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Overview

Incheol Choi is a researcher affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea, specializing in the field of Psychology. Their work primarily focuses on areas within social psychology, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, and health psychology. The principal topics covered in their research include psychological well-being and life satisfaction, mental health in relation to COVID-19, optimism and hope, health disparities and outcomes, as well as behavioral health interventions.

The scientist has contributed to several peer-reviewed articles, notably:

  • How COVID-19 affected mental well-being: An 11-week trajectories of daily well-being of Koreans amidst COVID-19 by age, gender and region, 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • Emotional well-being and gut microbiome profiles by enterotype, 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • The Role of Coping Strategies in Maintaining Well-Being During the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Korea, 2021, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Individualism-collectivism during the COVID-19 pandemic: A field study testing the pathogen stress hypothesis of individualism-collectivism in Korea, 2021, published in Personality and Individual Differences
  • Psychological well-being and gene expression in Korean adults: The role of age, 2020, published in Psychoneuroendocrinology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Incheol Choi include Sung-Ha Lee, Eun-Soo Choi, Xyle Ku, Jongan Choi, and Nam Hee Kim. These collaborations have produced numerous contributions in their shared fields of interest.

The researcher has published extensively in several academic journals with notable repeat appearances in:

  • Journal of Happiness Studies
  • Studies in Modern Grammar
  • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Health Psychology

The main research themes surrounding this scientist emphasize psychological well-being and life satisfaction, with a significant portion dedicated to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. Their work also explores optimism, hope, and coping strategies, alongside social and health disparities, and behavioral health research interventions.

Best Publications

  • Culture and systems of thought: holistic versus analytic cognition.

    Richard E. Nisbett;Kaiping Peng;Incheol Choi;Ara Norenzayan

  • Causal attribution across cultures: Variation and universality.

    Incheol Choi;Richard E. Nisbett;Ara Norenzayan

  • Individual Differences in Analytic Versus Holistic Thinking

    Incheol Choi;Minkyung Koo;Jong An Choi

  • Situational Salience and Cultural Differences in the Correspondence Bias and Actor-Observer Bias

    Incheol Choi;Richard E. Nisbett

  • Culture and judgment of causal relevance.

    Incheol Choi;Reeshad Dalal;Chu Kim-Prieto;Hyekyung Park

  • Cultural Similarities and Differences in Social Inference: Evidence from Behavioral Predictions and Lay Theories of Behavior

    Ara Norenzayan;Incheol Choi;Richard E. Nisbett

  • Cultural psychology of surprise: holistic theories and recognition of contradiction.

    Incheol Choi;Richard E. Nisbett

  • Culture Matters When Designing a Successful Happiness-Increasing Activity: A Comparison of the United States and South Korea

    Kristin Layous;Hyunjung Lee;Incheol Choi;Sonja Lyubomirsky

  • Conversing across cultures: East-West communication styles in work and nonwork contexts.

    Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks;Fiona Lee;Incheol Choi;Richard Nisbett

  • Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations

    Joshua M. Tybur;Yoel Inbar;Lene Aarøe;Pat Barclay

  • Culture, category salience, and inductive reasoning

    Iincheol Choi;Richard E. Nisbett;Edward E. Smith

  • Culture and Self-Concept Flexibility

    Incheol Choi;Yimoon Choi

  • 'It's up to you': Experimentally manipulated autonomy support for prosocial behavior improves well-being in two cultures over six weeks

    S. Katherine Nelson;Matthew D. Della Porta;Katherine Jacobs Bao;HyunJung Crystal Lee

  • Eastern and Western perceptions of causality for social behavior: Lay theories about personalities and situations.

    Ara Norenzayan;Incheol Choi;Richard E. Nisbett

  • The dynamics of daily events and well-being across cultures: when less is more.

    Shigehiro Oishi;Ed Diener;Dong-Won Choi;Chu Kim-Prieto

  • Culture and First-Person Pronouns

    Jinkyung Na;Incheol Choi

  • Beyond Self-Protection Self-Affirmation Benefits Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being

    S. Katherine Nelson;Joshua A. K. Fuller;Incheol Choi;Sonja Lyubomirsky

  • Need for cognitive closure and information search strategy

    Jong An Choi;Minkyung Koo;Incheol Choi;Seigyoung Auh

  • The proximal experience of gratitude

    Kristin Layous;Kate Sweeny;Christina Armenta;Soojung Na

  • Taking Stock of Happiness and Meaning in Everyday Life: An Experience Sampling Approach

    Jongan Choi;Rhia Catapano;Incheol Choi

  • Reasoning: Culture and Systems of Thought: Holistic versus Analytic Cognition

    Richard E. Nisbett;Kaiping Peng;Incheol Choi;Ara Norenzayan

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Nisbett
Richard E. Nisbett University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ara Norenzayan
Ara Norenzayan University of British Columbia
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Sonja Lyubomirsky University of California, Riverside
Kaiping Peng
Kaiping Peng Tsinghua University
Eunji Lee
Eunji Lee Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Gerald L. Clore
Gerald L. Clore University of Virginia
David A. Pizarro
David A. Pizarro Cornell University
Michael Bang Petersen
Michael Bang Petersen Aarhus University
Woong-Ryeol Yu
Woong-Ryeol Yu Seoul National University
Willibald Ruch
Willibald Ruch University of Zurich

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