Lifespan Research in Underrepresented Contexts: The Africa Long Life Study

Longitudinal studies are a gold standard method in psychological science but are virtually absent outside the West. Thalmayer will describe how we use mutually-beneficial collaboration, in-depth contextualization, and the integration of emic (localized) and etic (imported) approaches to study the development of personality and mental health in Namibia, Kenya, and South Africa.