The Karakter Podcast
Andre Ardona x The Karakter Project
Hi! Welcome to The Karakter Podcast website. My name is Andre Ardona. I’m the host of this podcast.
In the episodes below, I speak with University of Toronto’s Professor Joanne Chung. Dr. Chung worked with Dr. Odilia Laceulle of Utrecht University on the Karakter Project as the study’s principal investigators. The Karakter Project is “a developmental research study focused on the emotions and character growth of Syrian origin young adults who had recently resettled in the Netherlands.”
We explore the key findings and central psychological concepts of the project. We also discuss methodological revelations that Dr. Chung and her team made from the data collection process. Dr. Chung recommends reflexivity, participant enrichment, and the integration of open science practices to researchers as avenues to enhance their work.
For more information on the Karakter Project, visit www.karakterproject.nl.
Headphones are recommended when listening to the podcasts. Podcast transcripts and timestamps can be found near the bottom of this page.
Thanks for visiting!
Ep. 1 - "The Karakter Project"
In this episode, we introduce Dr. Chung and her research. We also discuss what the Karakter Project is, the project’s main findings, and what work went into starting up the study. If you are interested in hearing our conversation on how to enrich the research process, I invite you to listen to the second episode of this podcast.
Ep. 2 - "Enriching the Research Process"
In this episode, Dr. Chung and I discuss what it means to enrich the research process. We talk about the feedback participants of the Karakter Project had for the study. Dr. Chung also identifies open science principles that are essential in psychological research. She makes a myriad of recommendations for researchers on how to implement these ideas into their work.
Podcast Transcript and Timestamps
Resources
- A longitudinal study of dispositional compassion in Syrian origin young adults resettling in the Netherlands (Laceulle et al., 2022)
- Lessons learned from conducting a study of emotions and positive personality change in Syrian origin young adults who have recently resettled in the Netherlands (Chung et al., 2022)
- Karakter’s Official Website
- Karakter’s Open Science Framework Page