Beth Morling
Recently, I've 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.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Person Perception
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
Journal Articles:
- 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., & Epstein, S. (1997). Compromises produced by the dialectic between self-verification and self-enhancement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 1268-1283.
- 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., & Fiske, S. T. (1999). Measuring individual differences in harmony (secondary) control. Journal of Research in Personality, 33, 379-414.
- 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 in the United States and adjustment in Japan. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 311-323.
- Morling, B., & Lamoreaux, M. (2008). Measuring culture outside the head: A meta-analysis of cultural products. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 12, 199-221.
Courses Taught:
- Cultural Psychology
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
Beth Morling
Department of Psychology
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716
United States of America
- Phone: (302) 831-8377
- Fax: (302) 831-3645