Megumi M Ohashi
Biographic Data
| ID | 102777 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megumi M Ohashi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megumi M |
| FAMILY NAME | Ohashi |
| SIGNATURE | OHASHI M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tokyo Future University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6787-6723 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Interpersonal sensitivity and harassment in emerging adults with behavioural and developmental challenges: Insights from youth sports participation
A Needs-Based Perspective on Cultural Differences in Identity Formation
This article proposes a needs-based perspective toward understanding cultural differences in the self-identification of strengths and weaknesses. The authors argue that individuals have basic psychological needs for relatedness and autonomy; and that, because collectivistic and individualistic cultures tend to prioritize one need over the other, identities incorporate an awareness of the unmet need. The study's 210 Eastern (Chinese and Japanese) …
The Psychology of Strengths and Weaknesses: Assessing Self-enhancing and Self-critical Tendencies in Eastern and Western Cultures
We examined the extent to which individuals from East Asia and North America exhibit self-enhancing and self-critical tendencies when appraising their personal strengths and weaknesses, to test whether a self-critical motivation may replace a self-enhancing motivation among Easterners. Four hundred four university students from Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, and the United States were surveyed concerning their beliefs about ten self-nominated positive…
The Cultural Psychology of Control: Illusions of Personal Versus Collective Control in the United States and Japan
This study focused on the cultural psychology of control in the United States and Japan. The authors tested a hypothesis that Japanesewould tend to overestimate their ability to control their outcomes collectively compared to personally, whereas Americans would show the reverse tendency. As expected, Japanese participants in the group condition, relative to those in the individual condition, were more optimistic about obtaining a favorable outcom…
Social Representations of Events and People in World History Across 12 Cultures
Social representations of world history were assessed using the open-ended questions, "What are the most important events in world history?" and "Who are the most influential persons in world history in the last 1,000 years?"Data from six Asian and six Western samples showed cross-cultural consensus. Historical representations were (a) focused on the recent past, (b) centered around politics and war, and (c) dominated by the events of the World W…
Social Representations of Events and People in World History Across 12 Cultures
Social representations of world history were assessed using the open-ended questions, "What are the most important events in world history?" and "Who are the most influential persons in world history in the last 1,000 years?"Data from six Asian and six Western samples showed cross-cultural consensus. Historical representations were (a) focused on the recent past, (b) centered around politics and war, and (c) dominated by the events of the World W…
The Cultural Psychology of Control: Illusions of Personal Versus Collective Control in the United States and Japan
This study focused on the cultural psychology of control in the United States and Japan. The authors tested a hypothesis that Japanesewould tend to overestimate their ability to control their outcomes collectively compared to personally, whereas Americans would show the reverse tendency. As expected, Japanese participants in the group condition, relative to those in the individual condition, were more optimistic about obtaining a favorable outcom…
The Cultural Psychology of Control: Illusions of Personal Versus Collective Control in the United States and Japan
This study focused on the cultural psychology of control in the United States and Japan. The authors tested a hypothesis that Japanesewould tend to overestimate their ability to control their outcomes collectively compared to personally, whereas Americans would show the reverse tendency. As expected, Japanese participants in the group condition, relative to those in the individual condition, were more optimistic about obtaining a favorable outcom…
Social Representations of Events and People in World History Across 12 Cultures
Social representations of world history were assessed using the open-ended questions, "What are the most important events in world history?" and "Who are the most influential persons in world history in the last 1,000 years?"Data from six Asian and six Western samples showed cross-cultural consensus. Historical representations were (a) focused on the recent past, (b) centered around politics and war, and (c) dominated by the events of the World W…
The Psychology of Strengths and Weaknesses: Assessing Self-enhancing and Self-critical Tendencies in Eastern and Western Cultures
We examined the extent to which individuals from East Asia and North America exhibit self-enhancing and self-critical tendencies when appraising their personal strengths and weaknesses, to test whether a self-critical motivation may replace a self-enhancing motivation among Easterners. Four hundred four university students from Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, and the United States were surveyed concerning their beliefs about ten self-nominated positive…
A Needs-Based Perspective on Cultural Differences in Identity Formation
This article proposes a needs-based perspective toward understanding cultural differences in the self-identification of strengths and weaknesses. The authors argue that individuals have basic psychological needs for relatedness and autonomy; and that, because collectivistic and individualistic cultures tend to prioritize one need over the other, identities incorporate an awareness of the unmet need. The study's 210 Eastern (Chinese and Japanese) …
Interpersonal sensitivity and harassment in emerging adults with behavioural and developmental challenges: Insights from youth sports participation
Cultural Differences and Values (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Strengths and weaknesses (2 works)