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psychology was found to be moving east with impressive rapidity. A symposium entitled ‘Historical development of Inside this issue: Psychology in Asia’ was organized and a volume grew out of it (see Blowers, G.H and • From the editor Turtle, A.M, Psychology • Letter From the President Moving East: The status of • Message from the Asian Social Psychology: Western Psychology in Asia President-Elect and Oceania. Boulder and • Secretary General’s A brief History London: Westview Press Report Psychology has a long history 1987). Gradually psychologists • Country in Focus: India in some of Asian countries, have started exploring whether • Announcements like India and China. Even and to what extent the Western • Upcoming events before the advent of scientific / Euro-American psychology • The new executive psychology in the west, India could be distilled from the committee had its own religious and varied accounts to something metaphysical systems, which akin to ‘Asian Psychology’. Editor’s Note contained elaborate theories More volumes on issues about human nature, actions, reflecting research trend in Dear reader, personality and their Asian countries were interrelationship with the published. Steadily It is an exciting time to belong to world. Similarly in China psychologists in many Asian AASP. We have a new website and a countries started showing new executive committee. I would also writings describing issues of like to inform you that we are going to human psychology exist from interests in their own do newsletter more regularly, so that it more than two thousand years psychological traditions and functions better as a prime source of ago, particularly in the writings their relationship to the theory information for the members and other and practice of psychology. readers. This means that calls for of Confucius and Mencius. papers, job openings and other However, the discipline of Subsequently, Asian Social announcements can always be sent to psychology was imported in Psychology came into the newsletter editor. Articles, book Asian countries from the West existence. In 1995 Asian reviews and conference reports are Association of Social welcome for the next issue. The around the twentieth century. newsletter will be put on the website Western psychology arrived, Psychology (AASP) was formed also. Please check the website for example, in Japan in 1890; with the aim to promote the regularly! New Zealand in 1908; India in development of social This is our first issue after a gap of psychological research and its three years. However we hope in 1916; China in 1917, and future issues would expand both in Australia in 1921. application in the Asia-Pacific. space and scope, including more comprehensive notice of recent In the twenty-first century, Introduction of modern science achievements of members. Therefore, if you publish an article, speak at a psychology is developing as an into any non-western culture conference, receive an award, or independent scientific tradition has been explained using are involved in any other successful or (or culture!). We need to various models. One of the interesting project and you would like promote an Asian view in most popular one (although these to be mentioned in an upcoming issue - please do contact us. This is a world psychology. Asian social there is a recognition of some real opportunity for members to let psychological thoughts limitations) is that of George each other know what they are however were present in the Basalla, which describes three working on, what they have done, mainstream literature earlier phases in the introduction of what issues, actions or debates they are involved in and what intellectual also but seldom explicitly modern science into any non- concerns they are engaged with. mentioned. The movement western culture. During the first Enjoy! toward an Asian psychology phase, the non-scientific society took shape in the late 1960s. In or nation provides a source for Neelam Kumar 1968 Murphy and Murphy, for European science. The word example, edited a book on non-scientific refers to the NISTADS, New Delhi-12 Asian Psychology. Two absence of modern Western decades later modern science and not to a lack of

AASP Newsletter, No. 2, Issue 1, October 2005 1 ancient, indigenous scientific and organization is in the Executive Committee. Past thought (such as that of process of institutionalisation. President: KK Hwang, psychological thoughts found The uninterrupted growth of a President: Colleen Ward, in China or India). scientific field has been said to President-Elect: Sik-Hung Ng, Unfortunately the traditional depend upon the existence of a Secretary General: James Liu, psychology was dismissed, scientific community and Treasurer: Masaki Yuki. even by many scholars in Asian permanently devoting itself to Regional representatives are: countries, as unscientific or the field. We join our hands in Young-shin Park (East Asia), esoteric and this move led to a moving Asian Social Rogelia Pe-Pua (Insular virtual abandonment of Psychology towards Pacific), Duangduen pursuing "native" forms of development and maturity. Banthumnavin (Southeast indigenous psychologies. Asia), and Neelam Kumar Editor (South Asia). Yoshi Kashima Phase two in the spread of was appointed as Chair of the Western science is marked by a Publications and Research period of colonial dependency. Committee and Allan Bernardo Basalla has used ‘colonial’ to continued as Chair of Education refer to the dependence of a and Training. We are fortunate country for its scientific culture. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS to have advisors to the board The country may or may not be from previous executive a colony of a nation. In the committee members, including twentieth century psychology Emiko Kashima, Uichol Kim, was brought to Asian countries Kwok Leung, and Susumu as a package, with ready to use Yamaguichi, as well as new constructs, concepts and support from Jiro Takai and methodology and tools for data Janak Pandey. I have found collection. Psychology in Japan working with this group so far can be seen as less a product of AASP Members to be a very pleasant learning imperialism, while psychology experience, and I look forward in India with British influence So far this has been an exciting to the continuing with them is an example of colonial over the duration of my term as science. and active year for AASP. One of the first developments has President.

been is the rejuvenation of the The third phase is marked by an AASP newsletter. Many thanks independent scientific tradition! to Neelam Kumar for taking on There have also been changes Asian Social Psychology has the editorship of the first edition in the Asian Journal of Social probably reached this stage, of 2005. Psychology. Yoshi has taken exhibiting conceptual, over as Editor of AJSP. New methodological, and perhaps, The Year to Date: Associate Editors are: Chi-Yue theoretical advances within the Chiu, Ken-Ichi Ohbuchi, and discipline. The trappings of We were happy to host the 6th Eunkook M. Suh. James Liu specialty status, such as special Biennial Asian Social has taken on the role of Book journal, professional body, have Psychology Conference here in Review Editor. We have been appeared. In a short span it has Wellington in April. The particularly lucky to persuade served as an excellent academic conference attracted 222 Kwok Leung, the previous forum for social psychologists attendees, from 18 countries editor, to continue on as in Asia-Pacific, both through its and included 15 symposia, 146 Managing Editor. Kwok has journal as well as the papers and 50 Posters. Keynote done a splendid job, and under conferences. The journal is speakers included: Tomohide his leadership, AJSP has been covered by Social Science Atsumi, Kwok Leung, Janak listed in the Social Science Citation Index and has a high Pandey, Kaiping Peng, Geert Citation Index and has received impact factor (very well Hofstede and Colleen Ward. an impact factor of 0.97, discussed in the first newsletter placing it in the top half of by Timothy Takemoto). Asian With the Annual General social psychology journals. We Social Psychology as a Meeting held in Wellington also thank Yoshi continuing in this discipline with its own journal came the installation of a new important role and look forward

AASP Newsletter, Vol. 2, No 1, October 2005 2 to continued success with the social and cultural psychology, Indonesia, India and other journal under his leadership. offering an invaluable resource countries in South and for students, teachers and Southeast Asia. I believe the We also have news about researchers around the world. location of the Seventh Biennial changes in publications of For those of us in Asia, SPN AASP Conference in Kota AASP Conference Proceedings. has given us the opportunity to Kinabalu, Sabah, organized by AASP has just signed a contract share information about AASP Rosnah Ismail, will go some with Marshall Cavendish and AJSP. The Network also way towards that objective. Publishers in Singapore to features prominent The same is true of the publish our proceedings as psychologists in our region, proposed small group meeting Contributions to Asian Social including professional profiles in Thailand. Second, I would Psychology. We have to thank of scholars from countries such like to target Asian staff and Uichol Kim for this as Japan, Korea, China and the post-graduate students in North development work on this as Philippines, and it contains American institutions, to make well as Ramadhar Singh, who is hundreds of additional web them aware of the strong and on the MC advisory board. The links to Asia and Asian positive work we are doing in fifth biennial conference psychology. Just as SPN helps Asian Social Psychology and proceedings, under the us to introduce Asian social attract them to join the editorship of Allan Bernardo psychology to the rest of the organization. In particular, I and colleagues, will be the first world, it gives us access to vast think it is important for them to to be published under this international resources on note that Asian social banner. We are also hard at psychological research in the psychology goes well beyond work on the editorial process Americas, Europe and Oceania. Asians serving as a comparative for proceedings from the sixth AASP members may join the group to North Americans! biennial conference, to be network by paying annual dues David Matsumoto has agreed to edited by James Liu, Colleen online: assist me with this by Ward, Minouru Karasawa, https://secure.socialpsychology. connecting us to the association Allan Bernardo and Ronald org/client/donate.php of Asian-American Fischer. psychologists, of which he is an The Future: active member. One of the most exciting Of course, only a limited vision developments this year has been In addition to reinstituting the can come from one person. So a new AASP web site to be AASP newsletter, the Executive I am happy to receive feedback launched with this newsletter at Committee recommended that and suggestions from AASP www.spiral.co.nz/aasp. I’d like the association host smaller members about where you to thank all of the contributors gatherings in alternate years would like to see your to the web-site development, when there are no AASP organization go. You can but particularly James Liu, who conferences. This was greeted contact me at: are behind most of the with enthusiasm by our regional [email protected]. organizational work. Watch representatives. The application this space!! for proposals to hold a regional Let’s all look forward to the workshop in 2006 can be found good times to come. Related to this, AASP has in this newsletter. To date there become an affiliate of the have been proposals from Colleen Ward Social Psychology Network Thailand and Malaysia. We (www.socialpsychology.org). will update you as more The network links Asia to the information becomes available. rest of the world, building bridges across the international My vision for AASP’s future community of social includes the extension of its psychologists and facilitating international networks in two scholarly communication and ways. First, I would like to see exchange. Its global network us attract more scholars from for research and education developing countries in Asia. provides a timely and efficient We have relatively few means to access information on members in Malaysia, Thailand,

AASP Newsletter, No. 2, Issue 1, October 2005 3 Message from the conference and in partnership Newsletter, re-issued now, will President-Elect with universities. grow with AASP and indeed facilitate its growth.

To sustain and advance the development of the Association, As the Coordinator of the I think it would be important to Newsletter, I hope to blend this broaden the membership to role with that of the President- cover Malaysia (where the 2007 Elect, and through this to get to Conference will be held), know our Regional Mainland China, and other Representatives and members countries wherever possible. As better. the vision and enthusiasm of the I am pleased and honoured to Association pass down the Sik Hung Ng take up the position of generations, it is vital to President-Elect. strengthen its core members to take up leadership roles in a timely manner. The To take advantage of this issue Association's mode of of our Newsletter, I would like SECRETARY GENERAL’S operation, hitherto family-like to share with the membership REPORT of the 6th and ad hoc, may need to some tentative ideas for further become more formal and biennial conference at discussion, to be read alongside systematic in keeping with its Wellington those from Colleen, our organizational development and President. members' expectations.

In its relatively short history, I share the view of other the AASP has succeeded in Executives that we should establishing a journal (now strengthen the role of our cited by SSCI), a culture of Regional Representatives, and conferences and the publication provide enough stimulus and of conference proceedings, and support to knit them more th a network of scholars interested The 6 biennial conference of closely together. The in the advancement of social the Asian Association of Social Newsletter, reissued now, will psychology in Asia and Psychology (AASP) was held at contribute to this process of internationally. These good Victoria University of social capital building through works should, and will, Wellington in Wellington, New inter-regional and inter-personal continue under Colleen's Zealand, during April 2-5, communication. 2005, which marked its 10 th leadership and with the support anniversary. of Executives and the The theme of the membership at large. The re-issuing of the Newsletter conference was “Global has the blessing of Colleen and Perspectives on Asian Social Executives, and owes a great Psychology”. Keynote Besides publishing, deal to the initiative of Jim Liu addresses were given by AASP conferencing and networking, and the effort by Neelam President-Elect Colleen Ward another role that I hope AASP Kumar and Timothy Takemoto, (Australasia), JGDA Past- may consider taking on is to amongst others. President Tomohide Atsumi enrich the training of doctorate (Japan), and four delegates students in Asia by such means representing other parts of the as summer schools. Students Thanks to Susumu Yamaguchi world: Geert Hofstede from different countries will (and Timothy Takemoto) for (Europe), Kwok Leung (East learn from one another sending me a copy of the 1st Asia), Janak Pandey (South mentored by senior scholars issue of the Newsletter Asia), and Kaiping Peng from Asia and elsewhere. Such published in April, 2002, that (USA/China). Ward and Leung educational and solidarity- very first issue has brought provided detailed talks about building activities may take back for me fond memories of the past, present, and future of place adjunct to an AASP AASP as then. I hope that the Asian social psychology,

AASP Newsletter, Vol. 2, No 1, October 2005 4 coming to a consensus that the Australia, 17 from S. Korea, 10 quartet that softly drew accomplishments of Asian from Taiwan, 9 from the USA, delegates upstairs to the Renouf social psychology are 8 from Indonesia, and 7 from Foyer was striking. It provided considerable in terms of Malaysia. The large number of perfect accompaniment to the international visibility, but that Australasian is not surprising weather that evening, which theory development and given the host country, and the turned from cloudy and mild to systematic testing of theory presence of several Australasian pouring with rain, typical of identified with Asia is still on the AASP executive. “windy Wellington”. It was lacking. As former editor of Perhaps more importantly, the rumoured that the affinity of the Asian Journal of Social strong showing from Southeast Koreans, who are known for Psychology (AJSP), Leung Asia indicates that AASP is their passionate performances remarked on the incredible establishing a presence in this in cultural arts, and tangata progress the journal has made, region. The 2003 conference whenua (Maori indigenous with a 2004 impact rating of was held in Manila, and 2007 is people) was perhaps 0.97, comparable to both EJSP scheduled for Sabah, Malaysia, responsible for the magic of and JCCP, but exhorted Asians so the systematic move on the them winning most of the prizes to work harder to make a part of AASP to seek out in the evening’s prize draw. stronger enduring impact in engagement in Southeast Asia terms of systematic theory. and Australasia appears to be Atsumi portrayed Asian social paying dividends. Compared to psychology as a field with two the first three conferences in wings, one an experimental, Hong Kong, Kyoto, and Taipei, scientific wing and the other an participation has increased action-oriented, applied wing, beyond East Asia during the and called upon the field to last three conferences in address the task of getting the Melbourne, Manila, and The academic content of the two wings to fly together. Wellington. The last two conference was notable for its Pandey’s talk, while focusing conferences have seen a marked diversity. In contrast with some on the development of social increase in participants from previous AASPs, where culture psychology in India, echoed Thailand, the Philippines, dominated proceedings, AASP this point of view in terms of Indonesia, and Malaysia. Wellington contained a liberal the centrality to application in The 15 symposia, 146 papers, mixture of cultural and cross Asian contexts. Hofstede, the and 50 posters presented during cultural social psychology, senior researcher in the group, the conference were liberally mainstream social psychology, and one of the fathers of cross interspersed with music and and applied or action-oriented cultural psychology, described cultural performances; a psychology. While traditional the process and content gamelan orchestra provided topics in cross cultural involved in the development of entertainment for the cocktail psychology such as self- the dimensions of cultural reception at Wellington Town construal, acculturation, and variation he is so closely Hall. The conference dinner at subjective well-being were associated with. the Michael Fowler Centre was well-represented, these were made especially memorable by paralleled by sessions Two hundred and twenty two a stirring performance by examining such diverse topics (222) delegates from 18 Whitirea Performing Arts, who as lay theories of social countries attended the welcomed delegates into the cognition, campus education, conference. The conference was dining room with a ferocious language and communication, sponsored jointly by the Centre display of Maori (indigenous personality, terror management, for Applied Cross Cultural people of New Zealand) taiahia health, gender, environmental Research and the School of or spears, and performed a and community issues, Psychology at Victoria range of modern and traditional achievement orientation, and University. The largest single Polynesian dances of both New implicit processes. New national contingent of 64 Zealand and the South Pacific Zealand, the host nation, and its delegates came from Japan. during dinner. The contrast neighbour Australia were This was followed by the host between that energetic particularly well-represented in country New Zealand with 31, performance and the genteel the study immigration and 21 from Thailand, 19 from performance of the string acculturation, reflecting their

AASP Newsletter, No. 2, Issue 1, October 2005 5 vibrant and growing multi- Shamsul Haque of Islamic One of the most moving culturalism. International University won moments of the proceedings Posters continued to be a the KS Yang Travel Award for was when Young-shin Park popular method of presenting his paper “Gender variation in presented the inaugural Jung- research. The placement of the reminiscence phenomena: A Heun Park Young Scholar poster sessions next to the areas cross-cultural investigation”. Awards to new PhDs Sylvia where lunch was served ensured The KS Yang Award is a Xiaohua Chen and Tasuku a large amount of traffic for the continuing reflection of AASPs Igarashi. Mr. Jung-huen Park is sessions. One particularly commitment to social the father of founding member striking poster session was psychology in developing and current regional organized by Tim Takemoto on countries, and affording young representative Young-shin Park. the “Quality of life in Korean scholars with opportunities to Dr. Park told the story of how society: Indigenous participate in our conferences. her father, a simple farmer, has psychological analyses”. The always valued education, importance of poster sessions The Misumi Awards for papers encouraging her to do her best for AASP was underscored by of the year in the Asian Journal and strive for academic the high representation of of Social Psychology were excellence. In his late years, posters among the large number presented to Kwang-hui Yeh & rather than simply transmit his of papers (35) submitted to the Olwen Bedford, for “A test of inheritance to his children, Mr. conference proceedings the Dual Filial Piety model Park wanted to share his good (formerly entitled Progress in (2003). It was shared by Li-li fortune more broadly, to Asian Social Psychology, but Huang, James Liu, & Maanling promote educational values in with new publisher Marshall Chang for “The double identity future generations. The story Cavendish taking on the series, of Taiwanese Chinese: A was made all the more poignant now renamed Contributions to dilemma of politics and culture in that it was introduced by Asian Social Psychology). rooted in history” and Michael Past-President KK Hwang, who Morris, Sheen Iyengar, and is of the generation that The Annual General Meeting Kwok Leung for “Person experienced the hard times saw the election of a new perception in the heat of when hunger was always executive. Colleen Ward was conflict: Negative trait knocking at East Asia’s door. It elected as new AASP President, attributions affect procedural made all the delegates aware of with KK Hwang becoming Past preferences and account for the debt of gratitude they owe President, and Sik-hung Ng situational and cultural to their parents, and that the President Elect. James Liu differences” (2004). The virtues of hard work and self- remained as Secretary General, success of two Taiwanese sacrifice should not be lost on while Masaki Yuki was elected scholars (Yeh and Huang) in future generations. It also as Treasurer. Among appointed winning the Misumi Awards for brought home the family nature executives, Yoshi Kashima was the first time was a great source of AASP, not in just a appointed to Chair the of delight for Taiwanese Past- metaphorical but literal sense, Publications Committee as President KK Hwang, who just as in the first meeting ten Editor of AJSP, with out-going exhibited the Asian tradition of years ago in Hong Kong when I editor Kwok Leung serving as parents and teachers being more presented a paper co-authored Managing Editor. Allan proud of their progeny’s with my father, Professor Shu- Bernardo was re-appointed as success than their own. Having hsien Liu, a neo-Confucian Chair of the Education and known Prof Hwang for a long philosopher. Training Committee. Young- time, I can attest to never shin Park (East Asia), Rogelia having seen him so happy. What made the JH Park Award Pe-Pua (Insular Pacific), especially meaningful is the Duangduen Banthumnavin awareness it brought that AASP (Southeast Asia), and Neelam is developing its own traditions, Kumar (South Asia) were rooted in values that enabled appointed as regional the creation and prosperous representatives, with Janak development of the Association. Pandey and Jiro Takai serving As we look back on the as supporting regional conference that celebrated the members. 10th anniversary of the founding

AASP Newsletter, Vol. 2, No 1, October 2005 6 of the Association, the Girindrasekhar Bose: Indian psychology has been organizing committee sincerely rapidly expanding. Steady hopes that delegates will retain The Pioneer growth of psychology across fond memories of New Psychoanalyst in India the globe is well reflected in the Zealand, and continue to grow Girindrasekhar Bose obtained his Indian sub continent as well. Master's degree when Calcutta in a manner that is in keeping University opened the first department The number of psychologists, with the spirit of the best values of psychology. Later he took up a institutions offering courses in of Asia that are finding a place lectureship in the Department and made psychology, research in global consciousness. courses in psychoanalysis compulsory publications, and journals are for all students of psychology. He founded the Indian Psychoanalytical increasing. Today, psychology James Liu Society in Calcutta in 1922 (only 3 has become one of the most Secretary General years after the establishment of The favourite subjects at the British Psychoanalytic Society). Bose university. However it is being and his colleagues tried to mold psychoanalysis and key Freudian taught in selected colleges and concepts to fit the Indian psyche. Bose high marks are required to get published in both Bengali and English, into the course. The enrollment and it was in his Bengali writings that into undergraduate and he "used Indian cultural categories to postgraduate courses has Country in Focus domesticate psychoanalysis for Indians." increased manifold. Psychology Christiane Hartnack (2001) has given a has been introduced in the vivid sketch of the biography of curriculum of senior secondary Girindrasekhar Bose. schools itself. There are

Indian independence, the approximately 15,000 Psychology was introduced in influence of American psychologists in the country India during the British Raj. psychology overshadowed the (Jain, 2005). Indian Psychology as an academic British influence (in fact even psychologists are working and discipline was a branch of today much of current literature publishing on diverse issues and philosophy until the later part of emanates from American themes. psychology). Gradually Indian the British in India (Pandey, References: 1969). The first department of scholars are making efforts to Psychology was established in make psychology and its Hartnack, C. 2001. Calcutta University in 1915. methodology appropriate and Psychoanalysis in Colonial Indian Psychological relevant for understanding the India, Oxford University Press. Association was founded as a societal problems. Paradigmatic New Delhi. crisis of Indian psychology was professional organization in Jain, A K (2005) Psychology In 1925 and The Indian Journal of in fact noticed and discussed more than three decades back India. The Psychologist. Psychology came into existence Vol.18, No.4: 206-208 in 1926. The early development (Nandy, 1974). Need has been felt for the psychological of psychology was almost Kumar N (2001) ‘Indigenous understanding of the problems entirely western, with little or Social Psychology of Science’ arising from the national no impact from the thoughts, for the developing societies? An planning, social change and the values and traditions of the Empirical Justification. development that the country Indian society. Universities of Psychology & Developing was undergoing (Sinha, 1986). London, Edinburgh and Societies, Vol.13, No.2:153- Indian psychologists, like Cambridge greatly influenced 171. the directions that elsewhere, have shown interests in introducing indigenous Misra G and Mohanty, A.K psychological research took in (2002).Perspectives on the country during the British psychology (for example see Kumar, 2001; Misra and indigenous psychology. New rule. Many of the Indian Delhi: Concept Publishing Psychologists were educated in Mohanty, 2002). They are incorporating Indian traditions Company. Britain. British mental Pandey, R.E (1969) Psychology philosophy and evolutionary into western psychology to create what they call an In India.American psychologist, biology spawned Indian Vol.24, No. 10: 936-939. psychology. Psychiatry in India “indigenized” psychology. also mirrored practices in Prabhu, P.H (1976) India. In England. After a decade of V.S.Sexton & H. Misiak (Eds)

AASP Newsletter, No. 2, Issue 1, October 2005 7 Psychology around the world regions, such East Asia and (pp190-203. Montery CA Southeast Asia, or the Brooks/Cole Indian subcontinent and East Asia, etc. Nandy, A. (1974) The Non- Submissions with Paradigmatic Crisis of Indian organizational support Psychology: Reflections on a from more than one Recipient Culture of Science. AASP country will be looked Indian Journal of Psychology, ANNOUNCEMENTS: upon favourably. For 2006, Vol.49, Part1, 1-20. submissions facilitating Sinha, D. (1986) Psychology in A ASP PLANS TO HOLD exchange between East a third world: The Indian SMALL GROUP MEETINGS Asia and Southeast Asia experience. Sage, New Delhi are particularly welcomed •The amount of financial from host organizations in support is 1,500 USD per Southeast Asia. meeting. Some contemporary works in Indian psychology are mentioned below. •At least 50% of the • There should be sufficient 1. Psychology in India Revisited - participants at the meeting are advance notice for Developments in the Discipline members of the Association. meetings to be advertised (Vol. I, II & III) to the membership through • There should be a mix of participants from the email listing and different parts of Asia. newsletter (thereby allowing members to • The total number of submit abstracts, apply for participants should be travel money, etc.). This is Edited by in the range of 15-30. why there are deadlines for Janak Pandey applying for financial • Small group meetings support (see below). 2.New Directions in Indian Psychology occur bi-annually, on off- Volume 1: Social Psychology years when the main AASP meeting is not being held DEADLINES: Applications for meetings to be held in 2006 Edited by must be received by December The criteria of providing th Ajit K Dalal and support by The Executive 15 2005, and should take place Girishwar Misra no earlier than May 1, 2006. Committee are: Applicants will be informed of th 3.Psychology & Developing Societies • The meeting should attract the decisions by January 9 ,

members of the 2006.

The journal publishes Association (such that Successful applicants will be theoretical, empirical, and Association funds are being asked to provide a formal review papers in different used for the benefit of its announcement for publication areas of psychology and gives particular emphasis members). This is why at in the newsletter. Organisers to papers, which reflect least 50% of those unique socio-cultural and are required to provide a brief historical experiences and attending small group scientific report (enclosing . are different from the meetings should be abstracts of the contributions) Euro-American

experience members of the and a financial statement Association. accounting for expenditure one 4. Psychological Studies month after the meeting. To The journal is published by National • The meeting should facilitate processing and Academy of Psychology and is devoted facilitate exchange between publication these are to be to diverse kind of investigations in the fields of psychology. different parts of Asia, provided in a standard format particularly different (see below).

AASP Newsletter, Vol. 2, No 1, October 2005 8 A PPLICATION FORM

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AASP Newsletter, No. 2, Issue 1, October 2005 9 FORTHCOMING AASP festivals and customs, to e-mail CONFERENCE! make Sabah a multiculturally [email protected] exotic experience unlike any "Social Psychology: Global other. The population of Psychology is becoming an Issues and Challenges in a Sabah is about 2 million, and important subject offered in Changing World" comprises over 30 different the higher institutions in races speaking over 80 local Malaysia. The first School of dialects. The official Psychology and Social Work language is Bahasa Melayu in Malaysia was established but English is widely spoken in 1996 in the University by the people of Malaysia, Malaysia Sabah, Kota making it especially Kinabalu, Sabah and today accessible for international we offered academic visitors. You can climb to the programs at undergraduate, awesome peak of the highest Master and PhD level. The mountain in the region – Malaysian Psychological Mount Kinabalu, play with Association established in orang utan, “the wild men of 1988 with the objectives to Borneo”, and proboscis encourage and expand the The seventh conference of monkey, found only in discipline of psychology AASP will be held in Kota Borneo, admire the rafflesia, through research, education, Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia the largest flower in the application and expansion of during 25-28 July 2007. The world in rainforests that are knowledge. The conference theme of the conference, millions of years old, dive will be organized in close which emphasizes the global into some of the worlds best cooperation with Malaysian issues and challenges of underwater wonderlands. Psychological Association. social psychology in a Signature championship golf For more information about changing world, provides an courses surrounded by serene the Association, please visit opportunity for participants to vistas greet the avid golfer, the website deepen their understanding whether amateur or about the contributions of professional, a challenging www.uum.edu.my/psima game is guaranteed. For more Asian Social Psychology, its The scientific program of the current status and its possible relaxing pleasures without the pressure of competition, conference will consist of future directions. invited keynote speakers, enjoy a round of golf at the prestigious Mount Kinabalu symposia, oral thematic This is the first time the sessions, poster sessions and AASP has come to Sabah, Golf Club. Kota Kinabalu – the international gateway to workshops. If you would like and this move represents an more information about the excellent opportunity for us the rest of Sabah has direct flights to and from the main conference, please contact to connect with our Asian Dr. Rosnah Ismail at neighbours and to develop capitals in the region, Kuala [email protected] collaborative programmes of Lumpur, Singapore, Hong or psychological research. Kong, Taipei, Kaoshiung, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Tokyo, Seoul, Brunei and [email protected] Manila. For more popularly called “land below Extending our welcome to information, please contact the wind” has diverse ethnic Sabah AASP 2007 groups living together Sabah Tourisam Promotion harmoniously and preserving Corporation at Dr. Rosnah Ismail their own culture, traditions, www.sabahtourisam.com or

AASP Newsletter, Vol. 2, No 1, October 20 10

THE NEW AASP EXECUTIVE C OMMITTEE

President - Dr Colleen Ward President-Elect - Sik-hung Ng Department of Psychology Department of Applied Social Studies Victoria University of Wellington City University of Hong Kong Wellington Hong Kong SAR, New Zealand China E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Secretary General - Dr James Liu Treasurer - Masaki Yuki Department of Psychology Victoria University of Wellington Department of Behavioral Science, Wellington Hokkaido University NEW ZEALAND Sapporo, Hokkaido E-mail: [email protected] Japan

E-mail: [email protected]

Committee Chair and Editor of AJSP Teaching and Training –

Yoshi Kashima Dr Allan Bernardo College of Education Department of Psychology, De La Salle University - Manila University of Melbourne 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004 Melbourne PHILIPPINES Australia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Managing Editor Dr Kwok Leung Department of Marketing City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong HONG KONG E-mail: [email protected]

AASP Newsletter, No. 2, Issue 1, October 2005 11 Regional Representatives

East Asia - Dr Young-Shin Park Department of Education Inha University 253 Yonghyeon-dong Nam-gu Inchon 402-751 KOREA E-mail: [email protected]

South East Asia – Prof. Duangduen Banthumnavin,

National Research Council of Thailand 26 Seree 1 Rd., Muban Seree 1, Bangkapi, Bangkok 10250, Thailand

E-mail: [email protected]

Insular-Pacific - Dr Rogelia Pe-Pua School of Social Science and Policy University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia E-mail: [email protected]

South Asia - Dr Neelam Kumar NISTADS Hillside Road New Delhi 110012 INDIA E-mail: [email protected]