Research Interests
- Cultural evolution
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Trust and cooperation
- Diversity and inclusion
- Cross-cultural management
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Social Psychology, University of Southern California
- BSc in Psychology, University College London
Academic And Professional Experience
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Assistant Professor, 2024 - present.
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Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Postdoctoral Scholar, 2021 - 2024.
Publications
Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)
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Stamkou, E., Dunham, R., Pelowski, M., Lin, Y., & Gelfand, M. J. 2024. When rule breaking in art falls flat: Cultural tightness deflates deviant artists’ impact. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 18: 14-30. (Download here)
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Lin, Y., Caluori, N., Öztürk, E., & Gelfand, M. 2022. From virility to virtue: the psychology of apology in honor cultures. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 119(41): 1-9, e2210324119. (Download here)
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Lin, Y., Zhang, Y. & Oyserman, D. 2021. See meaning even when none exists: Collectivism increases belief in empty claims. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition, 122: 351-366. (Download here)
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Lin, Y., & Oyserman, D. 2020. Upright and honorable: people use space to understand honor, affecting choice and perception. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47:3-19. (Download here)
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Bi, C., Oyserman, D., Lin, Y., Zhang, J., Chu, B., & Yang, H. 2020. Left behind, not alone: Feeling, function and neurophysiological markers of self-expansion among left-behind children and not left-behind peers. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 15: 467-478. (Download here)
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Lin, Y., Arieli, S., & Oyserman, D. 2019. Cultural fluency means all is okay, cultural disfluency implies otherwise. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 84, Article 103822. (Download here)
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Lin, Y., Clough, P. J., Welch, J., & Papageorgiou, K. A. 2017. Individual differences in metal toughness associate with academic performance and income. Personality and Individual Differences, 113: 178-183. (Download here)
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Lin, Y., Mutz, J., Clough, P. J., & Papageorgiou, K. A. 2017. Mental toughness and individual differences in learning, education and work performance, psychological well-being, and personality: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology 8, Article 1345. (Download here)
Book Chapters
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Papageorgiou, K. A., Mutz, J., Lin, Y., & Clough, P. J. 2018. Mental toughness: A personality trait that is relevant across achievement contexts and mental health outcomes. In Virgil Z. (Ed.) The SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences. London, UK: SAGE.
Funded Projects
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Culture of Trust: Unlocking the Key to Human Cooperation around the Globe. Funded by John Templeton Foundation (US$1,704,180; #63022). Project Co-Leader (with Project Leader: Michele Gelfand)
Honors And Awards
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Travel Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology