Chapter 09
Where It’s Heading
Where has Korean cultural psychology gone since 2015?
01 What Is Cultural Psychology?02 The Korean Heart03 “I” and “We”04 Side by Side05 Happiness and Sinmyeong06 Meeting the Unfamiliar07 Koreans in Korean Society08 Fate and Ritual09 Where It’s Heading
We gathered 307 papers on Korean cultural psychology published from 2015 to 2026 and counted which topics grew and which shrank. Every number below is counted from this sample.
Papers per year
* 2026: through early October
Topics over time
Each topic’s share of all papers, earlier (2015–2019) versus recent (2022–2026). The topic that grew most is Meeting the Unfamiliar (share 23.4% → 35.2%). The topic that shrank most is “I” and “We” (12.1% → 5.5%).
Meeting the Unfamiliar85
Earlier 23.4% → Recent 35.2%
Fate and Ritual5
Earlier 0.0% → Recent 3.1%
New directions19
Earlier 5.0% → Recent 7.8%
What Is Cultural Psychology?9
Earlier 2.1% → Recent 2.3%
Koreans in Korean Society23
Earlier 7.8% → Recent 7.8%
Happiness and Sinmyeong16
Earlier 7.1% → Recent 3.9%
Side by Side77
Earlier 27.0% → Recent 23.4%
The Korean Heart44
Earlier 15.6% → Recent 10.9%
“I” and “We”29
Earlier 12.1% → Recent 5.5%
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| Year | What Is Cultural Psychology? | The Korean Heart | “I” and “We” | Side by Side | Happiness and Sinmyeong | Meeting the Unfamiliar | Koreans in Korean Society | Fate and Ritual | New directions | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2026* | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
New topics beyond the eight chapters
Topics that did not fit the existing eight chapters, grouped separately.
Culture and mental health 4Gender 4Reception of K-content 4COVID-19 3Hostility & conflict 2
Recent papers (2022 onward)
Recent papers by topic. Titles link to the journal record. Most papers are in Korean.
Meeting the Unfamiliar 45
A Comparative Analysis of Parental and Teacher Support, Career Readiness, and Multicultural Acceptance Across Family Types among Adolescents from Migrant Backgrounds
Youngsik Hwang2026Korean Journal of Youth Studies
Career Decidedness Among Multicultural Adolescents in South Korea: Relational Support and Internalized Psychological Resources
Kahyen Shin2026Syracuse University Libraries (Syracuse University)
Cultural adaptation of 1.5- and second-generation Koreans in Australia
Min Jung Jee2026Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
… and 42 more
Dual mediating roles of friend support and self-esteem in the association between bicultural acceptance attitudes and life satisfaction among multicultural adolescents in South Korea: the moderating role of depression
Hai Lan Jin, Hua Mei Liu2026Frontiers in Psychology
Exploring Influences on Subjective Physical Health Status Among Multicultural Children in Early Adolescence in South Korea: Using MAPS 2nd Phase Data
Sungwon Lim et al.2026Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Heterogeneous Profiles of Korean Teachers’ Multicultural Teaching Efficacy and Implications for Social Sustainability
Woonsun Kang2026Sustainability
Investigating the Sources of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Among Uzbek Students in Korea
Sukhbat Abdurakhimov, Sun-Joo Chung2026The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
Mediating roles of family functioning and adverse childhood experiences between traumatized mothers and their adolescent children
Ocksim Kim et al.2026Acta Psychologica
Migrant Mothers’ Acculturative Stress and Young Children’s Social Skills in South Korea: The Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting and the Moderating Roles of Multicultural Sensitivity and Social Support
Sion Jang, Young‐Eun Lee2026Behavioral Sciences
Peculiarities of Intercultural Communication of Russian-Speaking Migrants in Korea: Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation Strategies
Rafaella Hasanova2026SCIENTIFIC WORK
Professional Identity and Context-Specific Legitimacy: Filipino English Teachers in South Korea
Teri An Joy Magpale, Kenn Arcenal2026Journal of Language Identity & Education
Trauma Experiences of Multicultural Families in South Korea: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Hyunjin Kim et al.2026The Research Society for the Korean Language Education
A Narrative Study on North Korean Defectors' Life Experiences in Korean Society : Focusing on long-term residents of 7 years or more
Jee-Hee Song2025The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
Acculturative stress and achievement motivation: the moderating role of immigrant mothers’ Korean proficiency in South Korean multicultural adolescents
Yuanying Jin, Hyun Seon Ahn2025Frontiers in Psychology
An Analysis of Koreans' Attitude of Immigrant Acceptance and Influencing Factors
강원대학교 삼척캠퍼스 공공행정학과 부교수 et al.2025JOURNAL OF KOREAN IMMIGRATION POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING: ADDRESSING ACCULTURATIVE STRESS IN SOUTH KOREA’S IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS
Axrorjon G‘ANIYEV2025UzMU xabarlari
Group Mentoring for International Counseling Psychology Students: A Case Example
Jeeseon Park-Saltzman et al.2025The Counseling Psychologist
Multicultural counseling competence for addressing the mental health needs of international students in Korea: a concept mapping study
JeeEun Karin Nam, Dongil Kim2025Current Psychology
Partition Narratives: A Comparative Study of India-Pakistan and South Korea-North Korea Partitions
Parinaaz Bains2025International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research
Physical activity and depression of Chinese students in Korea: self-efficacy as a mediator and social support as a moderator
Pengfei Chang2025Frontiers in Psychology
Research on the Cross-cultural Adaptation of East Asian International Students in China and Strategies for Its Improvement: A Case Study of Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Mongolia
Yang Yiting, Liao Caizhi2025Adult and Higher Education
Types of Change and Predictive Variables in Life Satisfaction of Multicultural Youth During Middle School
Woo Ri Jo, Hye-Na Bang2025Korean Journal of Child Studies
A Study on Immigrant Women's Adaptation to Life in Korea and their Experiences with Family Counseling
Yeong-hwa Choi, Mina Lee2024Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange
A Systematic Literature Review on the Effective Counseling Factors for North Korean Refugee Youth
Kum Joo Choi2024Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction
Applications of Relational-Cultural Theory to Korean Immigrant Women in the U.S.
2024Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling
Exploring How Stereotype Modification Mediates the Relationship between Social Dominance and Multicultural Acceptance
Sowon Lee, Boyoung Kim2024Behavioral Sciences
Neglect, School Violence, and Internalizing Behaviors in Children from Multicultural Families in Korea
D.K. Kim2024Social Sciences
Parenting attitudes, career adaptability, and bicultural acceptance perceived by multicultural youth
Seokkyu Choi et al.2024Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Psychological Assessment of South Koreans' Perception on Unification Laws: How Legal Psychology Impacts Perspectives on Korean Unification Policies
Dong‐Kyu Kim, Jungbin Lim2024Российский психологический журнал
Societal and community factors facilitating cultural adaptation and mental health of North Korean refugee women in South Korea
Boyoung Nam et al.2024American Journal of Community Psychology
The effects of multicultural family support services on the longitudinal changes of acculturative stress, peer relations, and school adjustment
Hyun Seon Ahn et al.2024Frontiers in Psychology
Acculturation, enculturation, culture-specific emotional distress, and parenting among Korean immigrant mothers.
Han Na Lee et al.2023Asian American Journal of Psychology
Changes in the concept of time among North Korean refugees: A socio-cultural perspective
Jinhee Choi2023Journal of Health Psychology
Exploring Chinese and Korean American Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Cultural Identity as Assets and Barriers
Jiayi Wang et al.2023Behavioral Sciences
Immigrant mothers as advocates: Understanding how Korean immigrant mothers of children with disabilities navigate special education in the USA
Danbi Choe et al.2023School Psychology International
Social Comparison Concerns and Competitive Attitudes of North Korean Refugees and South Koreans: Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences1
Ahlam Lee et al.2023Japanese Psychological Research
The Effect of Chinese Students’SNS Usage on Acculturation Stress: Focus on Social Support and Subjective Well-Being
Xianmei Jin, Jaehee Cho2023Social Integration Research
The Representation of Refugees in Films and Its Impact on Attitudes Towards North Korean Defectors
Ye In Han, M. Kim2023Journal of Student Research
Why “Suicide CARE” Is Required for North Korean Defectors in South Korean Society?
Seon‐Cheol Park2023Psychiatry Investigation
A Study on the Cultural Adaptation of North Korean Refugees - Focusing on the Short Story "Rodong Shinmun"
Soyeon Park2022The Journal of Multicultural Society
Analysis of Best Practices in School Education For North Korean Defectors
Sooja Kwon, Sookhee Han2022Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange
Counselling Korean migrants in New Zealand.
Ha Young Kim2022New Zealand Journal of Counselling
Social Integration Concerning Social Adaptation of Middle and Old Aged North Korean Refugees in South Korea
Myeong Hee Kim et al.2022Korea Gerontological Society
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITIES AND AGING FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN KOREAN AND KOREAN AMERICANS
Seunghye Hong et al.2022Innovation in Aging
Validation of the Multidimensional Cultural Humility Scale for Korean Counselors
Eunjin Lee et al.2022THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Fate and Ritual 4
The Psychological Structure of the Public and Propagation Strategies in the Era of De-Religionization: Focusing on the Comparison of Perceptual Structures between Buddhists and the Non-Religious
Eun-hwa(Ven. Yeo-ga) Moon2026The Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture
The Structural Paradox of the Shamanic Healing Ritual: Relational Displacement and the Search for Transcendence in Korean Spirituality
Dongkyu Kim2026Religions
A Symbolic Study on Shellfish
Hye‐Kyung Lee2023School Counselling and Sandplay
… and 1 more
New directions 10
Exploring Chinese International Students’ Experiences with Generative AI in South Korea: A Qualitative Study of Academic, Linguistic, Emotional, and Cultural Adaptation Processes
Yong Sheng Wu, Yun Young Kim2026Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange
The Formation and Political Expression of Ressentiment among Young South Korean Men : Evidence from an Online Political Forum at University A
Seung Bong Jeon2026경제와사회
An Old Friend Turned Criminal : An Empirical Analysis of Anti-Chinese Sentiment in Korea
서울연구원 포용도시연구실 연구위원, Min-gyu Lee2025Korean Chinese Relations Review
… and 7 more
Scapegoat Mechanism in Korea
MUJIN CHA2025Journal of Advance Research in Social Science and Humanities (ISSN 2208-2387)
Effect of Korean Drama on Emotional Expressivity
Saman Fatima -, Soni Kewalramani2024International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Development and Validation of Korean ‘COVID-blues’ Social Syndrome Scale
Changhyun Ahn, Ghee-Young Noh2023Journal of Health Communication
Exploring the Multidimensional Motivations of Moroccan Fans Consuming Korean Popular Entertainment: Identification, Cultural Hybridity, and Cultural Proximity
Mariame Naguim, Abdelhamid Nfissi2023Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies
THE IMPACT OF KOREAN DRAMAS ON TEENAGERS
Selfitrida A.yani, Silvina Mutia Afrianda2023Warta Dharmawangsa
The Experiences Surrounding Romantic Relationships of Korean Bisexual Individuals
Jeongeun Park, Seojin Chung2023Frontiers in Psychology
Relationship between Preventive Health Behavior, Optimistic Bias, Hypochondria, and Mass Psychology in Relation to the Coronavirus Pandemic among Young Adults in Korea
Dong-Suk Lee et al.2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
What Is Cultural Psychology? 3
Cultural Examination of the Self-Compassion Scale in South Korean Community-Based Adults
Hanna Suh et al.2025The Counseling Psychologist
Psychometric Evaluation of the Performance Perfectionism Scale for Sport in the South Korean Context
Yeongjun Seo et al.2025Behavioral Sciences
Toward a more culturally nuanced approach to assessing athletic and exercise identities in sport psychology research: a confirmatory factor analysis approach with South Korean male student-athletes
Yeongjun Seo, Erin J. Reifsteck2024International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Koreans in Korean Society 10
Collective Trauma and Systemic Negligence: Exploring South Korean Disasters Through Media and Cultural Narratives
Jung H. Hyun, Eunae Han2026Trauma counseling and resilience.
How organizational justice reduces turnover intention of Korean and non-Korean employees in South Korea: the mediating roles of organizational conflict and job satisfaction
Insook Cho et al.2026Frontiers in Psychology
Individual learning within a collectivistic culture: lessons from corporate executive development in South Korea
Jae Young Chung, Dae Seok Chai2026Human Resource Development International
… and 7 more
Research Trends in the Sense of Calling in Korea: A Topic Modeling Analysis
Chunju Kim et al.2026
An Analysis of Gen Z’s Perception Types on the Culture of Korean Workplace Gatherings(Hoesik): A Q Methodological Approach
Ji-Won Heo, Kiung Ryu2025Korean Human Resource Development Strategy Institute
Elderly Men at Tapgol Park: Psychological Motives, Cultural Influences, and Spatial Exclusion/Segregation in South Korea
Youngjin Kang2025Space and Culture India
Exploring “Despair” in South Korea: A Situational Analysis of Media Reports
禹昌 金2025Journal of Foreign Languages and Cultures
Fostering Loyalty and Creativity: How Organizational Culture Shapes Employee Commitment and Innovation in South Korean Firms
Jiangmin Ding, Gahye Hong2025Behavioral Sciences
Cultural Dynamics and Psychological Perspectives: Unraveling the Human Psyche in South Korea
Hee Young2023International Journal of Science and Society
Examining the Relationship between Individualism and Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Moderating Role of Social Cohesion
Kuk-Kyoung Moon et al.2023Behavioral Sciences
Happiness and Sinmyeong 5
Religious, Cultural and Self-efficacy Beliefs Influencing Subjective Well-being in Korea and Indonesia: Psychological, Relational, Social and Cultural Analysis
Uichol Kim et al.2025Psychology and Developing Societies
The Current State of Psychological Well-Being Among Youth Generation: Focusing on the Influences of Mental Health, Cultural Diversity, and Subjective Class Perception
Song Hee Han, Jin Sun Yoon2025독서치료연구
The Multidimensional Structure of Everyday Negative Mood Expressions in Korean
Soontae An et al.2025Korean Journal of Journalism & Communication Studies
… and 2 more
Maximization strategies in relationship and career enhances life satisfaction through meaning making among established adults in South Korea
Yerin Shim et al.2024BMC Psychology
Effect of Social Psychological Factors on Subjective Well-being in Single-Person Households
Hyeong‐Min Kim2022Journal of the Korean society for Wellness
Side by Side 30
Help-seeking for mental health: an exploratory cross-national study of Italian and South Korean university students
Anna Joy Russ et al.2026Frontiers in Psychology
Independent and Interdependent Self-Construal Revisited: Cultural Patterns and Psychological Correlates
Hyunji Kim et al.2026Cross-Cultural Research
Individual Self-efficacy Amidst Cultural Crisis: The Interplay of Loose Individualism, Tight Collectivism, and Situational Strength
Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis et al.2026
… and 27 more
It’s (un)fair! undergraduate student self-construals, self-esteem, and perceptions of summative assessment fairness
K. Skylar Powell et al.2026Studies in Higher Education
Mental Health and Cultural Barriers in Collegiate Sport: A Cross-National Mixed Methods Study of U.S. and South Korean Collegiate Athletes
Joonyoung Lee et al.2026Journal of Sport and Social Issues
Recognizing vocal emotions in two unfamiliar languages: universal patterns versus cultural and prosodic proximity
Yachan Liang et al.2026Phonetica
Relational Reasoning Across Cultures: Consistency and Variation in South Korea, the United States, and China
Alexandra Carstensen et al.2026Behavioral Sciences
Situational self-assertion in self–other dilemmas among young adults in five cultures: negotiations between self and others
Mika Hirai, Susie D. Lamborn2026Frontiers in Psychology
The Cultural Difference In Nonverbal Expressivity Is Moderated By The Extent of Subjective Self-Construal: A Two-Study Examination Targeting Japanese And Korean Individuals
Youngsun Yuk, Mariko Kikutani2026Journal of Intercultural Communication
A Comparative Analysis of Cohesion, Situational Strength, and Self-Efficacy by Cultural Type: Focusing on Korea, Japan, Finland, and Germany
Young Hyun Yeo et al.2025korean policy sciences review
An Exploratory Study on the Subjective Well-Being of Highly Sensitive Persons: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of South Korea and Japan
Asia Counseling and Coaching Society, Dong Yun Kim2025
Analysis of classroom silence behaviors among Chinese and Korean undergraduates
Jinkai Zhang et al.2025Frontiers in Psychology
Self-Construal and Nonverbal Emotional Expressivity: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Korea and Japan
Youngsun Yuk et al.2025Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Stage-specific perceived stress (SSPS) in architectural design education: a Korean–Chinese cross-cultural study
Eugene Seo, Jongki Park2025Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
THE IMPACT OF SELF-COMPARISON ON WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH: A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF KOREAN AND UZBEK ENGLISH-MAJORS
Matkhiya Usmonova2025Foreign Languages in Uzbekistan
The durability of imagined contact on intergroup attitudes and prejudice: An intervention among Japanese nationals towards Korean outgroups
Aiguo Patrick Hu et al.2025Asian Journal Of Social Psychology
A Comparative Study of Kinship Appellations Between China and South Korea
Qiuju Ling2024International Journal of Education and Humanities
Cognitive and Behavioral Variations within the Collectivistic Cultural Sphere: Comparing Japanese and Koreans’ Self/Other Views and the Influence on Emotion Processing
Mariko Kikutani et al.2024Online Readings in Psychology and Culture
Comparison on self-determination, peer-relationship, and alienation in physical education of early adolescent in Korea and China
Jeong Jaeuk et al.2024Frontiers in Psychology
Cultural Defaults in the Time of COVID: Lessons for the Future
Hazel Rose Markus et al.2024Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Morality through the lens of Confucian heritage countries: collective self variations and moral worldviews
Reina Takamatsu et al.2024Frontiers in Psychology
Differences in arousal and valence on the Korean phoneme of artificial voice between Korean and Chinese women
Kwang Jin Lee et al.2023PLoS ONE
Examining the psychological strain-affective organisational commitment relationship when jointly moderated by emotional support and in-group collectivism: a cross-cultural perspective
Diane McNulty et al.2023International Journal of Business and Globalisation
Relative Importance of Work Need Satisfaction Among Working Adults in the United States and South Korea: A Cross-Cultural Study
Jihye Kim et al.2023Journal of Career Assessment
A Study on Culture Education Content of Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Portrayed in Korean and Chinese: Focusing on TV Family Dramas
The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence, Yuxi Zhang2022The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence
A cross-cultural study of the proximity of clothing to self between millennial women in South Korea and Mongolia
Sun Young Choi et al.2022Fashion and Textiles
Properties of Central and Peripheral Concepts of Emotion in Japanese and Korean: An Examination Using a Multi-Dimensional Model
Eun-Joo Park et al.2022Frontiers in Psychology
Social Motivation to Comply with COVID-19 Guidelines in Daily Life in South Korea and the United States
Min Young Kim, Kyueun Han2022Behavioral Sciences
Supervisees’ Nondisclosure in South Korea and the United States: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Eun-jung Son et al.2022The Counseling Psychologist
The influences of cultural values on consumers’ green purchase intention in emerging markets: an evidence from South Korea and Vietnam
Anh Nguyen-Thi-Phuong et al.2022Current Psychology
The Korean Heart 14
A dialectical framework of work ethic and rest ethic for Asian American psychology: Korean American client cases.
Yunkyoung Loh Garrison et al.2026Asian American Journal of Psychology
A study on the differences in social-face sensitivity and conspicuous consumption tendency based on sports consumers’ impulse buying tendency: focusing on Generation Z
Kwon-Hyuk Jeong, Jiung You2026Frontiers in Psychology
Never Old, Never Judged : An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Approach to Negative Affect Expectancy Toward Generative AI Chatbot Use for Loneliness Alleviation Among Active Seniors From an Identity-Preservation Perspective Grounded in Korean Cultural Relational-Self Mechanisms
Yuri Cha et al.2026Korean Journal of Journalism & Communication Studies
… and 11 more
The Concept Of 눈치 As A Linguistic Manifestation of Empathy in Korean Culture
Kim Chan- dae2026International Journal Of Literature And Languages
The Structure of the Double Bind Inherent in the Emotion of Han(恨) -Focusing on Narcissistic Power Dynamics
Dong-Geon Kim2026The Journal of Korean Studies
Indigenous Psychology of Mental Health in South Korea
Joo Eunsun2025Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange
Mental health help-seeking among Korean men: the influence of stigma, masculine norms, and face
Soo-Min Kim, Dongil Kim2025BMC Psychology
The Effect of Perceived Crowding on Emotional Responses and Behavioral Intentions Among Foodservice Kiosk Users –Focusing on The Moderating Role of Nunchi-
Dong-Chan An2025외식경영연구
The Effects of Koreans’ Socio-Psychological Characteristics on Their Emotional Responses in Social Media
Dongsup Youm2024Journal of Business Convergence
The jeong and haan of Vincent van Gogh: neuropeptides of bondedness and loss
Sung W. Lee et al.2024Frontiers in Psychology
The effect of hotel guests’ face sensitivity and anticipated emotions on attitudes toward eco-friendly programs in the room and behavioral intentions
Han-Na Roh2023Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Studies
A Study on the Perception of "Courtesy(禮儀)" of modern Korean and the Political Implications of “Li(禮) in Pre-Qin(秦) period
Lyn Hong2022GongJaHak
An approach of Pastoral Psychology to the Shame Experience
Riwha Hong2022Theology and praxis
Jeong and Han: The Clinical Implications of Postcolonial Theology on Suffering and Oppression
Jenny H. Pak2022Journal of Psychology and Theology
“I” and “We” 7
Emerging adulthood development in South Korean students: individualism and collectivism in a cultural context
Yeseul Nam et al.2026The Educational and Developmental Psychologist
A cultural psychological understanding of respect and indebtedness perceived by Korean American children toward their parents
Junseong Park et al.2025
A grounded theory study on Korean doctoral students’ shame experiences in the U.S.: Exploring the role of cultural self-construals
Juhee Kim, Jeannine E. Turner2024Culture & Psychology
… and 4 more
An Examination of Attachment to God, Individualism, Collectivism, and Differentiation of Self in Second-Generation Christian Korean Americans
Elijah Lee et al.2023Journal of Psychology and Theology
Validation of the Korean Version of Culturally Responsive Experiences in Close Relationships–Short Form
Ji-yeon Lee et al.2023International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
Finding Ways to Activate Interaction in Japanese Classes: Considering the Cultural Self-construal of Koreans
Taehee Kim2022The Korean Journal of Japanese Education
What makes consumers take risks in self–other purchase decision making? The roles of impression management and self-construal
Hayea Kim2022Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal
How we counted
We searched the open scholarly database OpenAlex with 35 Korean and English terms related to Korean cultural psychology (papers since 2010), then kept 768 papers from 2015 on that were psychology-related and culture-related. An AI (Claude) then read only each title and abstract to judge whether it is Korean cultural psychology and which topic it belongs to, leaving 307. Limits: Korean papers without a DOI are often missing from OpenAlex, as are studies our search terms missed, and topic labels were assigned by AI, so some could be read differently. These numbers describe this sample, not the whole field.