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  1. Differences between nations in conformity

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, October 2025, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  2. Cultural differences in how interpersonal conflicts are resolved

    Article • International Journal of Psychology, January 2023, Wiley

    Professor Peter B Smith

  3. Has cross-cultural social psychology made progress over four decades?

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, August 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  4. Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups?

    Article • Cross-Cultural Research, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith, Professor Emerita Diane Sunar

  5. Sex Differences in Self-Construal and in Depressive Symptoms: Predictors of Cross-National Variation

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith, Professor Emerita Diane Sunar

  6. The Wealth and Competitiveness of National Economic Systems Moderates the Importance of Big Five Personality Dimensions for Life Satisfaction of Employed Persons in 18 Nations

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, May 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  7. Changes in Reported Nation-Level Pro-social Behavior Frequencies Over 6 Years: A Test of Alternative Predictors

    Article • Social Indicators Research, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Peter B Smith

  8. Cultural Values Versus Cultural Norms as Predictors of Differences in Helping Behaviors and in Emotion Regulation: A Preliminary Nation-Level Test Related to the Leung-Morris Model

    Article • Management and Organization Review, December 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Peter B Smith

  9. Nation-Level Moderators of the Extent to Which Self-Efficacy and Relationship Harmony Predict Students’ Depression and Life Satisfaction

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, May 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  10. Beyond the ‘east–west’ dichotomy: Global variation in cultural models of selfhood.

    Article • Journal of Experimental Psychology General, January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Silvia H Koller, Professor Peter B Smith, Dr Nicolas Didier

  11. Culture anger and depression

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, December 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  12. Yes, Subjective Norms Are Important, but Let’s Not Lose Sight of Cultural Differences

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  13. To Lend Helping Hands

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  14. Are Guanxi-Type Supervisor–Subordinate Relationships Culture-General? An Eight-Nation Test of Measurement Invariance

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, April 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  15. Cultural Bases for Self-Evaluation

    Article • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, February 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith, Dr Silvia H Koller

  16. The inaccuracy of national character stereotypes

    Article • Journal of Research in Personality, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Peter B Smith

  17. Through a glass darkly: Viewing the social contexts of our behaviour

    Article • Asian Journal Of Social Psychology, February 2013, Wiley

    Professor Peter B Smith

  18. Contextualism as an Important Facet of Individualism-Collectivism

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith, Dr Silvia H Koller, Dr Nicolas Didier

  19. Are indigenous approaches to achieving influence in business organizations distinctive? A comparative study of guanxi, wasta, jeitinho, svyazi and pulling strings

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Peter B Smith

  20. Stereotypes of age differences in personality traits: Universal and accurate?

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Peter B Smith

  21. Culture and the distinctiveness motive: Constructing identity in individualistic and collectivistic contexts.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Peter B Smith, Dr Silvia H Koller

  22. Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study

    Article • Science, May 2011, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Peter B Smith

  23. Communication Styles as Dimensions of National Culture

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, February 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  24. How Distinctive Are Indigenous Ways of Achieving Influence? A Comparative Study of Guanxi, Wasta, Jeitinho, and “Pulling Strings”

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, January 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  25. National Culture as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Managers’ Use of Guidance Sources and How Well Work Events Are Handled

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, September 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  26. Beyond the United States and Japan: Testing Yamagishi's Emancipation Theory of Trust across 31 Nations

    Article • Social Psychology Quarterly, December 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  27. Self-Construals Across Cultures

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, March 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  28. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled: the GLOBE and Hofstede projects

    Article • Journal of International Business Studies, September 2006, Nature

    Professor Peter B Smith

  29. Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures: Living and Working in a Changing World

    Article • January 2006, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  30. Demographic Effects on the Use of Vertical Sources of Guidance by Managers in Widely Differing Cultural Contexts

    Article • International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, April 2005, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  31. Universal Features of Personality Traits From the Observer's Perspective: Data From 50 Cultures.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 2005, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Peter B Smith, Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun

  32. Leader reliance on subordinates across nations that differ in development and climate

    Article • The Leadership Quarterly, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Peter B Smith

  33. Acquiescent Response Bias as an Aspect of Cultural Communication Style

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, January 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  34. Levels of Analysis in Cross-Cultural Psychology

    Article • Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, August 2002, Grand Valley State University Libraries

    Professor Peter B Smith

  35. Cultural Values, Sources of Guidance, and their Relevance to Managerial Behavior: A 47-Nation Study

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, March 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  36. Development in sub-Saharan Africa: cultural influences and managers' decision behaviour

    Article • Public Administration and Development, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Peter B Smith

  37. National Culture and the Values of Organizational Employees

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, March 1996, SAGE Publications

    Professor Peter B Smith

  38. CROSS-CULTURAL SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

    Article • Annual Review of Psychology, February 1996, Annual Reviews

    Professor Peter B Smith

  39. Culture and conformity: A meta-analysis of studies using Asch's (1952b, 1956) line judgment task.

    Article • Psychological Bulletin, January 1996, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Peter B Smith

  40. Organizational Behaviour and National Cultures

    Article • British Journal of Management, March 1992, Wiley

    Professor Peter B Smith

  41. On the generality of leadership style measures across cultures*

    Article • Journal of Occupational Psychology, June 1989, Wiley

    Professor Peter B Smith

  42. LEADERS’ SOURCES OF GUIDANCE AND THE CHALLENGE OF WORKING ACROSS CULTURES

    Article • Emerald

    Professor Peter B Smith