Delving Into Asian Psyches

Bonus: Perfectionism in South Korean Society with Lee Seo-Hyeon

Welcome to this special episode which was recorded live at the Asia Days at University of St. Gallen! Shoutout the university's Asia Club who invited me to talk about psychology in Asia at their annual conference here in Switzerland. I used the opportunity to bring you another deep dive, this time into South Korea. I'm speaking with Lee Seo-Hyeon (Instagram: @seobam_breeze) about her research on and activism about perfectionism and the state of mental health in the country.

The State of Open Science in China with Hu Chuan-Peng

Welcome to the China Episode of Delving Into Asian Psyches, an Asia Society Switzerland Gen A Project! In this final episode, I am speaking with Tsinghua graduate Hu Chuan-Peng, a researcher in cognitive psychology and founder of the Chinese Open Science Network. Learn more about his lab (chuan-peng-lab.netlify.app/ [https://chuan-peng-lab.netlify.app/]) and his grassroot-network (open-sci.cn/ [https://open-sci.cn/]) through these links.

The Perspective on Buddhism from Singapore with Barry Tse

Welcome to the Singapore Episode of Delving Into Asian Psyches, an Asia Society Switzerland Gen A Project! For this episode, I spoke with Barry Tse (linkedin.com/in/barrytse) who is creating a Buddhist religiosity scale for his PhD dissertation at James Cook University, Singapore, and is a practising Buddhist himself. He describes how religion influences our psyches, why there is a need for more diversity in this field, and how retracting genitals caused a mass hysteria in Singapore.

Nepal’s Experience with Disaster with Nishtha Shrestha

Welcome to the Nepal Episode of Delving Into Asian Psyches, an Asia Society Switzerland Gen A Project! This week, together with Nishtha Shrestha (linktr.ee/nishtha.shrestha) we're taking a closer look at the Himalayan country. At the center of this episode stands the 2015 earthquake, as we will investigate the mental aftershocks this event has caused in the nation's youngest.

Teachers' Mentality in Japan with Miyuki Matsumoto

Welcome to the Japan Episode of Delving Into Asian Psyches, an Asia Society Switzerland Gen A Project! This time I'm talking with Miyuki Matsumoto (matsumoto@cshe.nagoya-u.ac.jp [matsumoto@cshe.nagoya-u.ac.jp]) from Nagoya University. She has studied Japanese workers for many years in the expatriate and educational sector. She's also lived and studied in India and is currently doing research about teachers' mental health back home.