Tag: Psychology
Welcome to Volume 6 Issue 2 of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
Dear Readers, As humanity is approaching its third year under COVID-19, the virus’s grim day-to-day toll is becoming increasingly clear. By the end of 2021, over 5 million people will have died from the disease and many are continuing to die on a daily basis. The world has not even yet begun to count the …
Psychological Effects of Iranian Mirror-Tile Artwork – A Phenomenological Approach
Author: Naeim Sepehri, Independent Scholar, Iran Email: naeim.sepehri@yahoo.com Published: January 26, 2022 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.03 Citation: Sepehri, N. (2022). Psychological Effects of Iranian Mirror-Tile Artwork – A Phenomenological Approach. IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2.03 Abstract Mirror-tile artwork is one of the most recent and striking phenomena in Iranian Spiritual Art. Aside from being an aesthetic …
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Issue 2
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: Volume 6 – Issue 2 Editor-in-Chief: Holger Briel, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), China Executive Editor: Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan Published: January 26, 2022 ISSN: 2187-4905 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijcs.6.2 Editor’s Introduction Welcome to this issue of the IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies Holger …
Beyond Cuteness: An Emerging Field of the Psychology of “Kawaii”
“Kawaii” is often translated as “cute” in English, but the nuances and connotations of the two words seem to be different. In this presentation, Professor Hiroshi Nittono of Osaka University discusses which aspects of kawaii are unique to Japanese culture and which aspects seem to be universal to all humans.
Now Published: IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences – Volume 5 – Issue 1
IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences: Volume 5 – Issue 1 Editors: Dr Shahrokh (Sharo) Shafaie, Southeast Missouri State University, USA and Dr Deborah G. Wooldridge, Bowling Green State University, USA Guest Assistant Editor: Dr Jean M. Gerard, Bowling Green State University, USA Published: May 27, 2019 ISSN: 2187-0675 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs.5.1 Editor’s Introduction We …
IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences
Editors: Dr Sharo Shafaie and Dr Deborah G. Wooldridge ISSN: 2187-0675 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22492/ijpbs Contact: ijpbs@iafor.org The IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with IAFOR’s international conferences on psychology and the behavioral sciences. Like all IAFOR publications, it is freely available to read online, …
Geoff Beattie to Speak at The European Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2017
Professor Geoff Beattie ECP2017 Keynote Speaker Edge Hill University, UK As a Keynote Speaker at The European Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2017 (ECP2017), Professor Geoff Beattie of Edge Hill University, UK, will look at the role of non-verbal communication in everyday talk. He will argue for the essential unity of speech and …
Context-Specific Motivational Beliefs: Determinants of Adolescent Learning & Self-Regulation
In this presentation, Professor Mimi Bong argues for the importance of context-specific motivational beliefs in the self-regulation and academic performance of adolescent learners.
Concerns over the Indonesian Education System
“The issues with education in Indonesia are complex but addressing them is vital for the proper development of society. When teachers do not or cannot deliver quality instruction it has a noticeable and debilitating effect on students.”
Rethinking Interpersonal Conflict Strategies: Is Avoiding really that Bad?
Professor Jiro Takai of Nagoya University discusses his research on interpersonal conflict resolution strategies and elaborates on why, when and how avoiding conflict can actually be a wise choice in managing interpersonal conflict.
Avoiding Conflict in Japanese Society
Professor Jiro Takai of Nagoya University explores the merits behind a variety of strategies and methods used in conflict management in Japanese society.
The Dyslexia Debate
“If you struggle to learn to read, it’s a massive threat to your identity,” says Professor Joe Elliot of Durham University, UK. In this presentation, Professor Elliot calls for an end to the use of the dyslexia label and provides an alternative proposition.
IACCP2016 Congress Highlights
The 23rd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP2016) saw nearly 1,000 participants gather in Nagoya to present their research, catch up with old faces and network with many new, while hearing the latest from Keynote Speakers including Professor Ed Diener of University of Illinois, Professor Ying-Yi Hong of Chinese University of Hong …