Publications

*Graduate advisee

**Undergraduate advisee

†Equal contribution

†Choi, H., & †Choi, E. (2025). Unraveling why happiness levels vary across cultures: Mechanisms underlying East‐West differences. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 19(9), e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.70078 [pdf]

*Gao, Y., & Choi, H. (2025). Factors affecting the life satisfaction of marriage migrant women: Focusing on foreign women who migrated to Korea through marriage. Journal of Social Science, 51(2), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.15820/khjss.2025.51.2.001 [pdf]

Choi, H., Cha, Y., McCullough, M. E., Coles, N. A., & Oishi, S. (2025). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of gratitude interventions on well-being across cultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(28), e2425193122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2425193122 [pdf]

Oishi, S., Cha, Y., & Choi, H. (2025). Gratitude, indebtedness, and God: Gratitude and indebtedness to God are more strongly correlated to each other than gratitude and indebtedness to a person or an object. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 20(3), 432–452. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2024.2378707 [pdf]

Oishi, S., Choi, H., Cha, Y., Heintzelman, S., Buttrick, N. R., & Westgate, E. C. (2025). Differing worldviews: The politics of happiness, meaning, and psychological richness. Journal of Personality, 93(3), 653–669. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12959 [pdf]

Choi, H., Gelfand, M. J., Hong, Y. Y., Oishi, S., Rentfrow, P. J., Saucier, G., & Benet-Martinez, V. (2025). Culture & personality: Five expert visions. Personality Science, 6, 27000710241309798. https://doi.org/10.1177/27000710241309798 [pdf]

**Lee, G., **Yang, S., & Choi, H. (2025). Enhancing psychological and emotional support program in Korean children’s hospitals: Experts' perceptions on introducing Seacrest Studios. Health and Social Welfare Review, 45(1), 450–475. https://dx.doi.org/10.15709/hswr.2025.45.1.450 [pdf]

Choi, H., Diener, E., & Oishi, S. (2024). Do we know how happy strangers are? Accuracy in well-being judgments at zero acquaintance. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15(6), 691–701. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231197844 [pdf]

Yoon, S., Kim, S., Cho, S., & Choi, H. (2024). Avoiding the unwanted: A cross-cultural comprehensive analysis of experiential avoidance and a meta-analysis. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 34, 100838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100838 [pdf]

Choi, H., Diener, E., Sim, B., & Oishi, S. (2023). Happiness is associated with successful living across cultures. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 18(6), 958–977. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2022.2155221 [pdf]

Choi, H., & Oishi, S. (2023). Cultural variations in perceived partner responsiveness: The role of self-consistency. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 54(2), 303–318. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221221132786 [pdf]

Choi, H. (2023). Is South Korea transforming into an individualistic society? Temporal changes in individualism in family structure, song lyrics, and baby names. Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 37(3), 327–351. https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2023.37.3.003 [pdf]

Oishi, S., Choi, H., Liu, A., & Kurtz, J. (2021). Experiences associated with psychological richness. European Journal of Personality, 35(5), 754–770. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890207020962334 [pdf]

Lee, M., Choi, H., & Kang, M. (2021). Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms among nursing students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research, 39(4), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.31148/kjmnr.2021.39.3.01 [pdf]

Choi, H., & Oishi, S. (2020). The psychology of residential mobility: A decade of progress. Current Opinion in Psychology, 32, 72–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.008 [pdf]

Oishi, S., Choi, H., Koo, M., Galinha, I., …. Besser, L. L. (2020). Happiness, meaning, and psychological richness. Affective Science, 1(2), 107–115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-020-00011-z [pdf]

Oishi, S., & Choi, H. (2020). Personality and space: Introversion and seclusion. Journal of Research in Personality, 85,103933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103933 [pdf]

Choi, H., Oishi, S., Shin, J., & Suh, E. M. (2019). Do happy events love company? Cultural variations in sharing positive events with others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(4), 528–540. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218789071 [pdf]

Oishi, S., Choi, H., Buttrick, N., Heintzelman, S. J., …. Besser, L. L. (2019). The psychologically rich life questionnaire. Journal of Research in Personality, 81, 257–270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2019.06.010 [pdf]

Buttrick, N. R., Choi, H., Wilson, T. D., Oishi, S., …. Wilks, D. (2019). Cross-cultural consistency and relativity in the enjoyment of thinking versus doing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(5), e71–e83. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000198 [pdf]

Diener, E., Diener, C., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. (2018). Revisiting "Most People Are Happy" -- And when they are not. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 166–170. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691618765111 [pdf]

Diener, E., Seligman, M. E. P., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. (2018). Happiest people revisited: A worldwide examination. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 176–184. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617697077 [pdf]

Oishi, S., Kohlbacher, F., & Choi, H. (2018). Does a major earthquake change attitudes and well-being judgments? A natural experiment. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(3), 364–371. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617707016 [pdf]

Oishi, S., & Choi, H. (2017). Culture and motivation: A socio-ecological approach. In A. J. Elliot (Ed.), Advances in Motivation Science (pp. 141–170). San Diego: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adms.2017.02.004

Yun, Y. H., Jung, J. Y., Sim, J. A., Choi, H. …… (2015). Patient-reported assessment of self-management strategies of health in cancer patients: Development and validation of the smart management strategy for health assessment tool (SAT). Psycho-Oncology, 24(12), 1723–1730. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3839 [pdf]

De Leersnyder, J., Mesquita, B., Kim, H. S., Eom, K., & Choi, H. (2014). Emotional fit with culture: A predictor of individual differences in relational well-being. Emotion, 14(2), 241–245. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035296 [pdf]

Shin, J.-E., Choi, H., Suh, E. M., & Koo, J. (2013). Do happy teenagers become good citizens? Positive affect builds prosocial perspectives and behaviors. Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 27(3), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2013.27.3.001 [pdf]

Park, J., Choi, H., & Suh, E. M. (2012). Low interpersonal trust increases materialism. Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, 26(1), 23–36. https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2012.26.1.002 [pdf]

Manuscripts Under Revision, Under Review, or In Preparation

Oishi, S., Choi, H., Cha, Y., Westgate, E. C., Heintzelman, S., Buttrick, N. R., Seitov, A., Kim, S., Brown-Iannuzzi, J., & Ingram, M. The emotional tone of a good life: Do negative emotions enrich our lives? Manuscript under revision.

Coles, N. A., Dang, A. V., Oishi, S., … **Lee, G., …, Choi, H., …., McCullough, M. E. A multi-national mega-study of the effects of gratitude practices on subjective well-being. Manuscript under revision.

Cha, Y., Westgate, E. C., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. Curiosity uniquely related to psychological richness in human well-being. Manuscript under review.

Berkessel, J. B., Ebert, T., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. Lives well lived: An obituary-based study of the good life. Manuscript under review.

Asuka, K., Huang, K.-J., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. Historical roots of Within-East Asia differences. Manuscript under review.

Zhang, Y., Choi, H., & Jung, G. The impact of attitudes toward the socio-physical environment on depression among older women living alone in South Korea: The mediating role of activity participation. Manuscript under review.

**Lee, G., **Yang, S., & Choi, H. Uncertainty avoidance shapes the relationship between parenthood and well-being. Manuscript under review.

Ishii, K., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. Hoarding is associated with anthropomorphism, sense of control, and materialism across cultures and time. Manuscript under review.

Suh, E. M., Oishi, S., Tov, W., Choi, H., & Rentfrow, P. J. Predictors of subjective well-being. Manuscript under review.

Choi, H., & Suh, E. M. Culture moderates the impact of others' feedback on hedonic judgments of happy experiences. Manuscript in preparation.

Choi, H., & Koo, J. Happiness and attitudes toward outgroup members. Manuscript in preparation.

Choi, H., Hong, J., Diener, E., & Oishi, S. The sources of interpersonal well-being judgments among close friends: A round-robin study. Manuscript in preparation.

Choi, H., Sim, J. H., Oishi, S., & Diener, E. Cultural differences in subjective well-being: If and why they occur. Manuscript in preparation.