Ágnes Szabó
Ágnes Szabó | |
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| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington (PhD 2015) |
| Known for | Ageing and acculturation research among migrant populations |
| Awards | Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health psychology; cross-cultural psychology; gerontology |
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| Thesis | (PhD thesis, cross-cultural psychology) (2015) |
| Doctoral advisor | Colleen Ward |
Ágnes Szabó is a Hungarian-born health psychologist and academic based in New Zealand. She is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health at Victoria University of Wellington, where her work investigates how sociocultural factors affect health and well-being across the life course.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Szabó grew up in Hungary and moved to New Zealand in 2012 to undertake doctoral study at Victoria University of Wellington.[4] She completed her PhD in cross-cultural psychology in 2015, supervised by Professor Colleen Ward.[1]
Academic career
After graduating, Szabó joined Massey University as a post-doctoral fellow and later Lecturer, focusing on health and lifespan development.[5] In December 2019 she took up a lectureship (now senior lectureship) at Victoria University of Wellington, where she also holds the Royal Society New Zealand’s Rutherford Discovery Fellowship.[6][7]
Szabó’s scholarship lies at the intersection of ageing, migration and identity. She combines cross-cultural psychology, critical gerontology and life-course approaches to examine how older migrants negotiate cultural identities, cope with stress and maintain health in their adopted homelands.[1] Her Rutherford-funded project, ‘‘Growing old in an adopted land,’’ integrates gerontology and acculturation theory to develop culturally sensitive frameworks for ageing well.[6]
Honours
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (Royal Society Te Apārangi, 2019), supporting five years of independent research on migrant ageing.[6]
Selected publications
- Szabó, A., Allen, J., Stephens, C., & Alpass, F. (2019). ‘‘Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between purposes of Internet use and well-being among older adults.’’ The Gerontologist, 59(1), 58-68.Szabo, Agnes; Allen, Joanne; Stephens, Christine; Alpass, Fiona (2019). "Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between purposes of Internet use and well-being among older adults". The Gerontologist. 59 (1): 58–68. doi:10.1093/geront/gny036. PMID 29688332.
- Ward, C., Ng Tseung-Wong, C., Szabó, A., Qumseya, T., & Bhowon, U. (2018). ‘‘Hybrid and alternating identity styles as strategies for managing multicultural identities.’’ Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 49(9), 1481–1503."Hybrid and alternating identity styles as strategies for managing multicultural identities". Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 49 (9): 1481–1503. 2018. doi:10.1177/0022022118782647 (inactive 16 August 2025).
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References
- ^ a b c "About Ágnes Szabó". Ágnes Szabó’s Research Website. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Ágnes Szabó". The Conversation. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Dr Ágnes (Ági) Szabó – Good things take time". Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Ágnes Szabó – Rutherford Discovery Fellowship biography". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ágnes Szabó". Asia Media Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Ágnes Szabó". Asia Media Centre | Helping New Zealand media cover Asia. Retrieved 2025-07-27.