A5103025184- Cultural Differences and Values
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Economic Sanctions and International Relations
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
British University in Egypt
2023-2025
Nottingham Trent University
2022-2023
Social science research has highlighted "honor" as a central value driving social behavior in Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect sense of their personal self-worth reputation, through assertiveness, competitiveness, retaliation the face threats.We predicted that members societies may exhibit distinctive combination independent interdependent orientation, self-construal, cognitive style, compared more commonly studied East Asian Anglo-Western cultural...
Abstract We examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and endorsement of honour. studied SES‐honour link in 5 studies ( N = 13,635) with participants recruited different world regions (the Mediterranean MENA, East Asian, South‐East Anglo‐Western regions) using measures that tap into various facets Findings from these revealed individuals who subjectively perceived themselves as belonging to a higher (vs. lower) SES endorsed honour more strongly (i.e. defence family values...
We examined differences and similarities between groups sampled from the Mediterranean region in social orientation, cognitive style, self-construal, honor, face, dignity values, concerns using a large battery of tasks measures. did this by conducting secondary data set analyses focusing on comparisons nine pairs samples recruited (Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus [Greek Turkish Cypriot communities], Lebanon [Muslim Lebanese Christian Lebanese], Egypt) that have overlapping divergent...
People's psychological tendencies are attuned to their sociocultural context and culture-specific ways of being, feeling, thinking believed assist individuals in successfully navigating environment. Supporting this idea, a stronger "fit" with one's cultural environment has often been linked positive outcomes. The current research expands the cultural, conceptual, methodological space fit by exploring link between well-being honor, central driver social behavior Mediterranean region.
Greater "emotional fit" with one's cultural group is often associated positive psychological and relational outcomes. However, the few empirical studies on this link have been limited to comparison of Anglo-Western, independent, East Asian, interdependent contexts. In current paper, we conceptually replicated findings from three between emotional fit well-being in Anglo-Western Asian contexts, using different methods more comprehensive samples. Moreover, expanded research understudied...
Social science research has highlighted ‘honor’ as a central value driving social behavior in Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect sense of their personal self-worth reputation, through assertiveness, competitiveness, retaliation the face threats. We predicted that members societies may exhibit distinctive combination independent interdependent orientation, self-construal, cognitive style, compared more commonly studied East Asian Anglo-Western cultural...
Abstract This paper examines the effect of religious fasting on truth‐telling using a laboratory experiment in Egypt. While fasting‐induced religiosity may promote truth‐telling, physiological and psychological changes during fasting, due to alimentary abstention self‐control exertion, reduce honesty, especially when is augmented with effort. We examine this question by tracing individual decisions, absence presence additional effort, both before Ramadan. find that neither effort nor alone...
Mediterranean societies are often labeled as “honor cultures,” in contrast with presumed “dignity” and “face” cultures of Anglo-Western East Asian societies. We measured these cultural logics two large-scale surveys (Studies 1 & 3: N = 2,942 students from 11 societies; Study 2: 5,471 adults 14 societies). Middle Eastern North African groups perceived honor values the most normative their societies, followed by Southeast European, then Latin-European (who were comparable to East-Asian...
Introduction. People’s psychological tendencies are attuned to their socio-cultural context and culture-specific ways of being, feeling, thinking believed assist individuals in successfully navigating environment. Supporting this idea, stronger “fit” with one’s cultural environment has often been linked positive outcomes. The current research expands the cultural, conceptual, methodological space fit by exploring link between well-being honor, a central driver social behavior Mediterranean...
Social science research has highlighted ‘honor’ as a central value driving social behavior in Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect sense of their personal self-worth reputation, through assertiveness, competitiveness, retaliation the face threats. We predicted that members societies may exhibit distinctive combination independent interdependent orientation, self-construal, cognitive style, compared more commonly studied East Asian Anglo-Western cultural...
Introduction. People’s psychological tendencies are attuned to their socio-cultural context and culture-specific ways of being, feeling, thinking believed assist individuals in successfully navigating environment. Supporting this idea, stronger “fit” with one’s cultural environment has often been linked positive outcomes. The current research expands the cultural, conceptual, methodological space fit by exploring link between well-being honor, a central driver social behavior Mediterranean...