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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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Announcement	20
Does a Cultural Psychology Course Foster Identity‐Conscious Ideologies?	13
Are Hong Kongese Still Bicultural? Six Preregistered Replications of the Cultural Priming Effect in Hong Kong	12
Replicating Camera Perspective Bias in the Japanese Justice System	11
Does Mental Simulation Decrease the Empathy Gap in Help‐Seeking?	11
Influence of Implicit Attitudes Toward Infants on the Perception of Infant Cuteness	8
Cognitive Complexity Training Reduced Gender Harassment in a Small Japanese Company^{1, 2}	7
Editorial: Culture and Health	7
Effective Learning Conditions for Teaching Case Markers to Chinese Children Acquiring Japanese as a Second Language	7
Harmony and Aversion in the Face of a Pandemic¹	7
Generalized Trust Rather than Perception of Relational Mobility Correlates with Nominating Close Friends in a Social Network¹	7
Issue Information	6
The Relation between Motivation and Goal Attainment: A Correlational Meta‐Analysis	5
Moderating Effects of Attachment Orientations on Emotional Interdependence in Romantic Relationships: Using Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling	5
Does Video Game Play Elevate Suicide Risk? A Cross‐sectional Study of Japanese Young Adults¹,²	5
Development of the Japanese Version of the Short Scale of Creative Self^{1, 2}	5
Determinants of Interdependent Happiness Focusing on the Role of Social Capital: Empirical Insight From Japan¹	4
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Good Children Do Not Always Do Good Behavior: Moral Licensing Effects in Preschoolers^{1, 2, 3}	4
Preliminary Findings for the Development of the Japanese Yale‐Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Modified for Olfactory Reference Disorder ( ORD ‐	4
Psychometric Examination of the Japanese Version of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire¹²³⁴	4
Perceptual Discrepancies of Body Sizes in Japanese Female College Students: Using a 3‐D Silhouette Scale	4
Perceived Odor Intensity Ratings Based on Absolute Scales of Evaluators: Application of a 6‐Point Odor Intensity Scale Approximating the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	4
Further Evidence for the Role of Felt Understanding in Intergroup Relations: Japanese and Chinese Relations in Japan¹	3
Assessing Alexithymia in Japanese Adults: Psychometric Properties of the Japanese Version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire	3

Conformity‐Based Out‐Group Aggression: Does an In‐Group Audience Intensify Out‐Group Aggression as a Result of Conformity?	3
The Interdependence of Extraversion: Personality Differences in Utilizing Social Capital and Interdependent Happiness	3
Awareness and Acceptance in Anxiety‐Provoking Social Situations and Social Anxiety: Development and Initial Validation of the Social Anxiety‐Awareness and Acceptance Scale^{1, 2}	3
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	3
Development of the Japanese Version of the Mindful Eating Scale (MES)	3
Does Male Gender Role Conflict Inhibit Help‐Seeking?¹	3
Associations of the Level and Instability of Self‐Esteem with Help‐Seeking in Japanese Older Adults	3
Episodic Future Thinking Reduces Delay Discounting of Gains and Losses: The Role of Regulatory Focus	3
Development of the Japanese Version of the Beliefs about Emotions Scale¹	3
What Kind of Paintings Inspire Children when Viewing Art?	3
What is the Most Helpful Body‐Scan Posture for People with Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Tendency?	3
Procrastination and Precrastination from the Perspective of Self‐Control	3
Pluralistic Ignorance did not Prevent Paternity Leave in Japan in December 2021: A Replication Study	2
Effects of Perception of the Drawing Process on Visual Realism in Young Children	2
Qualitative Study of Causal Attribution for Difficulties Perceived by Social Workers in Supporting Single Middle‐Aged and Older Men	2
What Makes a Movement Human‐Like?	2
Effects of Cultural Intelligence on Perceived Stress Among the Japanese Overseas Workers	2
Further Attempts to Obtain a Forward Blocking Effect on Running‐Based Taste Aversion Learning in Rats	2
Issue Information ‐ PI	2
Is School Absenteeism a Spectrum? Development and Validation of Japanese Futoko Spectrum Quotient (FSQ)¹	2
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	2
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Development of the Japanese Version of the Original and Short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale	2
Stability of Assessment Using Creativity‐Related Indices	2
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Relationship Between Teachers' Interpersonal Behavior and Students' Motivation to Form and Maintain Relationships with Their Teachers	2
Development and Initial Validation of the Death Attitudes in Relationships Scale	2
Announcement	2
Affective Priming Effects by Task‐Relevant and Task‐Irrelevant Emotional Pictures: An ERP Study	2
Relationship Between the Words of Prayer, Psychological Well‐being, and Sense of Coherence	2
Perceptual Narrowing in Face Processing: Reviewing the Factors Influencing its Onset and Offset	2
Editorial: Studies of Face and Body	2
Grateful Liars Gain Reliance in Reciprocal Relationships: Exploring the Potential Role of Gratitude in Mitigating the Impact of Lying	1
Mental State Attribution Mediates Exogenous Orienting of Attention Triggered by Gaze Cues, but not Other Social Cues	1
An Empirical Study of the Actual Conditions, Current Attitudes, and Psychological Outcomes of Tattooing Among Japanese People	1
Cardiovascular Emotional Dampening and Olfaction: How Blood Pressure Affects Emotional Responses to Odors	1
Behind the Mask: Analyzing the Dual Influence of Social Norms on Pandemic Behavior in Japan¹	1
How Do Implicit Theories of Mind Wandering Relate to Mind Wandering as Experienced in Everyday Life?	1
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	1
Do Grateful People Protect Their Benefactors at the Expense of Other People? Implications From Loss‐Framed Welfare Tradeoff Ratios	1
Announcement	1
The Ebb and Flow of Morality: The Role of Purity in the Public Perceptions of Fukushima's Processed Water Release	1
Young Children's Judgment of Helping and Harmful Behavior Toward a Prosocial Hero and an Antisocial Villain	1
An Experimental Comparison of Two Emotion‐Induction Methods and the Role of Emotion in Applying Decision Rules	1
Relationship Between School Avoidance Motivation and Absentee Behavior in the Transition to Futoko	1
Japanese Psychological Research	1
The Effect of Episodic Future Thinking on Learning Intention: Focusing on English Learning Goal‐Relevant Future Thinking in University Students	1
The Relationship Between Cognition of Lying and the Previous Day's Lies	1
Comfort Distance for Online and In‐Person Interactions: A Virtual Reality Study	1
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Effects of Mobile App‐Based Positive Psychology Intervention for Well‐being	1
A Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS‐42) Study on the Mental Health Conditions of Japanese Employees	1
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is Effective in Reducing Strong Opioid Use in a Patient with Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Study	1
Possible Futures for the Psychological Network Approach: Agenda for Clinical Scientists	1
The Effect of Coaches' Interpersonal Style Profiles on Young Athletes' Motivation and Sport Commitment	1
Gender Differences in Help‐Seeking: A Meta‐analysis of Japanese Studies, Including Unreported Data¹	1
Online Social Identity Mapping (oSIM) in Japan	1
Measurement Invariance of Working Memory Factors Across Younger and Older Adults¹^,²^,³	1
Assessment of Construct Validity of Recovery Measures through Theoretical Formulations as Applied to Cardiovascular Parameters	1
The Influence of Emotional Facial Expression Intensity on Decoding Accuracy: High Intensity Does Not Yield High Accuracy	1
The Different Role of Subjective and Objective Attentional Control in Improving Well‐Being Among High Worriers: Experience Sampling Study	1
Homework and Teacher: Relationships Between Elementary School Teachers' Beliefs in Homework and Homework Assignments¹	1
Cross‐Cultural Investigation in Differential Perceptions of Externalizing Symptoms	1
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Development of a Japanese Version of the Creative Mindset Scale (CMS) Using Item Response Theory	1
Are Overconfidence and the Accurate Calibration of Performance Mutually Incompatible?¹	1
Investigating the Relationship Between Guilt and Self‐control Using Experience Sampling Method in Japan: Replication of Hofmann & Fisher (2012) and Additional Investigations	1
The Roles of Okurigana and Lexical Context in Reading Kanji Words with Kun‐Reading and Their Relationship to Reading Amount	1
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Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Human Capital Sustainability Leadership Scale (HCSLS‐J)	1
Relationship Between Self‐Compassion and Turnover Intention Among Early Career Nurses in Japan¹	1
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Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan¹^,²	1
Male and Female Laboratory Rats Equally Acquire Running‐Based Flavor‐Aversion Learning¹	1
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Transdiagnostic Treatment of a Breast Cancer Survivor: A Case Study¹	1
Is Differentiated Support Under Servant Leadership Acceptable?	0
Development of the Engagement with Beauty Scale‐Revised, Japanese Version (EBS‐R‐J), and Confirmation of its Validity and Reliability	0
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The Saliency of Attachment, Affiliation, and Caregiving Functions in Japanese Young Adults' Relationships with their Mothers and Friends	0
Holistic Processing of Recognition Memory for Face Identity: Evidence from a Face Morphing Paradigm	0
Understanding Individual Personality Structures Through Idiographic Factor Analysis and Network Models	0
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The Emotional Nature of Malicious and Benign Envy: Separate Measurements for Emotion and Motivation	0
Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Face Recognition in Non‐human Primates	0
Career Outcome Expectations of Chinese Medical Students: A Short‐Term Longitudinal Study¹	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
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Correction to Precarious Lives Predict Culturally Deviant Psychologies: Extending the Psychology of Marginalization From Japan to the US	0
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Approach–Avoidance Responses to Affective Facial Expressions and Bodily Posture¹^,²	0
Does Enthusiasm for Work Lead to Typical Burnout? A Three‐Wave Panel Study with Caregivers^{1, 2}	0
Development of a Scale to Measure Tolerance Toward Diverse Others¹	0
Impact Bias in Regret: Comparisons Between Within‐Subjects and Between‐Subjects Designs, Kokaishita and Kuyashi, and the Presence and Absence of Reward¹^,²	0
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The Dark Triad Traits, Humor Styles, and Schadenfreude: Others' Misery as the Devil's Laughing Stocks¹	0
Unleashing Leaders' Innovative Work Behavior in Energy Company: The Role of Business Acumen and Innovative Self‐Efficacy	0
The Validity of the Salivary Cortisol Analysis Method Using the Cube Reader in Japanese University Students	0
Exploring Effective Intervention Strategies for Depression as a Complex System: Targeted Interventions Through Network Simulations	0
Pathogen Avoidance and Outgroup Avoidance During the First Wave of the COVID‐19 Pandemic	0
Different Effects of Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance on Attention to Changing Facial Expressions	0
Infant Faces Induce Behavioral Approach Tendencies: Evidence From a Manikin Task^1,2	0
Dispositional Associations Between Interoceptive Attention Tendencies and Effortful Control: Cross‐sectional Findings from an Online National Survey of Japanese Working Adults	0
Using Video Introduction to Mitigate Affect‐Based Initial Trust in Automation	0
Structure of Disaster Preparedness Motivation and Its Relationship with Disaster Preparedness Behaviors	0
The Association Between Social Exclusion and the Feeling of Hunger	0
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Repeated Exposure Effect on the Likeability of Odors Depends on the Exposure Time and Stimulus‐Processing During Exposure	0
Spontaneous Interpersonal Coordination in Stepping and Autistic‐Like Traits¹	0
Cultural Differences in Interoceptive Accuracy: Comparison Between Japan and Europe¹	0
The Effects of Adding Emojis to Text Messages on Emotional Impressions and Recollection of Textual Content	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
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Haptic Sensations Modulate Judgment of Words that Elicit Self‐referent Memory	0
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Cultural Difference in the Effect of Bowing on Perceptions of Attractiveness	0
Social Comparison Concerns and Competitive Attitudes of North Korean Refugees and South Koreans: Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences¹	0
Investigating the Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index	0
Considering Cuteness Enhances Smiling Responses to Infant Faces^1,2	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
Effectiveness of Video Modeling Intervention for Individuals with Disabilities: A Meta‐Analysis of Single‐Case Research Design Studies	0
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How Can Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Help Understanding of the Psychotherapy Process? A Scoping Review of Therapeutic Interactions	0

Conversational Agent Dynamics with Minority Opinion and Cognitive Conflict in Small‐Group Decision‐Making	0
Gender Assignment in Robots with Gender‐Neutral Appearance and Its Influence on Gender Image	0
A Study of the Conceptual Structure of Growth Mindsets and Their Impact on Self‐Improvement Motivation	0
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Cross‐Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Japanese Version of the Attitudes toward Singlehood Scale^1,2,3,4	0
Do People With Lower Psychological Health Status Have a More Variable Self‐Concept? Analyzing Experience Sampling Data With a Mixed‐Effects Location‐Scale Model	0
Objective and Subjective Sleep Characteristics of Japanese University Students: Analysis Using Questionnaires and Wearable Trackers	0
Validating the Turkish Adaptation of the Fear of Being Single Scale	0
Spatial Migration Experience and Turnover Intention: Empirical Evidence from Japan	0
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Japanese Psychological Research	0
Lesson‐to‐Lesson Fluctuations in Academic Self‐concept Driven by Self and Peer Achievements: An Intensive Longitudinal Study of Different Foreign Language Course Types	0
How Does Gratitude Promote Prosocial Behavior? Developmental Differences in the Underlying Motivation¹	0
Inferred Social Expectations are Linked to Prosocial Effort in Teamwork in Japan but not in the United States¹	0
Japanese Translation of the Concerns of Social Reprisal Scale and Examination of the Bivalent Fear of Evaluation Model for Social Anxiety in Japan	0
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The Effects of Internal Focus of Attention and Interoceptive Abilities on Golf Putting Performance	0
Japanese Psychological Research	0
Fit‐Focused Secondary Control and Psychological Well‐being of Older Married Couples in Japan and the United States	0
A Unique Variance in Future Motivation for Observed Active Behaviors on Positive Class Participation Beyond the Effect of Current Motivation	0
Development and Validation of the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome Scale 1 Revised–Japanese Version¹	0
Exploring the Utility of a Machine Learning Approach with Mobile‐Based Cognitive Function Tasks for Detecting Depression	0
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Japanese Psychological Research	0
Does Ancestor Priming Decrease the Antisocial Behaviors in Japanese Adults?	0
Engaging in New Activities During the Pandemic Boosts Life Satisfaction: A Transition Analysis Using a National Panel Survey in Japan	0
Creating Equality Through Dialogue in a Narrative‐Based Helping Relationship¹	0
Editorial: Innovations in Clinical Psychological Science in the Era of Complexity	0
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Well‐Being and HbA1c of People with Diabetes in Japan: A Structural Equation Model¹	0
Shift‐and‐Persist Strategy: Tendencies and Effect on Japanese Parents and Children's Mental Health^1,2,3	0
How the Alternative Explanation Affects Satisfaction with the Target Explanation	0
Validation of the Japanese Version of the Modest Behavior Scale for Adults and Age and Gender Differences	0
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Seeking Harmony Rather Than Efficiency: The Effect of Self‐Construal on Social Compensation¹	0
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Factors Relating to Kanji Reading Accuracy in Kun‐readings: An Item‐Level Analysis	0
Prior Running, as Well as Swimming, Hinders Swimming‐Based Taste Aversion Learning in Rats	0
Introducing the Facial Expressions of Emotion Decoding Test with Various Intensity ( FEET ‐I): Using the AIST	0
Preschool Teacher Training on Neurodevelopmental Concerns in Children: A Pilot Study	0
Prospects for Clinical Reports on Selective Mutism Conducted in Japan: A Scoping Review¹	0
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A Novel Research Tool for Studying Human Associative Learning: Role‐Playing Game Tasks^1,2	0
Impact of Message Construal, Temporal Distance, and Construal Level on Potential Philanthropic Supporters' Intentions to Donate	0
The Effect of Simulating the Absence of Benefits on Gratitude: Prior Expectations and Posterior Counterfactual Thinking¹^,²^,³	0
Longitudinal Study on Development of Coping Strategies for Early Childhood Conflicts Regarding Object Possession and Related Factors	0
Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Langer Mindfulness Scale	0
Changes in Social Relationships after Participation in a Group Intervention for Japanese Patients with Cancer: A Qualitative Study	0
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Effects of Landmark Availability on Japanese Speakers' Preferences for Spatial Frames of Reference	0
Development and Validation of the Delaying Gratification Inventory in Japanese (DGI‐J)	0
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Testing the Mediating Role of Zero‐Sum Beliefs in the Effect of Resource Scarcity on Out‐Group Exclusion/Un‐inclusion	0
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Treatment of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for the Locus of Control with Internet Gaming Addiction Problem	0
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Development of the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS) Japanese Edition and Examination of its Convergent, Discriminant, and Incremental Validity	0
The Relationship Between Fear of Isolation and Thinking Ability about Social Issues¹	0
Editorial: Psychological Science of Interoception	0
An Exploratory Study of Cultural Differences in Behavior and Intentions in Workplace Apologies: With the Perspective of Responsibility	0
Editorial: Motivation for the Future	0
Generative AI for Social Interaction Analysis: A Study of COVID‐19 Video Comment Threads	0
Unraveling the Connection Between Emotional Intelligence and Moral Development in Undergraduate Students of Dhaka City	0
Cultural Differences in Self‐Rated Health: The Role of Influence and Adjustment	0
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Cultural Generalizability of the False Signaling Theory: A Replication Study Using a Japanese Sample	0
Reversal of the Decoy Effect: Minimizing the Decoy Effect Through Promotional Strategies from the Viewpoint of Rivalry	0
Conveying “Fun” Through Communicative Moves of Facial Expressions: Investigating the Theory of Affective Pragmatics	0
Announcement	0
Relationship Between Depression and Suicide Attempts: The Moderating Effect of Social Network	0
Precarious Lives Predict Culturally Deviant Psychologies: Extending the Psychology of Marginalization From Japan to the US	0
The Effect of a Defusion Exercise Including a Hierarchical Procedure on Depressive Rumination	0
Hand to Face: A Phenomenological View of Body Image Development in Infants	0
Facial Mimicry in Unstructured Dyadic Interactions: A Cross‐Cultural Study	0
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies Moderate the Effects of Acculturative Stress on Affective Symptoms Among Chinese International Students in Japan	0
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Achievement Goal Impacts Students' Preferences for “Personalized Problems” in Computer‐Adaptive Tests	0
Joint Effects of Goal Framing and Price on Green Consumption	0
The Attitude and Behavior of Japanese Managers Toward Male Employees Taking Long‐Term Parental Leave¹^,²	0
Upstream Approaches for Suicide Prevention Using Search‐Based Advertising: A Pilot Study	0
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Regulation of Positive Emotions in Daily Life: An Experience Sampling Study	0
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Does Cooperation with Others Reduce Risky Gambling Behavior?¹	0
The Development of a Japanese Version of the State Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire	0
Stress Mindset and University Students' Mental Health in Japan During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Mediating Model¹^,²	0
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A Double‐Edged Sword: Protective and Harmful Effects of International Students' Group Identification¹	0
Ageism Hinders Mental Attribution Toward Older Adults: Translation and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Mind Attribution Scale¹	0
Reduced Subjective and Behavioral Responses to Cuteness in Relation to Anhedonia	0
Perception of Facial Cues to Trustworthiness in Infancy: Insights from the Spatial Frequency Filtering Approach	0
The Cultural Variance Model of Organizational Shame and its Implications on Health and Well‐Being¹	0
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