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Intergroup contact in Japan: An exploration of direct, E-contact, and mass-mediated modalities among Japanese and international students

Gao, XJ; Takai, J; Hu, XC

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS Vol. 98 2024.1

Publisher：International Journal of Intercultural Relations

This study explored relationship between intergroup contact and willingness to interact with each other among Japanese and international students in Japan, focusing on three contact modalities: direct, E-contact, and mass-mediated contact, from perspectives of both groups. The research identified unique relationships between contact types and intergroup anxiety and common ingroup identity as mediating variables. Key findings include (1) divergent paths between all three contact modalities with intergroup anxiety and common ingroup identity, (2) a more pronounced link between positive contact and interaction willingness among Japanese students, and (3) the dominance of positive over negative contact in predicting interaction willingness. Exceptions to the latter two findings were also explored. The study's nuanced insights offer valuable contributions to the field, guiding effective strategies in improving intergroup attitudes among domestic and international students.

DOI： 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101920

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The Effects of Language Competence and Self-regulatory Focus on Intercultural Communication Apprehension: Comparing Japan, China and America Reviewed

Wang, Lina; Wu, Xiaoyan; Lee, S. Peter; & Takai, Jiro

Intercultural Communication Studies Vol. 33 ( 1 ) page： 1 - 15 2024

Psychosocial Effects of Self-Disclosure Among Chinese International Students in Japan: Focusing on Disclosure Media and Its Targets Open Access

Gao X., Takai J.

Journal of International Students Vol. 14 ( 1 ) page： 58 - 77 2024

Publisher：Journal of International Students

This study examined the effects of four types of self-disclosure on the life satisfaction of Chinese international students studying in Japan. Using an online survey, the study found that offline self-disclosure predicted life satisfaction both directly and indirectly, mediated by received social support and perceived social support, while the direct effect of online self-disclosure was not significant. All four types of self-disclosures predicted received social support, while the social support obtained from host nationals online did not affect perceived support. The analysis also revealed that the paths were moderated by the length of residence in Japan. Only online self-disclosure positively and directly predicted life satisfaction for newcomers, while only offline self-disclosure did for those who had stayed longer. Offline received social support was perceived as helpful for both groups, while that of online predicted perceived social support only for newcomers. Theoretical implications and limitations were discussed.

DOI： 10.32674/jis.v14i1.5098

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Japan-China-US comparison of communication anxiety, intercultural sensitivity, and global awareness

Wang, L; Wu, XY; Lee, PS; Takai, J

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 58 page： 67 - 67 2023.12

Can imagined contact improve outgroup attitude in the long run?

Hu, AQ; Takai, J

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 58 page： 112 - 112 2023.12

Affective and motivational accounts of judging moral acceptability of anti-COVID-19-preventive behaviors Reviewed

Journal of Cognition and Culture Vol. 23 ( 1-2 ) page： 149 - 169 2023.4

The Relationship between mental processes and Japan’s unique communication style of aisou Reviewed

Rin ITO, Alexander NAVARRO & Jiro TAKAI

Intercultural Communication Studies Vol. 32 ( 2 ) page： 38 - 50 2023

Intercultural Communication Anxiety, Intercultural Sensitivity, and Global Awareness in Japan, China and the United States: The Mediating Roles of Culture and Language Competence Reviewed

Wang, Lina; Wu, Xiaoyan; Lee, S. Peter; & Takai, Jiro

Intercultural Communication Studies Vol. 32 ( 2 ) page： 21 - 37 2023

An International Comparison of Factors Related to Long Work Hours

Kanai, A; Laurence, GA; Sakata, K; Fujimoto, T; Yamaguchi, H; Takai, J; Suzuki, A; Tak, J

JAPANESE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH Vol. 64 ( 4 ) page： 410 - 425 2022.10

Language：Japanese Publisher：Japanese Psychological Research

This study aimed to examine psychosocial factors related to working long hours, which causes depression, anxiety, and so forth, including karoshi [work to death]. In particular, the issue of working very long hours and its impacts on employees is seen as an urgent issue in Japan, and by clarifying the factors associated with this phenomenon, we aim to contribute to efforts to identify appropriate mitigation measures. We proposed a model of factors related to long work hours from multiple perspectives, and tested it in six countries: China, Finland, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Data were collected via a web-based questionnaire survey. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that organizational level variables were related to work hours in all six countries, but individual level variables were related to work hours only in the United States. In addition, only in Japan did the maintenance dimension of leadership affect the extension of working hours. Organization level factors, rather than job or individual level factors, should be considered when establishing measures to prevent employees from working excessively long hours.

DOI： 10.1111/jpr.12338

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Media Exposure and Risk Perception as Predictors of Engagement in COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior Across Two Cultures Reviewed

Xuechen Hu, Xingjian Gao, Wenzhen Xu, Jiro Takai

Online Media and Global Communication Vol. 1 ( 1 ) page： 90 - 123 2022.3

Intracultural and Intercultural Contact Orientation of International Students in Japan: Uncertainty Management by Cultural

Taniguchi Norihito, Takai Jiro, Skowronski Dariusz

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Vol. 12 ( 4 ) page： 843 - 866 2022

Imaginal and Virtual Reality-based Public Speaking Practice for Communicating with Intercultural Audiences Reviewed

Josh Brunotte & Jiro Takai

Intercultural Communication Studies Vol. 31 ( 2 ) page： 6 - 28 2022

The relationship between frequency of performing acts of kindness and subjective well-being: A mediation model in three cultures

Claudia Gherghel, Dorin Nastas, Takeshi Hashimoto, Jiro Takai

Current Psychology Vol. 40 ( 9 ) page： 4446 - 4459 2021.9

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Springer

Two studies investigated the relationship between frequency of performing prosocial acts and subjective well-being. Adult participants from three countries (Japan, Romania, and the US) responded to online questionnaires measuring focal variables. In Study 1, a short scale measuring kindness was devised, and its validity for cross-cultural research was probed. Results revealed that engagement in prosocial behavior was positively associated with empathic concern and subjective well-being. Study 2 showed that the needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy mediate the relationship between frequency of performing acts of kindness and subjective well-being. The results contribute to the cross-cultural literature suggesting that engagement in prosocial behavior enhances the well-being of the benefactor.

DOI： 10.1007/s12144-019-00391-x

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The effect of emotional competence on relational quality: Comparing Japan and Myanmar

May Cho Min, Jiro Takai

Current Psychology Vol. 40 ( 2 ) page： 782 - 792 2021.2

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. This study examined cultural influences on relational qualities through intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional competence (EC) for friendship networks (same-sex best friend and opposite-sex best friend), romantic partner, and family members (sibling, mother, and father). Much of the literature on cross-cultural comparison of emotions has been conducted in Western cultures, and a few cross-cultural comparisons have been made between Western cultures and Japan. Relatively little work has been done outside of these countries. This study aimed to compare the significance of EC on interpersonal relationships between Japan, and a Southeast Asian culture, namely, Myanmar, as an exploratory effort outside of the individualism-collectivism continuum, hence focusing on two collectivistic, and Asian cultures. We recruited 721 university students from one East Asian country (Japan) and one Southeast Asian country (Myanmar). We found cultural differences of EC and relational qualities for each target (same-sex best friend, opposite-sex best friend, romantic partner, sibling, mother, and father). Moreover, both interpersonal and intrapersonal EC mediated the impact of culture on positive relational qualities for family members. Intrapersonal EC mediated this effect for same-sex best friend and romantic partner, whereas interpersonal EC did so for opposite-sex best friend. Additionally, interpersonal EC mediated the effect between culture and negative relational qualities for father. Our findings suggest that EC mediates the effect of culture on relational qualities, and that there are cultural differences regarding this effect.

DOI： 10.1007/s12144-018-0002-9

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Cross-cultural comparison of university students’ emotional competence in Asia

May Cho Min, Md Nurul Islam, Lina Wang, Jiro Takai

Current Psychology Vol. 40 ( 1 ) page： 200 - 212 2021.1

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

© 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature Emotional competence (EC) refers to individual differences in the identification, comprehension, expression, regulation, and use of one’s own emotions and others’ emotions, (Brasseur et al. in Plos One, 8(5), e62635, 2013) and is known to be culturally construed. Cross-cultural studies involving Asians typically sample one or two cultures as representatives of a collectivistic culture, but we opine to differ, in that these cultures have their distinct character, especially with regard to EC. We investigated the measurement invariance of Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC) with samples collected from four Asian countries, representing three distinct regions of the continent: Myanmar (N = 400), Japan (N = 400), China (N = 436), and Bangladesh (N = 400). We found that the PEC was a robust measure of both intrapersonal and interpersonal EC across these countries. Myanmar showed the highest global EC, followed by Bangladesh, China, and Japan, and significant effects of culture were found in all intrapersonal and interpersonal EC factors. Gender main effect was found in one intrapersonal EC (regulation of own emotions) and four interpersonal EC (identification of, listening to, regulation of, and utilization of others’ emotions), while gender-culture interaction effects were confirmed in two intrapersonal EC (comprehension and expression of own emotions). While cross-cultural studies typically bundle these cultures into one, that of Eastern, we found much variability within them, and they should be deemed independent of one another, especially in terms of EC. The findings enhance our understanding of EC across cultures, in particular with respect to the basis of which interpersonal behavior might differ across these four cultures.

DOI： 10.1007/s12144-018-9918-3

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Moralization of Japanese cultural norms among student sojourners in Japan

Reina Takamatsu, May Cho Min, Lina Wang, Wenzhen Xu, Norihito Taniguchi, Jiro Takai

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Vol. 80 page： 242 - 249 2021.1

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

This study investigated the relationship between different domains of cultural adaptation among international students in Japan and the moralization of culture-specific norms. Newcomers may adapt certain norms of the host culture and ascribe moral meanings to initially nonmoral activities or objects. Building on the existing model of sociocultural adaptation, we investigated how different types of sociocultural adaptation are associated with the moralization of Japanese cultural norms. For international students in Japan, there are three aspects of sociocultural adaptation: academic, daily living, and interpersonal. Our results showed that cultural adaptation in the interpersonal domain, but not in the academic and daily living domains, predicted harsher moral judgments of behaviors that violated Japanese cultural norms. These findings suggest that international students who are well adjusted in the interpersonal domain gain an understanding of what is sanctioned in the Japanese cultural context and come to see certain behaviors as morally appropriate. We discuss several implications for further investigating the moralization of certain behaviors within the context of acculturation.

DOI： 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.12.001

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Socio-ecological foundations of altruism toward strangers: An examination focusing on regional differences between north and south India

Terashima Yuto, Takai Jiro

The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association Vol. 84 ( 0 ) page： PC-039 - PC-039 2020.9

Culture moderates the association between social expectations regarding helping and positive affect Reviewed International coauthorship

Claudia Gherghel, Takeshi Hashimoto, Jiro Takai

Vol. 60 ( 1 ) page： 56 - 60 2020.4

Culture, morality, and the effect of prosocial behavior motivation on positive affect

Claudia Gherghel, Dorin Nastas, Takeshi Hashimoto, Jiro Takai, Aaron Castelán Cargile

Ethics and Behavior Vol. 30 ( 2 ) page： 126 - 149 2020.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

© 2019, Copyright © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We investigated the effect of culture, moral discourse, and motivation to engage in prosocial behavior on benefactors’ positive affect. Participants from three cultures (Japan, Romania, and the United States) responded to scenarios in which they could perform small acts of kindness for different targets. A stronger relationship between agentic and obligated motivation to perform acts of kindness, as well as between obligated motivation and positive affect, was observed for participants from Japan, and for individuals with higher endorsement of the Community Ethic. Agentic motivation to engage in prosocial behavior was related to benefactors’ positive affect, regardless of relationship type.

DOI： 10.1080/10508422.2019.1651651

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Can imagined contact change intergroup attitude in the long run? Reviewed International journal

Hu, A., & Takai, J.

Intercultural Communication Studies Vol. 29 ( 2 ) page： 1 - 17 2020

Authorship：Last author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies

The imagined contact method of cognitively manipulating intergroup relations has been reported to be widely successful in improving attitude toward the outgroup. However, little has been reported on its durability. Study 1 was conducted to test the stimulus scenario, involving 282 students who were given either an imagined contact scenario or a control, featuring Chinese as the outgroup. Pre-post measures of intergroup attitude were obtained. Imagined contact group showed some improvement in attitude. In study 2, the same method was applied to non-student participants (N=134), but this time, measurements were taken before, right after, one week after and one month after administering the imagined contact approach. Results indicated that the effect of imagined contact did not dissipate after one week, and even one month, particularly for the perception of social distance, but not for other measures. We discussed the potential of imagined contact in its application as a viable means of improving intergroup attitude toward Chinese in Japan.

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