OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Japanese Psychological Research is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

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Japanese Translation of the Concerns of Social Reprisal Scale and Examination of the Bivalent Fear of Evaluation Model for Social Anxiety in Japan	12
Influence of Implicit Attitudes Toward Infants on the Perception of Infant Cuteness	11
A Double‐Edged Sword: Protective and Harmful Effects of International Students' Group Identification¹	10
Spatial Migration Experience and Turnover Intention: Empirical Evidence from Japan	9
Generalized Trust Rather than Perception of Relational Mobility Correlates with Nominating Close Friends in a Social Network¹	8
Effects of Cultural Intelligence on Perceived Stress Among the Japanese Overseas Workers	8
Social Comparison Concerns and Competitive Attitudes of North Korean Refugees and South Koreans: Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences¹	7
Editorial: Culture and Health	7
Ageism Hinders Mental Attribution Toward Older Adults: Translation and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Mind Attribution Scale¹	7
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The Effect of Episodic Future Thinking on Learning Intention: Focusing on English Learning Goal‐Relevant Future Thinking in University Students	6
Effects of Values on Pain Tolerance and Activity Under a Laboratory‐Induced Pain Condition¹^,²	5
Do Grateful People Protect Their Benefactors at the Expense of Other People? Implications From Loss‐Framed Welfare Tradeoff Ratios	5
Haptic Sensations Modulate Judgment of Words that Elicit Self‐referent Memory	5
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Effects of Mobile App‐Based Positive Psychology Intervention for Well‐being	5
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Women's Psychological Experiences in a Narrative Therapy‐Based Group: An Analysis of Participants' Writings and Beck Depression Inventory–Second Edition	4
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Longitudinal Study on the Relationships between Organizational Factors and Autonomous and Controlled Motivation among Older Japanese Bridge Employees¹	4
A Case Study of a Consultation Using the Two‐Circles Method With a Junior High School Teacher¹	4
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Effects of Landmark Availability on Japanese Speakers' Preferences for Spatial Frames of Reference	4
Validation of the Japanese Version of the Modified Balanced Time Perspective Scale: Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity Results¹	4
Exploring the Narrative of an Early Childhood Education and Care Teacher from the Perspective of Polyphonic Time¹	3
Mental State Attribution Mediates Exogenous Orienting of Attention Triggered by Gaze Cues, but not Other Social Cues	3
Development of the Japanese Version of the Original and Short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale	3
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Effects of Head Inclination and Focal Length on Emotional State and Degree of Stress¹	3
Replicating Camera Perspective Bias in the Japanese Justice System	3
Seeing Things in Black‐and‐White: A Scoping Review on Dichotomous Thinking Style¹	3
Narrative of “Here‐and‐Now”: Cancer Survivors in a Group Psychotherapy Using SCT® (Systems‐Centered Therapy)¹^,²	3
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The Spill‐over Effect of Formal Bowing Motion on Subjective Facial Attractiveness¹	3
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The Validity of the Salivary Cortisol Analysis Method Using the Cube Reader in Japanese University Students	2
Development of a Scale to Measure Tolerance Toward Diverse Others¹	2
Effects of Pathogen‐Avoidance Tendency on Infection‐Prevention Behaviors and Exclusionary Attitudes toward Foreigners: A Longitudinal Study of the COVID‐19 Outbreak in Japan¹	2
Stability of Assessment Using Creativity‐Related Indices	2
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The Relationship Between Fear of Isolation and Thinking Ability about Social Issues¹	2
Investigating the Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index	2
Harmony and Aversion in the Face of a Pandemic¹	2
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The Effect of Coaches' Interpersonal Style Profiles on Young Athletes' Motivation and Sport Commitment	2
Prospects for Clinical Reports on Selective Mutism Conducted in Japan: A Scoping Review¹	2
What Makes a Movement Human‐Like?	2
Does Mental Simulation Decrease the Empathy Gap in Help‐Seeking?	2
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The Relationship Between Cognition of Lying and the Previous Day's Lies	2
Homework and Teacher: Relationships Between Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs in Homework and Homework Assignments¹	2
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Transdiagnostic Treatment of a Breast Cancer Survivor: A Case Study¹	2
Editorial: Studies of Face and Body	2
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Japanese Version of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory: Translation and Validation¹	2
Perceptual Narrowing in Face Processing: Reviewing the Factors Influencing its Onset and Offset	2
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The Effects of Adding Emojis to Text Messages on Emotional Impressions and Recollection of Textual Content	1
How Do People Disclose Their Mild‐To‐Moderate Hearing Loss?¹^,²	1
Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan¹^,²	1
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Holistic Processing of Recognition Memory for Face Identity: Evidence from a Face Morphing Paradigm	1
A Unique Variance in Future Motivation for Observed Active Behaviors on Positive Class Participation Beyond the Effect of Current Motivation	1
Serotonin Receptor (HTR2A) Gene Polymorphism Modulates Social Sharing of Happiness in Both American and Japanese Adults	1
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Cognitive Complexity Training Reduced Gender Harassment in a Small Japanese Company^{1, 2}	1
Editorial: Psychological Science of Interoception	1
Development of the Japanese Version of the Short Scale of Creative Self^{1, 2}	1
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The Vietnamese Version of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ) and the Revised Short Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test (S‐GRAT): Psychometric Properties Among Adolescents	1
Assessment of Construct Validity of Recovery Measures through Theoretical Formulations as Applied to Cardiovascular Parameters	1
Development of a Japanese Version of the Creative Mindset Scale (CMS) Using Item Response Theory	1

Japanese Psychological Research	1
Male and Female Laboratory Rats Equally Acquire Running‐Based Flavor‐Aversion Learning¹	1
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An Experimental Comparison of Two Emotion‐Induction Methods and the Role of Emotion in Applying Decision Rules	1
Cross‐Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Japanese Version of the Attitudes toward Singlehood Scale^1,2,3,4	1
Relationship Between Self‐Compassion and Turnover Intention Among Early Career Nurses in Japan¹	1
Cross‐Cultural Investigation in Differential Perceptions of Externalizing Symptoms	1
Good Children Do Not Always Do Good Behavior: Moral Licensing Effects in Preschoolers^1, 2, 3	1
How Can Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Help Understanding of the Psychotherapy Process? A Scoping Review of Therapeutic Interactions	1
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The Influence of Emotional Facial Expression Intensity on Decoding Accuracy: High Intensity Does Not Yield High Accuracy	1
How Single Older Men Reach Poverty and Its Relationship with Help‐Seeking Preferences¹	1
The Relation between Motivation and Goal Attainment: A Correlational Meta‐Analysis	1
Self‐Regulation, Co‐Regulation, and Socially Shared Regulation of Motivation for Collaborative Activity: Comparison Between University Students and Working Adults¹	1
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Dohsa‐hou Relaxation Enhances Cardiac Parasympathetic Activity Assessed by Analysis of Heart Rate Variability	1
The Process of Thinking During the Care Work of Care Workers¹	1
Nursing Home Adaptation in Visually Impaired Older Adults Using a Narrative Approach¹^,²	1
Impact of Teachers' Language Expression and Message Valence when Conveying Classroom‐Compliance Instructions¹	1
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High Self‐Deceivers Internalize Self‐Presentation of Extraversion Through Biased Evaluation of Their Performance¹	1
Longitudinal Study on Development of Coping Strategies for Early Childhood Conflicts Regarding Object Possession and Related Factors	1
The Development of a Japanese Version of the State Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire	1
Impact Bias in Regret: Comparisons Between Within‐Subjects and Between‐Subjects Designs, Kokaishita and Kuyashi, and the Presence and Absence of Reward¹^,²	1
Inferred Social Expectations are Linked to Prosocial Effort in Teamwork in Japan but not in the United States¹	1
A Novel Research Tool for Studying Human Associative Learning: Role‐Playing Game Tasks^1,2	1
Cultural Differences in Self‐Rated Health: The Role of Influence and Adjustment	1
“They Love Me, They Love Me Not”: An IRT‐Based Investigation of the Child Parental Acceptance‐Rejection Questionnaire with a Japanese Sample¹	1
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Their Caregivers: A Dyadic Analysis¹	1
Examining the Relationship between Depression and the Progression of Burnout Among Japanese Athletes¹^,²	1
Identifying the Central Components of Perceived Costs and Benefits of Helping Peers with Depression: A Psychological Network Analysis Using Japanese Undergraduate Samples¹^,²	0
Creating Equality Through Dialogue in a Narrative‐Based Helping Relationship¹	0
The Effects of Stressful Life Events and Negative Emotions in Relation to the Quality of Sleep: A Comparison between Chinese and Japanese Undergraduate Students and Chinese International Students	0
Correction to Precarious Lives Predict Culturally Deviant Psychologies: Extending the Psychology of Marginalization From Japan to the US	0
Development of the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS) Japanese Edition and Examination of its Convergent, Discriminant, and Incremental Validity	0
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Why and Under What Conditions Does Loss Aversion Emerge?¹	0
Conformity‐Based Out‐Group Aggression: Does an In‐Group Audience Intensify Out‐Group Aggression as a Result of Conformity?	0
Exploring Effective Intervention Strategies for Depression as a Complex System: Targeted Interventions Through Network Simulations	0
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The Ebb and Flow of Morality: The Role of Purity in the Public Perceptions of Fukushima's Processed Water Release	0
Perception of Facial Cues to Trustworthiness in Infancy: Insights from the Spatial Frequency Filtering Approach	0
How do Changes in One's Self‐Esteem Affect the Self‐Esteem of Others?	0
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies Moderate the Effects of Acculturative Stress on Affective Symptoms Among Chinese International Students in Japan	0
Does Enthusiasm for Work Lead to Typical Burnout? A Three‐Wave Panel Study with Caregivers^{1, 2}	0
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Minimizing Bias and Maximizing the Potential Strengths of Autoethnography as a Narrative Research	0
Who Takes the Clue? Relationships Between Internal and External Factors in Creative Problem Solving¹	0
Repeated Exposure Effect on the Likeability of Odors Depends on the Exposure Time and Stimulus‐Processing During Exposure	0
Treatment of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for the Locus of Control with Internet Gaming Addiction Problem	0
Spontaneous Interpersonal Coordination in Stepping and Autistic‐Like Traits¹	0
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Stress Mindset and University Students' Mental Health in Japan During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Mediating Model¹^,²	0
How Does Gratitude Promote Prosocial Behavior? Developmental Differences in the Underlying Motivation¹	0
Pathogen Avoidance and Outgroup Avoidance During the First Wave of the COVID‐19 Pandemic	0
Psychometric Examination of the Japanese Version of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire¹²³⁴	0
Cultural Differences in Interoceptive Accuracy: Comparison Between Japan and Europe¹	0
Japanese Clinical Psychologists' Consensus Beliefs about Mental Health: A Mixed‐Methods Approach	0
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Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Langer Mindfulness Scale	0
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Sharing and Non‐sharing Happiness: Evidence from Cross‐Cultural Studies in the United States and Japan	0
Culture and Health: Recent Developments and Future Directions¹	0
An Exploratory Study of Cultural Differences in Behavior and Intentions in Workplace Apologies: With the Perspective of Responsibility	0
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Exploring the Utility of a Machine Learning Approach with Mobile‐Based Cognitive Function Tasks for Detecting Depression	0
Unleashing Leaders' Innovative Work Behavior in Energy Company: The Role of Business Acumen and Innovative Self‐Efficacy	0
Measurement Invariance of Working Memory Factors Across Younger and Older Adults¹^,²^,³	0
The Association of Health Status and Employment Status for each Occupation: Results from a Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in Japan¹	0
Psychometric Validation of the Japanese Version of the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS) in Early Adolescents¹^,²	0
Further Evidence for the Role of Felt Understanding in Intergroup Relations: Japanese and Chinese Relations in Japan¹	0
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Color–Word Stroop Interference Among Japanese Preschoolers¹	0
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MA and Togetherness (Ittaikan) in the Narratives of Dancers and Spectators: Sharing an Uncertain Space	0
What is the Most Helpful Body‐Scan Posture for People with Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Tendency?	0
Does Cooperation with Others Reduce Risky Gambling Behavior?¹	0
Does Video Game Play Elevate Suicide Risk? A Cross‐sectional Study of Japanese Young Adults¹,²	0

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Conversational Agent Dynamics with Minority Opinion and Cognitive Conflict in Small‐Group Decision‐Making	0
Own‐Race Advantage in Visual Working Memory for Faces Reflects Enhanced Storage Capacity and Quick Encoding¹	0
The Emotional Nature of Malicious and Benign Envy: Separate Measurements for Emotion and Motivation	0
The Effects of Internal Focus of Attention and Interoceptive Abilities on Golf Putting Performance	0
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Development of the Japanese Version of the Beliefs about Emotions Scale¹	0
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Conveying “Fun” Through Communicative Moves of Facial Expressions: Investigating the Theory of Affective Pragmatics	0
The Cultural Variance Model of Organizational Shame and its Implications on Health and Well‐Being¹	0
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Development of the Japanese Version of the Mindful Eating Scale (MES)	0
Considering Cuteness Enhances Smiling Responses to Infant Faces^1,2	0
The Developmental Change of Print‐Tuned N170 in Highly Transparent Writing Systems¹	0
History of Psychological Testing from the Perspective of Test Developers in Japan¹	0
Is School Absenteeism a Spectrum? Development and Validation of Japanese Futoko Spectrum Quotient (FSQ)¹	0
Japanese Psychological Research	0
Development and Validation of the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome Scale 1 Revised–Japanese Version¹	0
An International Comparison of Factors Related to Long Work Hours¹	0
The Relative Effectiveness of Positive and Negative Gossip in Promoting Prosocial Giving: The Examination of the Valence of Gossip Content and Reputational Consequences	0
Impact of Message Construal, Temporal Distance, and Construal Level on Potential Philanthropic Supporters' Intentions to Donate	0
Structure of Disaster Preparedness Motivation and Its Relationship with Disaster Preparedness Behaviors	0
Construct Validity of the 29‐Item Sense of Coherence Scale: Exploratory Analysis of a Compatible Three‐Factor Model Using a Rasch Measurement Model¹	0
Achievement Goal Impacts Students' Preferences for “Personalized Problems” in Computer‐Adaptive Tests	0
Approach–Avoidance Responses to Affective Facial Expressions and Bodily Posture¹^,²	0
Changes in Children's Episodic Narratives Through Long‐Term Repeated Recall: Longitudinal Case Studies¹	0
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The Association Between Social Exclusion and the Feeling of Hunger	0
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Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Face Recognition in Non‐human Primates	0
Challenges Marriage‐Hunting People Face: Competition and Excessive Analysis¹	0
The Attitude and Behavior of Japanese Managers Toward Male Employees Taking Long‐Term Parental Leave¹^,²	0
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Development and Initial Validation of the Death Attitudes in Relationships Scale	0
The Moderating Role of Inhibition on Irrelevant Emotional Information in the Relation of Cognitive Reappraisal and Affect Balance: Evidence from a Negative Affective Priming Task	0
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Does Male Gender Role Conflict Inhibit Help‐Seeking?¹	0
Pluralistic Ignorance did not Prevent Paternity Leave in Japan in December 2021: A Replication Study	0
Possible Futures for the Psychological Network Approach: Agenda for Clinical Scientists	0
Association of Personal Values in Adolescence with Subjective Health Status, Meaning in Life, and Life Satisfaction in Adulthood: A Cross‐sectional Study with Retrospective Recall¹	0
Relationship Between Impulsivity and Binge Eating in Japanese Adult Women: Using a Japanese Version of S‐UPPS‐P Impulsive Behavior Scale	0
Influence of Social Anxiety on People's Preferences for Robots as Daily Life Communication Partners Among Young Japanese	0
Precarious Lives Predict Culturally Deviant Psychologies: Extending the Psychology of Marginalization From Japan to the US	0
Relationship Between Basic Psychological Needs and Exercise Motivation in Japanese Adults: An Application of Self‐Determination Theory	0
Validity and Reliability of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms‐Japanese Version	0
False Safety Behavior Elimination Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Japanese: A Pilot, Single‐Arm Uncontrolled Study¹	0
Effects of Perceived Autonomy Support on Academic Achievement and Motivation Among Higher Education Students: A Meta‐Analysis	0
Religiosity and Immanent Justice Reasoning: A Replication Study in Japan and the U.S.	0
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Mothers' Influence on the Body Dissatisfaction and Weight Loss Behaviors of their Preschool‐ to Junior‐High‐School‐Level Daughters: The Case of Japan	0
The Similarity between Target and Nontarget Affects Different Processing Stages Depending on Stimulus Feature Dimensions: An ERP Study¹	0
A Study of the Conceptual Structure of Growth Mindsets and Their Impact on Self‐Improvement Motivation	0
Determinants of Interdependent Happiness Focusing on the Role of Social Capital: Empirical Insight From Japan¹	0
The Psychometric Properties of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for the DSM‐5 in Korean Adults Exposed to Natural Disasters¹^,²	0
Individuality of Narratives Generated by Individuals: An Investigation Using Four‐Panel Comics	0
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Well‐Being and HbA1c of People with Diabetes in Japan: A Structural Equation Model¹	0
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Hand to Face: A Phenomenological View of Body Image Development in Infants	0
Discovery and Revitalization of “Feeling of Hometown” from a Disaster Site Inhabitant's Continuous Engagement in Reconstruction Work: Ethnographic Interviews with a Radiation Decontamination Worker Ov	0
The Effects of Narcissism and Humor Coping on Anger Expression in Married Couples¹	0
Changes in Social Relationships after Participation in a Group Intervention for Japanese Patients with Cancer: A Qualitative Study	0
Roles of Moral Foundations and Empathic Concern on Rights of Public Decision‐Making for Geological Disposal Facilities: Why is it Self‐evident that “the Concerned Party should be the D	0
Test of the Serotonin Transporter Gene × Early Life Stress Interaction Effect on Subjective Well‐Being and Loneliness Among Japanese Young Adults	0
Editorial:Narrative‐BasedApproaches in Psychological Research and Practice	0
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Shift‐and‐Persist Strategy: Tendencies and Effect on Japanese Parents and Children's Mental Health^1,2,3	0
Evaluating the Effect of Listeners' Response on Speakers' Later Recollection and Impression of the Story	0
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Developmental Process of Japanese Psychotherapists Based on Their Life Histories	0
Episodic Future Thinking Reduces Delay Discounting of Gains and Losses: The Role of Regulatory Focus	0
Action Research on Meaning‐Making at Residents' Meetings for Local Disability Policy¹	0
Are Overconfidence and the Accurate Calibration of Performance Mutually Incompatible?¹	0
Career Outcome Expectations of Chinese Medical Students: A Short‐Term Longitudinal Study¹	0
Culture and Stress Coping: Cultural Variations in the Endorsement of Primary and Secondary Control Coping for Daily Stress Across European Canadians, East Asian Canadians, and the Japanese	0
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Infant Faces Induce Behavioral Approach Tendencies: Evidence From a Manikin Task^1,2	0
Factors Relating to Kanji Reading Accuracy in Kun‐readings: An Item‐Level Analysis	0
Affective Priming Effects by Task‐Relevant and Task‐Irrelevant Emotional Pictures: An ERP Study	0
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Prior Running, as Well as Swimming, Hinders Swimming‐Based Taste Aversion Learning in Rats	0
Different Effects of Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance on Attention to Changing Facial Expressions	0
Perceptual Discrepancies of Body Sizes in Japanese Female College Students: Using a 3‐D Silhouette Scale	0
Facial Mimicry in Unstructured Dyadic Interactions: A Cross‐Cultural Study	0
Validating the Turkish Adaptation of the Fear of Being Single Scale	0
Development of the Engagement with Beauty Scale‐Revised, Japanese Version (EBS‐R‐J), and Confirmation of its Validity and Reliability	0
The Effect of Simulating the Absence of Benefits on Gratitude: Prior Expectations and Posterior Counterfactual Thinking¹^,²^,³	0
Editorial: Motivation for the Future	0
Examination of Cross‐National and Gender Differences in Rumination and Its Association with Depression: A Cross‐Sectional Comparison Between Residents of the United Kingdom and Japan	0
Behind the Mask: Analyzing the Dual Influence of Social Norms on Pandemic Behavior in Japan¹	0
Validation of the Japanese Version of the Modest Behavior Scale for Adults and Age and Gender Differences	0
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