
John Berry
Professor Emeritus
Department of Psychology
B.A., Sir George Williams University, 1963
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 1966
Doc. Hon. Causa, University of Athens, 2001
Doc. Hon. Causa, Université de GenÚve, 2001
John Berry CV (PDF, 610 KB)
Research Interests
My current interests are focused on the psychology of intercultural relations (including acculturation, immigration and multiculturalism). I continue to carry out research on two longstanding interests: ecological factors in human development; and cross-cultural theory and methodology.
Selected Publications, Past Ten Years
BOOKS
Berry, J.W., Phinney, J.S, Sam, D.L. & Vedder, P.(Eds.).(2006). Immigrant youth in cultural transition: Acculturation, identity and adaptation across national contexts. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Georgas, J., Berry, J.W., Kagitcibasi, C., Poortinga, Y.H & van de Vijver, F. (2006). Family Structure and Function in 30 Nations: A Psychological Study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Berry, J.W., Poortinga, Y.H. , Bruegelmans, S. , Chasiotis, A. & Sam, D.L. (2011) Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications. 3rd Edition. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Sam, D.L. & Berry, J.W. (Eds) (2016). Cambridge handbook of acculturation Psychology (2nd edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Berry, J.W. (2017) (Ed.). Mutual Intercultural Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Mishra, R.C. & Berry, J.W. (2017). Ecology, Culture and Human Development: Lessons for Adivasi Education. New Delhi: Sage.
Sam, D.L. & Berry, J.W. (Eds.) (2017). Cross-Cultural Psychology (4 volumes). London: Routledge.
Lebedeva, N, R. Dimitrova & Berry, J.W. (2018) (Eds). Value and identity change in post-communist societies. Berlin: Springer.
Berry, J.W. (2019). Acculturation: A personal journey across cultures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Berry, J.W. (2015). Global psychology: Implications for intercultural effectiveness. Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management. 22, 342-355.
Berry, J.W. & Hou, F. (2016). Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing in Canada. Canadian Psychology, 57, 254-264. doi:10.1037/cap0000064
Hou, F, Schellenberg, G, & Berry, J.W. (2017). Patterns and determinants of immigrantsâ sense of belonging to Canada and their source country. Ethnic and Racial Studies,
Gui, Y., Safdar, S. & Berry, J.W. (2016). Mutual intercultural relations among university students in Canada. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, XXVII, 17-32.
Lebedeva, N., Tatarko, A. & Berry, J.W. (2016). Intercultural relations among migrants from Caucasus and Russians in Moscow. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 52, 27-38.
Lebedeva, N., Tatarko, A. & Berry, J.W. (2016). Intercultural relations in Russia and Latvia: The relationship between contact and cultural security. Psychology in Russia, 9, 24-38.
Lebedeva, N., Tatarko, A., & Berry, J. W. (2016). Social and psychological basis of multiculturalism: Intercultural interaction hypotheses in the Russian context. Psikhologicheskii Zhurnal, 37, 92â104.
Han, L. Zheng, Y. & Berry, J.W. (2016) Differences in resilience by acculturation strategies: A study with Qiang nationality following the 2008 Chinese Earthquake International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 17, 573-580.
Musso,P., Inguglia1, C., Lo Coco1, A., Albiero, P, & and Berry, J.W. (2016). Mediating and moderating processes in the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants in emerging adults. International Journal of Psychology,1-6.
Berry, J.W. (2016). Diversity and equity. Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management., 23, 413-430.
Berry, J.W. & Hou, F. (2016). Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing in Canada. Canadian Psychology, 57, 254-264. doi:10.1037/cap0000064
Berry, J.W. & Hou, F. (2017). Acculturation, discrimination and wellbeing among second generation of immigrants in Canada. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 61, 29-39.
Hou, F, Schellenberg, G, & Berry, J.W. (2017). Patterns and determinants of immigrantsâ sense of belonging to Canada and their source country. Ethnic and Racial Studies,
Grigoryev, D. & Berry, J.W. (2017). Acculturation preferences, ethnic and religious identification and the socio-economic adaptation of Russian-speaking immigrants in Belgium. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 46, 537-57.
He, B., An, R., & Berry, J. W. (2019). Psychological adjustment and social capital: A qualitative investigation of Chinese expatriates. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 26(1), 67â92. 10.1108/CCSMâ04â2018â0054.
Berry, J.W. & Hou, F. (2019.) Multiple belongings and psychological well-being among immigrants and the second generation in Canada. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. 51, 150-170
Berry, J. W. (2019). Ekokul'turnaya vi psikhologiya [in Russian, Ecocultural Psychology; D. Grigoryev Trans.). Cultural-Historical Psychology, 15(4), 4â16. doi:10.17759/chp.2019150401
Berry, J.W. (2019). How shall we all work together? Achieving diversity and equity in work settings. Organizational Dynamics
Tatarko, A. & Berry, J.W. (2020). Social capital, acculturation attitudes, and sociocultural adaptation of migrants from Central Asian republics and South Korea in Russia. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
Grigoryev, D., Batkhina, A., van de Vijver, F. & Berry, J.W. (2020). Towards an integration of models of discrimination of immigrants: From ultimate (functional) to proximate (sociofunctional) explanations. Journal of International Migration and Integration. DOI:
Berry, J.W. (2020). How shall we all work together? Organisational Dynamics, 50, 1-8.
Inguglia, C., Musso, P âŠ& Berry, J.W. (2020). Mutual intercultural relations among immigrant and autochthonous youth in Italy: Testing the integration, multiculturalism, and contact hypotheses. Ricerche di Psicologia, 43 (1).
Berry, J. W. & Hou, F. (2021). Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing across generations and settlement contexts in Canada. International Review of Psychiatry, 33, 140 -153. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1750801.
Stogianni, M., Berry, J.W., Grigoryev, D. et. al. (2021) Development and Validation of the Revised Multicultural Ideology Scale (rMCI) in Germany and Luxembourg. Psychological Reports.
Berry, J. W., Lepshokova, Z, Grigoryev, D. et al., (2021).How Shall We All Live Together?: A Meta-Analytical Review of the Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies Project. Applied Psychology: An International Review. DOI: 10.1111/apps.12332
Grigoryev, D., Berry,J.W., & Zabrodskaja, A. (Eds) (2021). Stereotypes and Intercultural Relations: Interdisciplinary Integration, New Approaches, and New Contexts. Frontiers in Psychology.
Batkhina, A., Berry, J.W., Jurcik,T., Dubrov, D. & Grigoryev, D, (2021). More Similarity if Different, More Difference if Similar: Assimilation, Colorblindness, Multiculturalism, Polyculturalism, and eneralized and Specific Negative Intergroup Bias. Europe's Journal of Psychology DOI:10.5964/ejop.3715
Grigoryev, D., & Berry, J.W. (2021). A taxonomy of intercultural ideologies. Journal of Cultural-Historical Psychology, 17, 7-15
Berry J. W., & Grigoryev, D. (2021). Universal principles of intercultural relations are a basis for culturally appropriate policies. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 1053â1057.
Berry, J.W. (2022) Family and Youth Development: Some Concepts and Findings Linked to The Ecocultural and Acculturation Models. Societies, 12, 181.
Berry, J. W. (2022). The forgotten field: Contexts for cross-cultural psychology. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 53, 7-8, 993-1009.
Berry, J. W., Lonner, W.J. & Best, D.L. (2022). The ascent of cross-cultural psychology. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 53, 7-8, 715-72
Grigorev, D & Berry, J.W. (2022). Adaptationist framework to examine intergroup contact. Psychology in Russia.
Berry, J. W. (2023). Ecology, culture and behaviour: Role in societal development. Journal of Cross- Cultural Psychology, 54, 215-231DOI: 10.1177/00220221221105494
Berry, J.W. (2023), Living Together in Culturally Diverse Societies. Canadian Psychology 64(3): 167â177.
Berry, J.W. (2023). The Search for Some General Psychological Principles for Improving Intercultural Living in Plural Societies. Psychology and Developing Societies, 35, 2.
Berry, J.W. (2023). Noble thoughts come from many directions. Psychology and Developing Societies, 35, 2.
Abu-Rayya, H., Berry J.W., Lepshokova, Z, Alnunu, M, & Grigoryev, D.(2023). Basic Values as a Motivational Framework Relating Individual Values with Acculturation Strategies among Arab Immigrants and Refugees across Different Settlement Contexts. Frontiers of Psychology
Abu-Rayya H. M., Berry J. W., Sam D. L., & Grigoryev D.(2023). Evaluating the integration hypothesis: A meta-analysis of the ICSEY project data using two new methods. British Journal of Psychology. .
Berry. J.W. (2023). The Search for some general psychological principles for improving intercultural living in plural societies. Psychology and Developing Societies, 35,
Grigoryev, D. Berry. J.W. et. Al (2023). The Integration Hypothesis: A Critical Evaluation Informed by Multilevel Meta-Analyses of Three Multinational Datasets. International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
Lefringhausen, K., Berry. J.W. et al, (2023). Validation of the Revised Multicultural Ideology Scale (MCI-r) in the UK. Psychological Reports.
Stogianni M., Berry J. W., Grigoryev D., Murdock E., Schmidt L.-M., & Back C. (2023). Development and validation of the revised Multicultural Ideology Scale (rMCI) in Germany and Luxembourg. Psychological Reports, 126(1), 477â501.
Saghar, C., Safdar, S.& Berry, J.W. (2025). The examination of the Multicultural Ideology Scale-revised (MCI-r) in the Canadian context. Current Psychology.
Tatarko, A, Lepshokova Z., & Berry, J.W. (2025). An examination of the relationship between cultural distance and acculturation preferences in six postâSoviet societies. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
CHAPTERS
Berry, J.W. (2015). Global, Indigenous and Regional Perspectives on International Psychology. In Roopnarine, J. & Chadee, D. (Eds). Caribbean Psychology: Indigenous contributions to a global discipline. (pp. 45-68). Washington: APA Press.
Berry, J.W. & Vedder, P. (2015) Adaptation of Immigrant Children, Adolescents, and Their Families. In U. Gielen & J. Roopnarine (Eds). Childhood and Adolescence: Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Applications (2nd edition) New York: Praeger
Berry, J.W. (2015). Intercultural relations in plural societies: Research derived from Canadian multiculturalism policy. In S. Guo & L. Wong (Eds.) Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada: Theories, Policies, and Debates. (pp. 37-49). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Berry, J.W. (2016). Culture + Behaviour + Comparison = Cross-Cultural Psychology. In C. Roland- Levy & W. Gabrenya (eds), Unity, Diversity and Culture. Proceedings of IACCP Conference, Reims, France.
Sam, D, L, & Berry, J.W. (2016). Introduction to Handbook. In Sam, D,L, & Berry, J.W (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology.Second Edition, (pp1-8). Cambridge University Press
Berry, J.W. & Sam, D.L. (2016). Acculturation: Conceptual background and theoretical perspectives. In Sam, D,L, & Berry, J.W (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Second Edition, (pp 11-29) Cambridge University Press
Fons van de Vijver,F, Ozgur Celenk , O. & Berry, J.W. (2016). Research Design and assessment of acculturation. In Sam, D,L, & Berry, J.W (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Second Edition, (pp 71-92). Cambridge University Press
Noels, K. & Berry, J.W. (2016). Acculturation in Canada. In Sam, D,L, & Berry, J.W (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Second Edition, (pp.199-226). Cambridge University Press
Berry, J.W. & Ward, C. (2016). Multiculturalism: Managing intercultural relations. In Sam, D.L.& Berry, J.W (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Second Edition, (pp.441-462). Cambridge University Press
Berry, J.W. & Sam, D.L. (2016). Conclusions. In Sam, D.L. & Berry, J.W (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology. Second Edition, (pp.526-532). Cambridge University Press
Berry, J.W. (2017). Theories and models of acculturation. In S.J. Schwartz & J. Ungar (eds). Oxford handbook of acculturation and health (pp. 15-28). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Berry, J.W. (2018). Ecological perspective on human behaviour. In A. Uskul & Oishi, S. (Eds). Socio-economic environment and human psychology (pp.3 -32). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Berry, J.W. (2018). Aculturation and wellbeing of immigrant children. In S. Wilson-Forsberg & A. Robinson (Eds). Immigrant youth in Canada (pp. 49-65. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Berry, J.W. (2019). Diversity and equity in plural societies. In J. Pandey, R. Kumar & K. Thapa (Eds). Psychological Perspectives on Diversity and Social Development (pp.23-35). Singapore: Springer
Berry, J.W. (2020). A Macropsychology Perspective on Culture and Behaviour. In M. MacLachlan & J. McVeigh (Eds), Macropsychology: A Population Science for Sustainable Development Goals, New York: Springer
Berry, J.W. (2021). Migrant Acculturation and Adaptation. In D. Bhugra (Ed). Oxford Textbook of Migrant Psychiatry (pp. 311-317). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Berry, J.W. (2022). Acculturation and identity. In D. Bhugra (Ed). Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry (pp.93-98).Oxford: Oxford University Press
Berry, J.W. (2022). Intelligence as ecological and cultural adaptation. In R. Sternberg and D. Preiss (Eds). Intelligence in Context: The Cultural and Historical Foundations of Human Intelligence. (pp. 7-30). London: Palgrave-Macmillan