Research and Analysis

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Our Research Areas

  • Identity Formation

    Studying how cultural and institutional forces shape the development of personal identity in emerging adulthood.

  • Conformity Patterns

    Investigating psychological mechanisms behind conformity and their impact on individual decision-making.

  • Developmental Transitions

    Mapping psychological milestones and transitions across different cultural and socioeconomic contexts.

  • Pathologies of Institutional Fear

    Analyzing how chronic self-censorship, socially reinforced misperception, and authoritarian group dynamics in higher education and society recalibrate cognitive processes, alter stress responses, and entrench maladaptive developmental patterns.

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