Publications
2025
Jin, S., Romano, A., Vignoles, V. L., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., Cross, S. E., Yalçın, M.J., Harb, C., Husnu, S., Ishii, K., Karamouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamaros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., Uchida, Y, & Uskul, A. K. (2025). Honor, competition and cooperation across 13 societies. [Manuscript accepted at Nature Human Behavior].
Schouten, A., Boiger, M., Kirchner-Häusler, A., & Mesquita, B. (forthcoming). Culture and emotions in romantic relationships. In De Leersnyder, J. (Ed.), The Socio-Cultural Shaping of Emotion. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.
Uchida, Y., & Kirchner-Häusler, A. (2025). A Cultural Lens on Romantic Dependence: Commentary on Wahring, Simpson, & Van Lange (2025). [Manuscript accepted at Behavioral and Brain Sciences].
Smith, P., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Grigoryan, L., Lopukhova, O., Perez Floriano, L., Diaz Rivera, P. E., Abbas, A., Papastylianou, A., Tripodi, D., Gunsoy, C., Hakobjanyan, A., Torres, C., Grigoryan, A., Kocak, O., Mendes Texeira, M. L., Selim, H., Milfont, T., Gavreliuc, A., Gavreliuc, D., Bilewicz, M., Kwantes, C., Anderson, J., Easterbrook, M., Koc, Y., Delfino, G., Chobthamkit, P., Ping, H., Efremova, M., Daganzo, M. A., Adams, B., Ogusu, N., Tan, C. S., Guevara Maldonado, M., Lay, S., & Gamsakhurdia, V. (2025). Which cultural dimensions predict variations in emotional conformity? An extension of Vishkin et al. (2023) across 28 nations. [Manuscript accepted at Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology]. Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University.
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., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., Rabie, D., Teresi, M., & Uchida, Y. (2025). The role of apology beliefs for apology tendencies across cultures with varying honor norms. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 9, 100230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2025.100230
Kirchner-Häusler, A., Uskul, A. K., Wohl, M. J. A., Orazani, N., Rodriguez‐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. (2025). Assessing the role of honour culture and image concerns in impeding apologies. European Journal of Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.70002
Husnu, S., Psaltis, C., Kirchner-Häusler, A., & Uskul, A. (2025). Retributive justice beliefs in Cyprus: The role of apology effectiveness and honor value endorsement. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 8, 100224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2025.100224
Kafetsios, K., Hess, U., Alonso-Arbiol, I., Schütz, A., Gruda, D., Campbell, K., Chen, B.-B., Dostal, D., Held, M. J., Hypsova, P., Kamble, S., Kimura, T., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Kyvelea, M., Livi, S., Mandal, E., Ochnik, D., Papageorgakopoulos, N., Seitl, M., … Uskul, A. K. (2025). Higher social class is associated with higher contextualized emotion recognition accuracy across cultures. PLOS ONE, 20(5), e0323552. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323552
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Á., O’Dea, C., Uskul, A. K., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Vignoles, V., Chobthamkit, P., Achmad, R. A., Andrianto, S., Kristanto, A. A., Ardi, R., Lesmana, C. B. J., Castillo, V. A., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Zhi, A. C. H., Choompunuch, B., Cross, S. E., Nguyen, S. D., Fernandez, E. F., Purba, F. D., … Uchida, Y. (2025). Overcoming low status or maintaining high status? A multinational examination of the association between socioeconomic status and honour. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12854. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12854
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., … Uskul, A. K. (2025). A contextualized emotion perception assessment relates to personal and social well-being. Journal of Research in Personality, 114, 104556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104556
2024
Vignoles, V. L.*, Kirchner-Häusler, A. *, Uskul, A. K.*, Cross, S. E., Rodriguez-Bailón, R., Bossom, I. R. L., Castillo, V. A., Gezici-Yalçın, M., Harb, C., Ishii, K., Karamaouna, P., Kafetsios, K., Kateri, E., Matamoros-Lima, J., Miniesy, R., Na, J., Özkan, Z., Pagliaro, S., Psaltis, C., … Wohl, M. J. A. (2025). Are Mediterranean Societies “Cultures of Honor?”: Prevalence and Implications of a Cultural Logic of Honor Across Three World Regions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241295500 * Shared first authorship
Uskul, A. K., Hanel, P. H. P., Kirchner-Häusler, A., Vignoles, V. L., Jin, S., Rodriguez-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., . . . Uchida, Y. (2025). Differences and similarities in psychological characteristics between cultural groups circum Mediterranean. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 129(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000434
Uskul, A. K., Cila, J., Gul, P., Kirchner-Häusler, A., & Hubená, B. (2024). Honour, acculturation and well-being: Evidence from the UK and Canada. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63, 1701–1724. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12751
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., … Uchida, Y. (2024). Proximal and distal honor fit and subjective well-being in the Mediterranean region. Journal of Personality, 92, 38–54. https://doi-org.kyoto-u.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/jopy.12803
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.
2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
2022
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.
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.
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.
2020
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.
2018
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.
2015
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.