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{"title":"Stress Mindset and University Students' Mental Health in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediating Model1,2","authors":"Yanyan Liu,&nbsp;Aya Saito,&nbsp;Satoko Matsumoto,&nbsp;Naomi Yoshitake,&nbsp;Masumi Sugawara","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12488","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12488","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused social isolation and loneliness among Japanese university students. Stress mindset, namely, beliefs about stress and its consequences, is related to mental health through emerging evidence. This study investigated the relationship between stress mindset and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and assessed the mediating effect of coping behaviors. An online survey was conducted in mid-October 2021 with 4,120 university students from 47 prefectures in Japan. Stress mindset (stress-is-enhancing and stress-is-debilitating mindsets), coping behaviors, and mental health (loneliness and depression) were measured. The results showed that the positive path from a stress-is-debilitating mindset to depression and loneliness, and the negative path from a stress-is-enhancing mindset to loneliness, were significant. Furthermore, the stress-is-enhancing mindset was mediated by vaccination status, inducing a decrease in loneliness; the stress-is-debilitating mindset was mediated by a decrease in part-time jobs and extracurricular activities, and inducing an increase in loneliness and depression. Current findings indicate that stress mindset may influence the behavioral tendencies and mental health of Japanese university students during COVID-19, comprising an internal resource to protect their mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"159-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12488","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139208380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric Examination of the Japanese Version of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire1,2,3,4","authors":"Masami Kashimura,&nbsp;Kenichiro Ishizu,&nbsp;Rodrigo Becerra","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12491","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12491","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Emotion beliefs include beliefs regarding <i>usefulness</i> and <i>controllability</i> of emotions, and they play an important role in emotion regulation. This study developed a Japanese version of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ-J) and examined its reliability and validity. A total of 317 participants were surveyed (212 women, 98 men, 7 not indicated; mean age: 20.06 ± 2.84 years). A preliminary survey was conducted with 23 undergraduate students to develop a draft of the Japanese version. The results confirmed the face validity of the measurement. The first cross-sectional survey examined descriptive statistics, structural validity, internal consistency, construct validity, and gender differences in measurement scores. The second, short-term longitudinal and cross-sectional survey evaluated the test–retest reliability and construct validity. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the EBQ-J had a four-first-order-factor and two-second-order-factor structure. The results were consistent with the original EBQ. The measurement demonstrated good internal consistency, moderate to excellent test–retest reliability, and partially verified construct validity. The EBQ-J could assess emotion beliefs across positive and negative emotions and explain emotion regulation processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"340-358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12491","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139247201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed-Dating Study in Japan1,2","authors":"Mie Kito,&nbsp;Toshihiko Souma,&nbsp;Takashi Nishimura,&nbsp;Junko Yamada,&nbsp;Yuji Kanemasa,&nbsp;Junichi Taniguchi,&nbsp;Taishi Kawamoto","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12489","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12489","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The speed-dating procedure allows researchers to closely investigate relationship-initiation situations. Although previous speed-dating studies identified physical attractiveness, earning prospects, and reciprocity as predictors of romantic attraction, few such studies have been conducted outside Europe or North America. The current speed-dating study examined what factors would predict attraction ratings by potential partners among the Japanese—an understudied sample. Participants included 27 men and 28 women who first completed a questionnaire to measure individual attributes. During each speed-dating session, 12–15 men and women talked for 3 minutes and evaluated each opposite-gender participant on attraction and dating intentions. Results of the social relations model showed that men evaluated women who were more physically attractive and achieved higher education as more attractive. These results imply that men tend to generalize their first impressions of women's physical attractiveness to other aspects of the partner, and that Japanese men may consider dual income as a necessity for marriage.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"199-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12489","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139260385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is School Absenteeism a Spectrum? Development and Validation of Japanese Futoko Spectrum Quotient (FSQ)1","authors":"Yuejiang Hou,&nbsp;Yuki Harada,&nbsp;Masayoshi Ota,&nbsp;Hiromichi Kato","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12480","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12480","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to develop and validate a scale called the Futoko Spectrum Quotient (FSQ), which measures school absenteeism (<i>futoko</i>), as a method to achieve the early identification of at-risk students. We recruited 673 students and 119 <i>futoko</i> students from secondary schools and educational support centers. The results showed that the bifactor model had better fit, proposing a general (G) factor representing avoidance motivation and an orthogonal specific (S) factor representing psychological distress. We then examined the measurement invariance and continuity of the latent bifactor construct of the FSQ, correlations of the FSQ with external variables, and measurement reliability to validate the FSQ. Our findings highlight the need to focus on students’ mental state prior to the emergence of absence behaviors and the significance of the present scale in theory and practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"272-297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12480","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136298783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does Cooperation with Others Reduce Risky Gambling Behavior?1","authors":"Takuhiro Takada,&nbsp;Masanori Kono,&nbsp;Kengo Yokomitsu","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12475","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12475","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social relationships are highly salient for problem gambling. This study investigated the effect of others' presence or cooperation with others on risky gambling behavior among healthy undergraduate students. Based on the findings that individual differences moderate the social facilitation effect and team performance, we also focused on personality traits. A total of 36 participants completed the Game of Dice Task (GDT) in three conditions, within a crossover design: the sole condition (each participant conducted the GDT individually), the parallel condition (each participant conducted the GDT in parallel with another participant), and the cooperation condition (participants conducted the GDT at the same time and were told to consult with each other). Before the experiment, all participants completed the NEO Five Factor Inventory. The results showed no significant differences among the sole, parallel, and cooperation conditions in terms of risky gambling behavior. However, safer gambling behavior in the cooperation condition was significantly and positively correlated with conscientiousness. These findings suggest that a new harm-reduction strategy focusing on cooperation with others while gambling could be developed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"359-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12475","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80807743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: The Experience Sampling Method: A New Lens for Psychological Science in Daily Life","authors":"Yuka Ozaki,&nbsp;Gaku Kutsuzawa","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70015","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The field of psychological science has long sought to understand mechanisms of human experience and behavior, recognizing that many phenomena—emotions, motivations, social interactions, and cognitive processes—unfold dynamically in real-world contexts. Traditional research methods, relying on retrospective reports or controlled laboratory settings, often struggle to capture this vital within-person variability and ecological complexity. This special issue of &lt;i&gt;Japanese Psychological Research&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;JPR&lt;/i&gt;) addresses this challenge head-on by showcasing innovative research utilizing the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), also known as Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) or Intensive Longitudinal Methods (Bolger &amp; Laurenceau, &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;; Csikszentmihalyi &amp; Larson, &lt;span&gt;1987&lt;/span&gt;; Stone &amp; Shiffman, &lt;span&gt;1994&lt;/span&gt;). ESM offers a powerful methodological lens, allowing researchers to collect data in the natural environment and close to the time of experience, thus minimizing memory bias and increasing ecological validity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The nine papers featured in this special issue represent a significant advancement in both methodology and substantive findings, underscoring the growing maturity and diverse applications of ESM research within the Japanese psychological community. These articles exemplify the breadth and methodological sophistication of contemporary ESM research, covering diverse domains from academic motivation and personality structure to clinical well-being and interpersonal dynamics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fukushima (&lt;span&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;) investigated whether lower psychological health status contributes to self-concept instability, reversing the typical direction of inquiry. Using data from three experience sampling studies, the research employed a mixed-effects location-scale model to analyze within-person variance in self-concept ratings. This advanced modeling approach accounts for the relationship between the mean and variance of self-concept, providing an unbiased estimate of instability. Findings across the studies suggested that poorer psychological health, as measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), was significantly associated with greater self-concept variability, even when controlling for relational context, self-esteem, and social feedback. This work highlights the utility of ESM and sophisticated multilevel modeling in capturing the dynamic nature of self-concept.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Xie et al. (&lt;span&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;) applied the cutting-edge Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling (DSEM) technique to ESM data collected from 54 cohabiting heterosexual couples to investigate emotional interdependence in daily life. Their sophisticated analysis revealed that one partner's previous emotions dynamically predict the other's present emotional state. Critically, the study demonstrated that adult attachment orientations (anxiety and avoidance) moderate this process. Specifically, women's attachment avoidance was negatively associate","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145887221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lesson-to-Lesson Fluctuations in Academic Self-concept Driven by Self and Peer Achievements: An Intensive Longitudinal Study of Different Foreign Language Course Types","authors":"Daisuke Akamatsu","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines situational fluctuations in academic self-concept (ASC) during English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning, focusing on perceived self and peer achievements, and the moderating effects of course type. Using an intensive longitudinal method, 27 Japanese first-year undergraduates completed surveys over 5 weeks after two EFL classes: General English and English Communication. Results from hierarchical linear modeling showed that perceived self-achievement positively predicted situational ASC, consistent with previous findings. Perceived peer achievement decreased ASC in English Communication, reflecting the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect (BFLPE), while it increased ASC in General English, reflecting the Basking-in-Reflected-Glory Effect (BIRGE). Furthermore, the effect of perceived self-achievement was stronger in the English Communication course than in General English. These findings underscore the situational and social nature of ASC, highlighting its variability across classroom contexts. The study also demonstrates the utility of intensive longitudinal methods in studying motivational constructs and provides insights into optimizing EFL learning environments, especially in interactive language classes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"142-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145891451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the Relationship Between Guilt and Self-control Using Experience Sampling Method in Japan: Replication of Hofmann & Fisher (2012) and Additional Investigations","authors":"Yoshiya Furukawa","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We conducted a preregistration study (https://osf.io/apsvr) to examine the relationship between guilt and self-control via the experience sampling method (ESM) in Japan. In addition to replicating Hofmann and Fisher's results (2012), we also examined whether cultural factors moderated the effects of self-conscious emotions on subsequent self-control, whether deservingness mediated the negative relationship between guilt and behavioral inhibition, and whether guilt increased initiatory self-control. We recruited 211 participants and sent them seven ESM signals per day, for seven consecutive days over a 14-h period. Participants answered questions regarding their current state of desire, self-control process variables (goal importance, conflict, resistance, and inhibiting desire), and emotional state when they noticed the signals. We collected 9,737 available responses, of which 68.7% indicated desire experiences. Multilevel path analyses revealed that previous guilt for self-control failure indirectly impacted the inhibition of subsequent desire. The potential mechanisms and implications of these findings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"71-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145891450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regulation of Positive Emotions in Daily Life: An Experience Sampling Study","authors":"Kazuaki Yoshino,&nbsp;Makiko Tomida","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The instrumental model of emotion regulation suggests that emotional preferences influence the selection of emotion regulation strategies, as individuals choose strategies that help attain their preferred emotional states. An empirical gap exists in whether such preferences prospectively predict subsequent emotion regulation strategy use. This study employed the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to explore the prospective relationship between emotional preference for positive emotions and the subsequent use of emotion regulation strategies. This study also examined positive emotion regulation characteristics of individuals with varying levels of depression severity. The sample comprised nonclinical undergraduate and graduate students (<i>N</i> = 108, 72.22% female, <i>M</i> = 20.54 years, <i>SD</i> = 4.84 years) who reported their momentary preferences for positive emotions and use of emotion regulation strategies four times a day over 10 days in their daily lives. Results indicated that a stronger momentary preference for positive emotions predicted greater subsequent use of emotion-focused positive rumination. No significant association was found with self-focused positive rumination or dampening. Elevated depression severity was associated with greater overall use of dampening and less use of self-focused and emotion-focused positive rumination. These findings suggest that individuals regulate positive emotions in alignment with the hedonic principle, seeking to maximize positive emotional experiences. However, individuals with elevated depression severity displayed a distinct pattern of emotion regulation characterized by increased downregulation and decreased upregulation of positive emotions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"92-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145887400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Different Role of Subjective and Objective Attentional Control in Improving Well-Being Among High Worriers: Experience Sampling Study","authors":"Minori Machida,&nbsp;Jun Tayama,&nbsp;Kenji Sato","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70003","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Individuals with generalized anxiety disorder and high worriers often engage in maladaptive cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS), such as worry and threat monitoring, which can impair psychological well-being (PWB). This study examined whether attentional control, both ability (objective) and beliefs (subjective), moderates the negative effects of CAS on state PWB in daily life. Twenty-three high worriers completed psychological measures, performed a dichotic listening task, began a 7-day experience sampling the next day, and completed the measures again the day after the final sampling day. Model comparison via leave-one-out cross-validation indicated that moderation models better explained the data for both CAS components. For worry strategy, individuals with higher attentional control beliefs and faster reaction times experienced less negative impact. In contrast, threat monitoring negatively affected PWB across all profiles, though the magnitude varied depending on attentional control levels. These findings suggest that attentional control moderates the link between CAS and state PWB in a strategy-specific manner. Enhancing attentional control beliefs may mitigate the negative impact of worry strategy, while interventions targeting situational attentional strategies may be necessary for threat monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"52-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145891335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}