Social Psychology

Beth Morling

		Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Advisement Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Research Interests Recent Publications Representative Publications Vita -PDF   morling@udel.edu Office: 217 Wolf Hall (302) 831-8377 (302) 831-3645 -fax Preferred contact method - email

Research Interests

Cultural and Social Psychology

Research Summary:

Recently I have investigated the concept of psychological control from a cultural psychological perspective. I am interested in how people choose to adjust to environmental realities. My research focuses on cultural, subcultural, and role demands that influence people’s control choices. I have investigated the impact of cultural (specifically, Japanese and North American) and individual variables on control. We are currently working on reviews of cultural psychological studies that measure "cultural products" such as advertising, newspaper coverage, songs, or other culturally constructed environments.

Recent Publications

Morling, B., & Lamoreaux, M. (in press). Measuring culture outside the head: A meta-analysis of individualism-collectivism in cultural products. Personality and Social Psychology Review.

Morling, B., & Evered, S. (2007). The construct formerly known as secondary control: Reply to Skinner (2007). Psychological Bulletin, 133, 917-919

Morling, B., & Evered, S. (2006). Secondary control reviewed and defined. Psychological Bulletin,  132, 269-296.

Morling, B., & Kitayama, S. (2007).  Culture and Motivation. In J. Shah and W. Gardner (Eds.)  Handbook of Motivation Science., pp. 417-432. New York: Guilford.

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Representative Publications

Morling, B., Kitayama, S., & Miyamoto, Y. (2003). American and Japanese Women Use Different Coping Strategies During Normal Pregnancy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1533-1546.

Morling, B., Kitayama, S., & Miyamoto, Y. (2002). Cultural practices emphasize influence n the U.S. and adjustment in Japan. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 311-323

Morling, B. (2000). "Taking" an aerobics class in the U.S. versus "entering" an aerobics class in Japan: Primary and secondary control in a fitness context. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 3, 73-85.

Morling, B. & Fiske, S.T. (1999). Measuring individual differences in harmony (secondary) control. Journal of Research in Personality, 33, 379-414.

Morling, B., & Epstein, S. (1997). Compromises produced by the dialectic between self-verification and self-enhancement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 1268-1283.

Yeagley, E., Morling, B., & Nelson, M. (2007). Nonverbal zero-acquaintance accuracy of self-esteem, social dominance orientation, and satisfaction with life. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 1099-1106.

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