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Organised Symposia

  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (July 2008). Towards a Cross-Cultural Psychology of Music: The role of music for listeners and musicians across cultures. Symposium organized for the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, July 27-31, Bremen, Germany.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (July 2007). Music and Cross-Cultural Psychology: Developing a new area of research. Symposium organized for the Regional Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, July 6-9, Mexico City, Mexico.

Conference Presentations

  • Boer, D. (November 2008). The functions of music listening across cultures. Paper presented at 3rd The School of Psychology Inaugural PhD Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (September 2008). Die Funktionen des Musikhörens in verschiedenen kulturellen Kontexten / The functions of music listening in different cultural contexts. Paper presented at the 25th International annual Conference of the German Society for Music Psychology, September 12-14, Hannover, Germany.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (July 2008). Towards a holistic picture of functions of music listening across cultures. Paper presented at the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, July 27-31, Bremen, Germany.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (July 2008). The functions of music across cultures. Paper presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, July 20–25, Berlin, Germany.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (March 2008). Music preferences as expression of values and identity in four cultures. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, March 27–30, Wellington, New Zealand.


  • Boer, D. (November 2007). On the function of music as expression of values and identity. Paper presented at The School of Psychology Inaugural PhD Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (July 2007). Meaning of sound around the world: A cross-cultural comparison of music preferences as expressions of personal values and identity. Paper presented at the Regional Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, July 6-9, Mexico City, Mexico.


  • Boer, D. (July 2007). On functions of music and its methodological issues. Paper presented at the Regional Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, July 6-9, Mexico City, Mexico.


  • Boer, D. & Fischer, R. (July 2007). The soundtrack of globalisation in the Philippines: Identity and values symbolised in music preferences. Paper presented at the 7th Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, July 25–28, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.


  • Boer, D., & Fischer, R. (July 2007). How strong is the link between Values and Behavior? A meta-analytical approach using the SVS. Paper presented at the XXXI Congreso Interamericano de Psicologia [31st Interamerican Psychology Congress], July 1-5, Mexico City, Mexico.


  • Ferreira, M. C., Fischer, R., Pilati, R., & Boer, D. (July 2007). Linking values and identity: An exploration of the value-basis of national identity. Paper presented at the XXXI Congreso Interamericano de Psicologia [31st Interamerican Psychology Congress], July 1-5, Mexico City, Mexico.


  • Evans, I. M. Harvey, S. T., Boer, D., & Meyer, L. H. (July 2007). Effective treatment of challenging behaviour in children and youth with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis. Poster excepted at the V. World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, July 11-14, Barcelona, Spain.


  • Boer, D. (January 2007). Music preferences as symbols of Identity and Values – a new perspective in Cross-Cultural Psychology. Invited talk at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.


  • Boer, D. (November 2006). The soundtrack of globalisation: On functions of music for self and friendships across cultures. Paper presented at The School of Psychology Inaugural PhD Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.


  • Boer, D. (2004). Sozialpsychologische Funktionen Populärer Musik im Jugendalter: Warum Metal nicht mit HipHop kann / Social psychological functions of popular music in Youth: Why Metal doesn’t go along with HipHop. Poster presented at the Georg-Elias-Müller-Institute of Psychology, Göttingen, Germany.