Alexander Kirchner-Häusler

Alexander Kirchner-Häusler

Program-Specific Assistant Professor

Specialty field：Cultural Psychology

My main research interests are the many ways in which culture is reproduced in our relationships and social interactions. I’m particularly passionate about how fitting into our cultural environments can foster psychological well-being, and how our emotions support us in building and sustaining a sense of self and fulfilled relationships.

E-Mail: kirchnerhausler.alexander.7c＊kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Biography

2024
Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society
2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate, HONORLOGIC Project, University of Sussex
2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate, HONORLOGIC Project, University of Kent
2019
Ph.D. in Cultural Psychology, KU Leuven
2014
M.Sc. in Applied Social Psychology, University of Sussex
2012
B.Sc. in Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt

Books/Papers

papers
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
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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]. School of Psychology, University of Sussex.
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Uskul, A. K., Cila, J. A., 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.
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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.
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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.
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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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. 
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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.
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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. 
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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. 
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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.