Nature Human Behaviour
Date of Publication:
January 2025
This article argues for a “chronospatial revolution” in psychology that expands research beyond narrow contemporary and Western populations to include broader temporal and geographic perspectives. The authors contend that many psychological theories rely excessively on data from modern industrialized societies and neglect historical and cross-cultural variation. By integrating evidence across time periods and societies, the paper proposes a more globally representative and theoretically robust psychological science.
Citations
Atari M, Henrich J, Schulz J. The chronospatial revolution in psychology. Nat Hum Behav. 2025:1–9.