Our Faculty
Assoc. Prof. YAMAGATA Shinji
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University
Employment History
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, 2018
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kyushu University, 2013
- Assistant Professor, National Center for University Entrance Examinations, 2011
Educational History
- Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 2007
- M.S., University of Tokyo, 2004
- B.A., University of Tokyo, 2002
Research Interests
- Personality theory and assessment
- Personality process and development
- Positive psychological intervention
- Education for critical thinking and intellectual humility
Selected Publications
- Yamagata, S. & Takahashi, Y. (2020). Moderating effects of religiosity in the genetic and environmental etiology of the Big Five personality traits in adulthood. Psychologia, 62(1), 77-89.
- Nakamuro, M., Inui, T., & Yamagata, S. (2017). Returns to education using a sample of twins: Evidence from Japan. Asian Economic Journal, 31, 61-81.
- Yamagata, S., Takahashi, Y., Ozaki, K., Fujisawa, K. K., Nonaka, K., & Ando, J. (2013). Bidirectional influences between maternal parenting and children’s peer problems: A longitudinal monozygotic twin difference study. Developmental Science, 16, 249-259.
- Murayama, K., Elliot, A. J., & Yamagata, S. (2011). Separation of performance-approach and performance-avoidance achievement goals: A broader analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103, 238.
- Yamagata, S., Suzuki, A., Ando, J., Ono, Y. Kijima, N., Yoshimura, K., … Jang, K. L. (2006). Is the genetic structure of human personality universal? A cross-cultural twin study from North America, Europe, and Asia. Journal of personality and social psychology, 90, 987.