Commentary: Leapfrogging as a Principle for Research on Children and Youth in Majority World Settings

Abstract

I am writing this commentary while visiting the 30th International Congress of Psychology in Cape Town, South Africa. Looking at the program, I see that psychological research on non‐Western populations and internationally comparative research seems to be much en vogue! However, much of the research I have seen left me—as a representative of a research funding organization—rather puzzled.