MIPEX in use – September 2026

Defining collectivism as duties in relationships rather than generalized warmth improves predictive validity in 100 cultures 

Experts widely agree that East Asian cultures are more collectivistic than Western cultures. Yet 76 survey studies found no reliable difference. This article argues that collectivism is better understood as “responsibilism,” which emphasizes responsibilities in close relationships. Responsibilism, the study notes, predicted differences across societies (such as family ties and corruption) and individuals (social class and politics) that most earlier scales missed. The study uses MIPEX to confirm that responsibilistic cultures scored lower on integration policies such as the right to work and family reunification. These differences in integration policies, the paper notes, are consistent with the focus of responsibilism on close ties at the expense of outsiders.

Immigrant–native disparities in adolescent mental health during COVID‑19 school closures: a multilevel cross‑national analysis (PISA 2022)

This study aimed to examine the associations between COVID-19-related school closures and psychosomatic symptoms and life satisfaction among 15-year-old adolescents, and to assess whether these associations differed according to immigrant background.

多文化共生政策の国際的評価 － MIPEX2020 による差別対策の分析－[International Evaluation of Multicultural Coexistence Policy: An Analysis of Anti-Discrimination Measures Using MIPEX 2020]

The paper notes that MIPEX gave Japan’s multicultural coexistence policies a score of 47 out of 100, classifying the country in the less favourable immigration-without -itegration group. The article thus focuses on what it describes as Japan’s weakest area – its anti-discrimination policy which scored 16 points, and analyses the process used to calculate this score. It notes that this score reflects the absence of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and the lack of a national human rights institution. If Japan were to enact anti-discrimination legislation and establish a national human rights institution, its score for anti-discrimination policy would improve. Such measures would also befit the country, as it is party to international human rights treaties.

Критерии и показатели социологической оценки адаптации и интеграции мигрантов: методологическая модель мониторинга [Criteria and Indicators for the Sociological Assessment of Migrant Adaptation and Integration: Methodological Monitoring Model]

The article develops a methodological model for sociological monitoring of migrant adaptation and integration. It reviews existing approaches and indexes, including MIPEX, and goes on to propose criteria that further capture the specifics of migration in Russia.