Batja Mesquita
@batjamesquita.bsky.social
Professor of Social Psychology at KU Leuven
Author of Between Us: How cultures create emotions
Author of Between Us: How cultures create emotions
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In this weekend’s read from the archive, @katiehoemann.bsky.social and @batjamesquita.bsky.social reveal how limited our study of emotion has been—and where we could look to correct that.
How Culture Shapes the Stories We Tell About Our Emotions - by Katie Hoemann & Batja Mesquita - Behavioral Scientist
The Hadza don’t talk about emotion the way psychologists were used to. To capture human emotion in all its richness, we have to broaden where and how we study it.
behavioralscientist.org
October 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In this weekend’s read from the archive, @katiehoemann.bsky.social and @batjamesquita.bsky.social reveal how limited our study of emotion has been—and where we could look to correct that.
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DAY 17 introducing members of the 2025-26 CASBS class
@batjamesquita.bsky.social is a two-timer. We mean that in a nice way 😏
Batja wrote a terrific book, "Between Us," while at CASBS in 2016-17. She's back to write a new book on emotional literacy ✍️
More: casbs.stanford.edu/people/batja-mesquita
@batjamesquita.bsky.social is a two-timer. We mean that in a nice way 😏
Batja wrote a terrific book, "Between Us," while at CASBS in 2016-17. She's back to write a new book on emotional literacy ✍️
More: casbs.stanford.edu/people/batja-mesquita
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
DAY 17 introducing members of the 2025-26 CASBS class
@batjamesquita.bsky.social is a two-timer. We mean that in a nice way 😏
Batja wrote a terrific book, "Between Us," while at CASBS in 2016-17. She's back to write a new book on emotional literacy ✍️
More: casbs.stanford.edu/people/batja-mesquita
@batjamesquita.bsky.social is a two-timer. We mean that in a nice way 😏
Batja wrote a terrific book, "Between Us," while at CASBS in 2016-17. She's back to write a new book on emotional literacy ✍️
More: casbs.stanford.edu/people/batja-mesquita
Happy that we will host the IACCP 2026 conference in Leuven, Belgium
@iaccp.bsky.social announced the next conference for cross-cultural psychology will be in Leuven, Belgium, July, 2026. Come for the cultural research, stay for the waffles and chocolate! iaccp2026.com @batjamesquita.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Happy that we will host the IACCP 2026 conference in Leuven, Belgium
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This is the culmination of years of reading, thinking, and talking with @batjamesquita.bsky.social, Dirk Geeraerts, Lyle Ungar, Yeasle Lee, Èvelyne Dussault, and Simon Devylder. I’m so proud of the roadmap we’ve created, and excited to see where it takes us (all).
July 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is the culmination of years of reading, thinking, and talking with @batjamesquita.bsky.social, Dirk Geeraerts, Lyle Ungar, Yeasle Lee, Èvelyne Dussault, and Simon Devylder. I’m so proud of the roadmap we’ve created, and excited to see where it takes us (all).
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In our perspective in Communications Psychology, we use findings from psychology and linguistics to show how accessing attention, construal, and appraisal through language can open new vistas for the science of emotion.
July 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In our perspective in Communications Psychology, we use findings from psychology and linguistics to show how accessing attention, construal, and appraisal through language can open new vistas for the science of emotion.
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How can language be used to study, in detail and high dimension, the processes by which people understand and experience their emotions? We have some proposals: rdcu.be/eu6ZR
The construction of emotional meaning in language
Communications Psychology - Emotional meaning should be studied through language. Language may capture emotional meaning by identifying the concerns that are put in focus within a given situation,...
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July 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How can language be used to study, in detail and high dimension, the processes by which people understand and experience their emotions? We have some proposals: rdcu.be/eu6ZR
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For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵
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So happy to spend 2025-26 at CASBS, and honored to be spending it in such great company!
📣 Announcing the 2025-26 CASBS fellows class
The class is comprised of 33 scholars and practitioners representing 18 U.S. institutions and 12 international institutions and programs.
Meet the 2025-26 fellows: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
The class is comprised of 33 scholars and practitioners representing 18 U.S. institutions and 12 international institutions and programs.
Meet the 2025-26 fellows: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
April 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So happy to spend 2025-26 at CASBS, and honored to be spending it in such great company!
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Rescheduled to tomorrow, Thursday April 3, at 17:00. For the livestream, please see below.
Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social will give an inaugural lecture on how cultures create emotions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Livestream: buff.ly/3gfdBDv (MS Teams).
Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social will give an inaugural lecture on how cultures create emotions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Livestream: buff.ly/3gfdBDv (MS Teams).
April 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Rescheduled to tomorrow, Thursday April 3, at 17:00. For the livestream, please see below.
Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social will give an inaugural lecture on how cultures create emotions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Livestream: buff.ly/3gfdBDv (MS Teams).
Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social will give an inaugural lecture on how cultures create emotions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Livestream: buff.ly/3gfdBDv (MS Teams).
Looking forward to it!
Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social will give an inaugural lecture on how cultures create emotions at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, this Thursday, Feb. 27, at 17:00.
Would you like to attend? Register here: forms.office.com/e/RzG6WPjH4H. The form closes on Wednesday.
Would you like to attend? Register here: forms.office.com/e/RzG6WPjH4H. The form closes on Wednesday.
February 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Looking forward to it!
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In the West, SHAME is regarded as one of the darkest emotions there is. In East Asia however, shame is perceived as an extremely positive emotion...
Famed psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social explains the difference 👇🏻
youtu.be/-WkaDhNlTxU
#mentalhealth #psychology #podcast
Famed psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social explains the difference 👇🏻
youtu.be/-WkaDhNlTxU
#mentalhealth #psychology #podcast
In the West, SHAME is the worst emotion you can feel. In East Asia, they have a different idea...
YouTube video by The Smart Cookies Podcast
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January 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
In the West, SHAME is regarded as one of the darkest emotions there is. In East Asia however, shame is perceived as an extremely positive emotion...
Famed psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social explains the difference 👇🏻
youtu.be/-WkaDhNlTxU
#mentalhealth #psychology #podcast
Famed psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social explains the difference 👇🏻
youtu.be/-WkaDhNlTxU
#mentalhealth #psychology #podcast
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In the West, the idea of LOVE almost always signifies a Disney-like romantic ideal. In other cultures not so much...
Famous social psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks down the fascinating differences 💔👇🏻
youtu.be/1qmodHYpCFQ
#relationships #relationshipadvice #love #podcast
Famous social psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks down the fascinating differences 💔👇🏻
youtu.be/1qmodHYpCFQ
#relationships #relationshipadvice #love #podcast
January 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In the West, the idea of LOVE almost always signifies a Disney-like romantic ideal. In other cultures not so much...
Famous social psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks down the fascinating differences 💔👇🏻
youtu.be/1qmodHYpCFQ
#relationships #relationshipadvice #love #podcast
Famous social psychologist @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks down the fascinating differences 💔👇🏻
youtu.be/1qmodHYpCFQ
#relationships #relationshipadvice #love #podcast
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Here's a question - when we come from different CULTURES, do we feel the SAME emotions?
Famous psychologist and author, prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks it down 💜🎙️👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/a7St79Kf_tM
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/4G70...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
#psychology
Famous psychologist and author, prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks it down 💜🎙️👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/a7St79Kf_tM
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/4G70...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
#psychology
January 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Here's a question - when we come from different CULTURES, do we feel the SAME emotions?
Famous psychologist and author, prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks it down 💜🎙️👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/a7St79Kf_tM
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/4G70...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
#psychology
Famous psychologist and author, prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social breaks it down 💜🎙️👇🏻
YT:
youtu.be/a7St79Kf_tM
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/4G70...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
#psychology
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Great interview with renown social psychologist, affective scientist, and pioneer of cultural psychology @batjamesquita.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHaN... How Cultures Create #Emotions
Why The Human Condition Makes You Feel LOST & UNHAPPY In Life (How To Fix It) | Batja Mesquita
YouTube video by Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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January 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Great interview with renown social psychologist, affective scientist, and pioneer of cultural psychology @batjamesquita.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHaN... How Cultures Create #Emotions
Great review of my book by Jem Golden. www.linkedin.com/pulse/betwee...
BETWEEN US: HOW CULTURES CREATE EMOTIONS – a review by Jem Golden
I came to Batja Mesquita’s remarkable, warmly humane and easily accessible book Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions - my favourite non-fiction book of 2024 (together with Super-Infinite: The Tran...
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January 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Great review of my book by Jem Golden. www.linkedin.com/pulse/betwee...
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@batjamesquita.bsky.social Rings true: "initial support for the role of morality in obsessive-compulsive disorder (#OCD)(contamination & doubts). [Linking obsessions to morality: A cross-cultural study among Turkish and Belgian university students] journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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December 10, 2024 at 3:44 PM
@batjamesquita.bsky.social Rings true: "initial support for the role of morality in obsessive-compulsive disorder (#OCD)(contamination & doubts). [Linking obsessions to morality: A cross-cultural study among Turkish and Belgian university students] journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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“Self-concept and emotions: What has culture got to do with it?”
Our PI, Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social and Prof. Shinobu Kitayama gave a joint talk for the University Foundation Brussels, sharing their expertise on how culture shapes the self and emotions.
Our PI, Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social and Prof. Shinobu Kitayama gave a joint talk for the University Foundation Brussels, sharing their expertise on how culture shapes the self and emotions.
December 13, 2024 at 11:25 AM
“Self-concept and emotions: What has culture got to do with it?”
Our PI, Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social and Prof. Shinobu Kitayama gave a joint talk for the University Foundation Brussels, sharing their expertise on how culture shapes the self and emotions.
Our PI, Prof. @batjamesquita.bsky.social and Prof. Shinobu Kitayama gave a joint talk for the University Foundation Brussels, sharing their expertise on how culture shapes the self and emotions.
So happy to read this! Tell me
More about those data if you want
More about those data if you want
Reading @batjamesquita.bsky.social brilliant book “Between us” about the cultural considerations of emotions. Suddenly the data we collected in Rwanda about youth self-harm that surprised me but was obvious to Rwandan my colleagues all makes a bit more sense!
I’d say this is a crucial read!
I’d say this is a crucial read!
January 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So happy to read this! Tell me
More about those data if you want
More about those data if you want