Hihara CV 1

Shogo Hihara
Curriculum Vitae
Position:
Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University in Japan
Address:
Department of Psychology
Graduate School of Humanity and Social Sciences
Hiroshima University
1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8524, Japan
Email: shihara@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Education
Hiroshima University

Hiroshima, Japan•

Ph.D. in Psychology
September 2019
▪ Dissertation Title: Psychosocial features and development of youth withnegative identities in contemporary Japan.

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M.A. in Psychology
March 2016
▪ Thesis Title: Development of a method for identifying adolescents who choose anegative identity.

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B.A. in Psychology
March 2014
▪ Thesis Title: The process of negative identity formation among youth.

Awards and Scholarships
2021

Onuki-Hide Educational Award, 200,000 JPY (approximately 1,811 USD)

2020-2023 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS), 4,160,000 JPY (approximately 37,664 USD)
2020

EARA Travel Award, European Association for Research on Adolescence,

2019-2020 Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers, Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS), 1,400,000 JPY (approximately 12,725 USD)
2019

Emerging Scholar Spotlight, European Association for Research on Adolescence
Student and Early Career Network

2018-2020 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (JSPS), 6,700,000 JPY (approximately 61,097 USD)
2018

Best Presentation Award, The 74th annual conference of Chugoku-Shikoku
Psychological Association

2018

Excellent Student Scholarship, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University,
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2018

Participation in EADP/EARA/SRA Summer School held in Belgium (adoption rate
was 46%)2017-2019 Primary investigator, Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education, “Negative
identity formation: Connecting the self to past events,” 600,000 JPY (approximately
5,500 USD)
2017-2018 The 11th Dream Challenge Award, Hiroshima University, 50,000 JPY(approximately 458 USD)
2017

Excellent Student Scholarship, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University,
267,500 JPY (approximately 2,452 USD)

2017

Student Research Award, The 24th annual conference of International Society of
Research on Identity

2017

Green Wing Educational Scholarship, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima
University, 175,000 JPY (approximately 1,604 USD)

2016

Green Wing Educational Scholarship, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima
University, 175,000 JPY (approximately 1,604 USD)

2015-2016 The 9th Dream Challenge Award, Hiroshima University, 150,000 JPY(approximately 1375 USD).
2015

Green Wing Educational Scholarship, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima
University, 175,000 JPY (approximately 1,604 USD)

2014-2015 Primary investigator, Hiroshima University, “Why young people form Negative
identity? Examination of a model of negative identity formation,” 198,000 JPY(approximately 1,815 USD)

Publications
2021:
Hihara, S., Umemura, T., Iwasa, Y., Saiga, S., & Sugimura, K. (in press). Identity processes
and identity content valences: Examining bidirectionality. Developmental Psychology.
Iwasa, Y., Hihara, S., Umemura, T., Tazume, H., & Sugimura, K. (in press). Identity
formation and school experience among university students in a teacher training
program: A four-wave longitudinal study during the teaching practicum. Identity: An
International Journal of Theory and research.
Hihara, S., Sugimura, K., Umemura, T., Iwasa, Y., & Syed, M. (2021). Positive and negative
valences of identities: Longitudinal associations of identity content valences withadaptive and maladaptive functioning among Japanese youth. Development andPsychopathology, Advanced online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421000043

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Hihara, S., Saiga, S., & Sugimura, K. (2021). Relationships between demographic factors
and trajectories of identity distress in various life domains among young adults: A
three-wave longitudinal study. Identity: An International Journal of Theory andresearch, 21(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2020.1839757
2020:Žukauskienė, R., Kaniušonytė, G., Nelson, L. J., Crocetti, E., Malinauskienė, O., Hihara, S.,& Sugimura, K. (2020). Objective and subjective markers of transition to adulthood in
emerging adults: Their mediating role in explaining the link between parental trust
and life satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 7(12), 3006-3027.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520948621
Hihara, S., Ishibashi, I., Umemura, T., Sugimura, K. (2020). Roles of configurations ofmultiple identity domains in adaptive and maladaptive functioning in Japaneseemerging adults: Using a culturally relevant index. Emerging Adulthood, 8(5), 373381. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696819858457
Sugimura, K., Hihara, S., & Hatano, K. (2020). Emotional separation, parental trust, andpsychosocial adjustment in preadolescence and early adolescence. Journal of
Adolescence, 84, 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.09.001
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. (2020). Roles of emotional separation and parental trust on
autonomy in elementary and junior high school students. Hiroshima psychologicalResearch, 19, 31-46. (Written in Japanese)
2019:
Hihara, S., Umemura, T., & Sugimura, K. (2019). Considering the negatively formed
identity: Relationships between negative identity and problematic psychosocial
beliefs. Journal of Adolescence, 70, 24-32.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.11.002
Sugimura, K., Matsushima, K., Hihara, S., Takahashi, M., & Crocetti, E. (2019). A
culturally sensitive approach to the relationships between identity formation andreligious beliefs in young adults. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48, 668-679.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0920-8
2018:
Hihara, S., Sugimura, K., Syed, M. (2018). Forming a negative identity in contemporarysociety: Shedding light on the most problematic identity resolution. Identity: An
International Journal of Theory and research, 18, 325-333.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2018.1524329
Sugimura, K., Crocetti, E., Hatano, K., Kaniušonytė, G., Hihara, S., & Žukauskienė, R.
(2018). A cross-cultural perspective on the relationships between emotional
separation, parental trust, and identity in adolescents. Journal of Youth andAdolescence, 47, 749-759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0819-4

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2017:
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. (2017). An examination of negative identity of adolescents using
the Twenty Statements Test: Quantitative and qualitative analyses. Japanese Journalof Developmental Psychology, 24, 84-95. (Written in Japanese)
2015:
Tanaka, H., Yamane, T., Akamatsu, S., Namba, S., Hihara, S., & Chujo, K. (2015).
Improving method of listener monitoring by elucidator in the face-to-face
explanation. Hiroshima psychological Research, 15, 21-29. (Written in Japanese)

Posters and Presentations
2021:
Hihara, S., Kambara, K., Tomotaka, U., Kyonosuke, H., & Sugimura, K. (2021). Linkage
between diverse trajectories of hikikomori symptoms and identity distress among
youth: Five-wave longitudinal study. The 85th annual convention of the Japanese
Psychological Association, Online, September 2021 (Poster presentation)
Kambara, K., & Hihara, S. (2021). Temporal associations of rumination with values-based
action and depression: One-year longitudinal study among university students
engaging in job search. The 85th annual convention of the Japanese Psychological
Association, Online, September 2021 (Poster presentation)
Hihara, S., Saiga, S., Sugimura, K. (2021). Trajectories of identity distress among youth incontemporary Japan. The 63rd annual meeting of the Japanese Association of
Educational Psychology, Online, August 2021 (Poster presentation)
Kamite, Y., Abe, K., Hihara, S., Kazalauskas, E., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Haramaki,
Y., & Sugimura, K. (2021). Mental health, PTSD, and Complex PTSD during the
COVID-19 pandemic among young adults in Japan. The 17th biennial conference ofEuropean Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Online, June 2021 (Oral presentation,
Symposium)
Hihara, S., Umemura, T., Iwasa, Y., Saiga, S., & Sugimura, K. (2021). Integrative
understanding of identity development in sociocultural contexts: Longitudinalassociations of identity processes with identity content valences. The 27th annual
conference of International Society for Research on Identity, Online, June 2021 (Oralpresentation)

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Sugimura, K., Hihara, S., Hatano, K., Nakama, R., & Tsuzuki, M. (2021). Profiles of two
aspects of emotional separation and parental trust in adolescents and young adults:
Age differences and association with identity and life satisfaction. The 27th annual
conference of International Society for Research on Identity, Online, June 2021 (Oralpresentation)
Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Sugimura, K., Kamite, Y., Hihara, S., & Kazlauskas, E.
(2021). Identity processes in relation to trauma exposure, PTSD, and complex PTSD
among emerging adults from Lithuania and Japan. The 27th annual conference ofInternational Society for Research on Identity, Online, June 2021 (Oral presentation)
2020:
Hihara, S., Umemura, T., & Sugimura, K. (2020). Longitudinal associations of identity
content valences with adaptive and maladaptive functioning among Japanese youth:
Including an index specific to Japanese context. The 17th biennial conference ofEuropean Association for Research on Adolescence, Online, September 2020 (Oralpresentation, Symposium)
Hihara, S., Sugimura, K., Umemura, T., Saiga, S., Iwasa, Y., & Syed, M. (2020). Formationof negative identity in contemporary society: Applying the master and alternative
narrative approach. The 17th biennial conference of European Association for
Research on Adolescence, Online, September 2020 (Poster presentation)
2019:
Hihara, S., Iwasa, Y., Umemura, T., & Sugimura, K. Negative identity and identity
processes in youth: A three-wave longitudinal research. The 26th annual conferenceof International Society for Research on Identity, Naples, Italy, May 2019 (Poster
presentation)
Ishibashi, I., Hihara, S., Umemura, T., & Sugimura, K. Exploring Important Domains andConflicts between domains for Emerging Adults in the Context of Contemporary
Japan. The 26th annual conference of International Society for Research on Identity,
Naples, Italy, May 2019 (Oral presentation)
Iwasa, Y., Hihara, S., Umemura, T., & Sugimura, K. To be or not to be a teacher: Identity
development in teacher training college students. The 26th annual conference ofInternational Society for Research on Identity, Naples, Italy, May 2019 (Poster
presentation)

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2018:
Hihara, S., & Masunaga, K. Relationships between identity development and adaptive andmaladaptive functioning: A three wave longitudinal research. The 74th annual
conference of Chugoku-Shikoku Psychological Association, Hiroshima, Japan,
October 2018 (Poster presentation)
Hihara, S., Umemura, T., & Sugimura, K. Is a firm sense of identity always positive?
Longitudinal relationships between negative identity and maladaptive psychosocial
functioning. The 16th biennial conference of European Association for Research on
Adolescence, Ghent, Belgium, September 2018 (Poster presentation)
Sugimura, K., Umemura, T., Hatano, K., & Hihara, S. Attachment, personal and social
identity, and adjustment in adolescence: Focusing on mediating and moderating rolesof social identity. The 16th biennial conference of European Association for Researchon Adolescence, Ghent, Belgium, September 2018 (Oral presentation)
Hihara, S. Forming a negative identity in contemporary society: Shedding light on the mostproblematic identity resolution. EADP-EARA-SRA Summer School, Ghent, Belgium,
September 2018 (Oral presentation)
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. The roles of negative identity and instable identity statuses inmaladaptive psychosocial functioning among Japanese emerging adults. Society for
the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Thematic Conference: Self and Identity in
Emerging Adulthood, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 2018 (Oral presentation)
Ishibashi, I., Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. Relationships between identity configurations,maladaptive functioning, and identity distress in Japanese youth. Society for the Studyof Emerging Adulthood, Thematic Conference: Self and Identity in Emerging
Adulthood, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 2018 (Oral presentation)
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. Problematic psychosocial beliefs in youth with negative identity:
Comprehensive understanding from the perspective of variable-centered approach andperson-centered approach. The 29th annual conference of Japan Society ofdevelopmental Psychology, Miyagi, Japan, March 2018 (Poster presentation)
2017:
Hihara, S., & Kitani, T. Identity formation through the experiences of teaching practiceamong university students: Mixed-methods approach. The 73rd annual conference of
Chugoku-Shikoku Psychological Association, Tokushima, Japan, November 2017
(Poster presentation)

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Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. Relationships between negative identity and a sense ofalienation. The 24th annual conference of International Society for Research on
Identity, Groningen, Netherland, May 2017 (Poster presentation)
Urata, Y., Sugimura, K., Matsushima, K., Nishida, W., & Hihara, S. Reliability and validityof a mujokan-scale. The 28th annual conference of Japan Society of developmental
Psychology, Hiroshima, Japan, March 2017 (Poster presentation)
2016:
Sugimura, K., Matsushima., K., Hihara, S., & Nishiwaki, R. The relationships between
identity formation and religious beliefs among Japanese young adults. The 15th
biennial conference of European Association for Research on Adolescence, La
Barossa, Spain, September 2016 (Oral presentation)
Hihara, S., & Sugimura., K. Negative identity integration: self-event relationships among
adolescents choosing a negative identity. The 15th biennial conference of European
Association for Research on Adolescence, La Barossa, Spain, September 2016 (Poster
presentation)
Kitani, T., Hihara, S., & Okamoto, Y. Effects of teaching practice on identity formation. The
15th biennial conference of European Association for Research on Adolescence, La
Barossa, Spain, September 2016 (Poster presentation)
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. Relationships between negative identity, career decisions, andinterpersonal relationships. The 31st International Congress of Psychology,
Yokohama, Japan, July 2016 (Poster presentation)
Kitani, T., Hongo, H., Hihara, S., Manabe, I., & Okamoto., Y. The psychological processthat leads to finding a new commitment. The 31st International Congress of
Psychology, Yokohama, Japan, July 2016 (Poster presentation)
Manabe, I., Hihara, S., Hongo, H., Kitani, T., & Okamoto, Y. A study of Experiences
influencing development of identity in adolescence. The 31st International Congressof Psychology, Yokohama, Japan, July 2016 (Poster presentation)
Hihara, S. The characteristics of youth with negative identity: Development of the strategy
for identifying individuals with negative identity and their social behaviors. Meetingof Japanese Research Association of Psychological Science, Hiroshima, Japan, April
2016 (Oral presentation)
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. Development and validation of the strategy for identifying
individuals with negative identity. The 27th annual conference of Japan Society ofdevelopmental Psychology, Hokkaido, Japan, April 2016 (Poster presentation)

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2015:
Hihara, S. The process of choosing a negative identity: new insights from identity control
theory. The 22nd annual conference of Society for Research on Identity Formation,
Washington, USA, May 2015 (Poster presentation)
Hihara, S., & Sugimura, K. Why young people actively become socially negative people?
Examination of a model of negative identity formation. The 26th annual conference ofJapan Society of developmental Psychology, Tokyo, Japan, March 2015 (Poster
presentation)

Teaching Experience2021:•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2021 – Winter 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “The Frontiers of Psychology.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2021 – Winter 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Introduction to Psychology.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Introductory Psychology Laboratory Project I-II.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2021 – Fall 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Seminar in Psychological Research Methods.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Seminar in Psychological Readings I-IV.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Winter 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Developmental Psychology.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2021 – Winter 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Psychology of Education and Vocational
Guidance.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
April 2021 – April 2022
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Practical Training in Psychology I-II.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2021 – Winter 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Psychology of Educational and Vocational
Guidance.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2021 – April 2022
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Summer 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Seminar of Methods of Research in
Psychology A and B.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Seminar on Psychology I-IV.”Hihara CV 9•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Summer 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Advanced Seminar on Methods ofResearch in Psychology A and B.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2021 – Winter 2021
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Academic Writing in Psychology A
and B.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2021 – Winter 2021
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Advanced Academic Writing in
Psychology A and B.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Advanced Seminar on Psychology
I-IV.”

2020:•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2020 – Fall 2020
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Seminar in Psychological Research Methods.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2020 – Spring 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Introductory Psychology Laboratory Project IIV.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2020 – Spring 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Seminar in Psychological readings I-IV.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Developmental Psychology.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2020 – Winter 2020
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Psychology of Education and Vocational
Guidance.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2020 – Winter 2020
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Introduction to Psychology.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Fall 2020 – Winter 2020
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Psychology of Educational and Vocational
Guidance.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Summer 2020 – Spring 2021
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Seminar on Methods of Research in
Psychology A and B.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2020 – Fall 2020
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Academic Writing in Psychology A
and B.”•

Co-teaching, Hiroshima University
Spring 2020 – Spring 2021
Taught a course for graduate students (master’s program), “Seminar on Psychology I-IV.”Hihara CV 10

Part-Time Teaching Experience•

Part-time individual teaching, Hiroshima Institute of Technology Spring 2021 – Spring 2022
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Psychology.”•Part-time co-teaching, Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Spring 2021 – Summer 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Hiroshima Institute of Technology Liberal Arts”
with other instructor.

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Part-time individual teaching, Okayama University
Spring 2021 – Summer 2021
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Educational Psychology.”•Part-time co-teaching, Hiroshima City Nursing College
Fall 2017 – Fall 2019
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Psychology” with other instructor.

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Part-time individual teaching, Fukuyama City University
Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Developmental Psychology.”•Part-time individual teaching, Elizabeth University of Music
Spring 2017 – Fall 2017
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Educational Psychology.”•Part-time individual teaching, Iwakuni Nursing College
Spring 2016 – Fall 2017
Taught a course for undergraduate students, “Information Science.”•

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Hiroshima University
Fall 2016 – Spring 2018
Assisted undergraduate course instructors by supervising students and grading theirassignments, “Basic Practice of Psychology II.”

Extracurricular Activities•

International Committee: Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology
Spring 2021 – Present•

Nomination Committee, International Society for Research on Identity
Fall 2020 – Present•

Editorial Board, Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research
Summer 2020 – Present•

Young scholar national representative (Japan), European Association for Research on
Adolescence (EARA)
Fall 2018 – Present

Memberships•

The Japanese Psychological Association

Summer 2021 – Present•

The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology

Summer 2021 – Present•

Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood

Spring 2018 – Present•

Chugoku-Shikoku Psychological Association

Summer 2017 – PresentHihara CV 11•

European Association for Research on Adolescence

Spring 2016 – Present•

International Society for Research on Identity

Winter 2016 – Present•

Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology

Spring 2015 – Present•

Japan Society of Developmental Psychology

Fall 2014 – Present

References
Kazumi Sugimura, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
Graduate School of Education
Hiroshima University
1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima 739-8524, Japanksugimurahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Tomotaka (Tomo) Umemura, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Graduate School of Education
Hiroshima University
1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima 739-8524, Japanumemura@hiroshima-u.ac.jp