Alexander Kirchner-Häusler

Program-Specific Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Future of Human Society (IFOHS) at Kyoto University.

Affiliated researcher at the University of Sussex and KU Leuven.

Manuscripts Under Review

Kirchner-Häusler, A., Uskul, A.K., Wohl, M. J. A., Vignoles, V.L., Cross, S. E., Rodriguez-Bailón, R., Gezici-Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J. A., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2024). The role of apology beliefs for apology outcomes across cultures with varying honor norms. [Manuscript under review at Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology]. Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University.

Kirchner-Häusler, A., Uskul, A.K., Wohl, M., Orazani, N., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Cross, S. E., Gezici-Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., Uchida, Y., & Vignoles, V.L. (2024). Assessing the Role of Honor Culture and Image Concerns in Impeding Apologies [Manuscript under review at the European Journal of Social Psychology]. School of Psychology, University of Sussex.

Husnu, S., Psaltis, C., Kirchner-Häusler, A., & Uskul, A. K. (2024). Retributive justice beliefs in Cyprus: The role of apology effectiveness and honor value endorsement. [Manuscript under review at Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology]. Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus. Preprint

Sanchez-Rodriguez, A., O’Dea, C., Uskul, A. K., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Vignoles, V., … Uchida, Y. (2024). Overcoming low status or maintaining high status? A multinational examination of the relationship between socioeconomic status and honor. [Manuscript accepted at the British Journal of Psychology].

Kafetsios, K., Hess, U., Dostal, D., Seitl, M., Hypsova, P., Hareli, S., Alonso-Arbiol, I., Schütz, A., Gruda, D., Campbell, K., Chen, B.-B., Held, M. J., Kamble, S., Kimura, T., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Livi, S., Mandal, E., Ochnik, D., Sakman, E., Sumer, N., Theodorou, A., & Uskul, A. K. (2024). A contextualized emotion perception assessment relates to personal and social well-being. [Manuscript accepted at Journal of Research in Personality].

Vignoles, V. L.*, Kirchner-Häusler, A.*, Uskul, A. K.*, Cross, S. E., Na, J., Uchida, Y., Rodriguez-Bailón, R., Bossom, I.R.L., Castillo, V. A., Gezici Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Jin, S., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., … Wohl, J.A. (2024). Are Mediterranean Societies ‘Cultures of Honor’? Prevalence and Implications of a Cultural Logic of Honor Across Three World Regions [Manuscript accepted at Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin]. School of Psychology, University of Sussex. * Shared first authorship Full article

Uskul, A. K., Hanel, P., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Jin, S., Vignoles, V. L., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Yalçın, M.J., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Jin, S., Karamouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamaros-Lima, J., Liu, D., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2024). Differences and Similarities in Psychological Characteristics between Cultural Groups Circum Mediterranean. [Manuscript accepted at Journal for Personality and Social Psychology]. Accepted Manuscript

Uskul, A.K., Cila, J., Gul, P., Kirchner-Häusler, A., & Hubena, B. (2024). Honor, Acculturation and Well-being: Evidence from the UK and Canada. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63, 1701-1724. Full article

Kirchner-Häusler, A., Schönbrodt, F. D., Uskul, A. K., Vignoles, V. L., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Gezici-Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2024). Proximal and distal honor fit and subjective well-being in the Mediterranean region. Journal of Personality, 92(1), 38-54. Full article

Scharbert, J., Humberg, S., Kroencke, L., Reiter, T., Sakel, S., Ter Horst, J., … Kirchner-Häusler, A., … & Back, M. D. (2024). Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1202. Full article

Kirchner-Häusler, A., De Leersnyder, J., Uskul, A. K., Mirzada, F., Vignoles, V. L., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Castillo, V.A., Cross, S.E., Gezici Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2023). Cultural fit of emotions and subjective well-being: Replicating comparative evidence and extending it to the Mediterranean region. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 5, 100171. Full article

Scharbert, J., Reiter, T., Sakel, S., ter Horst, J., Geukes, K., Gosling, S. D., Harari, G., Kroencke, L., Matz, S., Schoedel, R., Shani, M., Stachl, C., Talaifar, S., Aguilar, N. M. A., Amante, D., Aquino, S. D., Bastias, F., Biesanz, J. C., Bornamanesh, A., Kirchner-Häusler, A., … & Back, M. D. (2023). A global experience-sampling method study of well-being during times of crisis: The CoCo project. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(10), e12813. Full article

Uskul, A. K., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Vignoles, V. L., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Castillo, V. A., Cross, S. E., Gezici Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Jin, S., Karamouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamaros-Lima, J., Liu, D., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2023). Neither Eastern nor Western: Patterns of independence and interdependence in Mediterranean societies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 125(3), 471-495. Full article

Psaltis, C., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Uskul, A.K., Kovras, I., & Eleftheriou, A. (2023). The Role of Honor, Dignity, and Face Values in Transitional Justice Preferences in Post-Conflict Cyprus. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 29(3), 294-305. Full article

Kirchner-Häusler, A., & Mesquita, B. (2022). How do happy couples feel? It depends on the culture. Invited contribution to the Character & Context blog of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Full article

Kirchner-Häusler, A., Boiger, M., Uchida, Y., Higuchi, Y., Uchida, A., & Mesquita, B. (2022). Relatively Happy: The Role of the Positive-to-Negative Affect Ratio in Japanese and Belgian Couples. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 53(1), 66-86. Full article

Boiger, M., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Schouten, A., Uchida, Y., & Mesquita, B. (2022). Different bumps in the road: The emotional dynamics of couple disagreements in Belgium and Japan. Emotion, 22(5), 805–819. Full article

Schouten, A., Boiger, M., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Uchida, Y., & Mesquita, B. (2020). Cultural Differences in Emotion Suppression in Belgian and Japanese Couples: A Social Functional Model. Frontiers in Psychology, 11:1048, 1 – 12. Full article

Kirchner, A., Boiger, M., Uchida, Y., Norasakkunkit, V., Verduyn, P., & Mesquita, B. (2018). Humiliated fury is not universal: the co-occurrence of anger and shame in the United States and Japan. Cognition and Emotion, 32(6), 1317-1328. Full article

Braun, S., Bark, A. H., Kirchner, A., Stegmann, S., & van Dick, R. (2015). Emails From the Boss—Curse or Blessing? Relations Between Communication Channels, Leader Evaluation, and Employees’ Attitudes. International Journal of Business Communication, 56(1), 50-81. Full article