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Cross-Cultural Psychology

Our lab conducts multinational comparisons to examine how cultural contexts shape cognition and social behavior. By analyzing both universal patterns and nuanced cultural influences, our work advances cross-cultural understanding and supports global collaboration by highlighting how cultural values inform attitudes and behavior.

Selected Relevant Publications

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  • 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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