 1 15

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Jan 3

happy to finally share this open access piece where we mapped honor, dignity, and face values and concerns across Mediterranean societies & beyond. huge amount of work went into this and I am grateful to the wonderful honorlogic team for making this happen

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Are Mediterranean Societies “Cultures of Honor?”: Prevalence and Implications of a Cultural Logic of Honor Across Three World Regions - Vivian L. Vignoles, Alexander Kirchner-Häusler, Ayse K. Uskul, S...

Mediterranean societies are often labeled as “honor cultures,” in contrast with presumed “dignity” and “face” cultures of Anglo-Western and East Asian societies...

journals.sagepub.com

10 20

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Dec 11

tebrikler Meltem. Harika haber.

1

Reposted by Ayse K. Uskul

mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · Dec 9

A paper with an important message in a clear title: "'Asian' Is a Problematic Category in Research and Practice"

Categorizing Asians as a monolithic group in the US misses important - and under-research in psych - variation among Asian subgroups

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

#psyscisky

Abstract that reads, This article spotlights a widespread problem in research and practice: Asians are commonly categorized as a monolithic group in the United States. Regarding research, my 24-year archival analysis of Psychological Science shows that most U.S. studies did not specify which Asian subgroup(s) were examined. Regarding practice, my analysis of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) webpages and latest diversity reports of S&P 100 companies finds that none of them differentiated between Asian subgroups. Such use of the generic category “Asian” is problematic because it masks important differences among Asian subgroups: (a) Of all ethnic groups in the United States, socioeconomic inequality among Asian subgroups is the highest and fastest growing; (b) U.S. studies show that East Asians (e.g., ethnic Chinese)—but not South Asians (e.g., ethnic Indians)—experience a “bamboo ceiling” in consequential contexts, including leadership attainment, academic performance in law and business schools, and starting salaries. Thus, lumping Asians together can obscure the challenges faced by certain Asian subgroups and jeopardize the attention and resources they need. More broadly, this article demonstrates the importance of differentiating between ethnic subgroups in research (e.g., theorization, surveys, and data analysis) and practice (e.g., diversity reports) to foster DEI.

2 12 38

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Dec 9

I had never given a scholarly talk in my native language before I was invited as a keynote to the 5th Social Psychology Congress in Ankara last week.

It was a wonderful experience to think & talk in Turkish and connect with old friends, colleagues, and professors. I am grateful for the invitation

26

Reposted by Ayse K. Uskul

Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · Dec 6

How can we build inclusive excellence in academic publishing? SPSP's Anti Colorism/Eurocentrism in Methods and Practices (ACEMAP) task force has published an article that highlights their recommendations and resources.

🔗: ow.ly/lwBk50Umu1t

3 4

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Dec 4

Last chance to join the amazing HONORLOGIC team as a research fellow.

interested in cultural psychology? have skills in multi method analyses? enjoy writing papers?

apply here for a 12-13 month position to produce outputs with us: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/11fef29b...

Research Fellow Ref: 32484 (Fixed-term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

jobs.sussex.ac.uk

10 10

Ayse K. Uskul @ayseuskul.bsky.social · Dec 3

Prior to Brexit, the UK used to host the largest number of ERC awardees in every round.

Results from the most recent Consolidator Scheme: The highest numbers of grants awarded to Germany (67), France (38), the UK (38) & the NL (37).

sad to see the decline of intellectual capital in this country

1 4