Ayako Sasaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 644854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayako Sasaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayako |
| FAMILY NAME | Sasaki |
| SIGNATURE | SASAKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI), Akishima-shi, Tokyo, Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9261-2359 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Parenting Attitudes and Abusive Parenting among Incarcerated Mothers in Japan
The primary focus of this study was to explore the parenting attitudes that predict abusive parenting among incarcerated mothers in Japan. Data analyzed on 63 incarcerated mothers who had the legal custody of the youngest child revealed that belief in corporal punishment significantly predicted abusive parenting. The data further revealed that the impact of adverse childhood experiences and the parenting style of an intimate partner remained sign…
Dynamic developmental risk factors and juvenile risk-need assessments in Japan
Gender Differences in Abusive Parenting among Incarcerated Parents in Japan
This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of abusive parenting among the incarcerated population in Japan. Using a national survey of incarcerated parents (95 women and 79 men), the results showed that incarcerated mothers are at greater risk of abusive parenting and that childhood abuse history predicted abusive parenting for mothers but not for fathers. On the other hand, intimate partners’ parental attitudes impacted the abusive pare…
Incarcerated Mothers’ Parenting Prospects and the Associated Relational Issues With Their Children and Children’s Caregivers in Japan
Reunification with children is expected to be an exciting prospect for incarcerated mothers, but reunification process is an immense challenge due to a wide range of relational issues with their children and children’s caregivers. This study aimed at identifying relational issues that may impede incarcerated mothers’ parenting prospects by analyzing data of the incarcerated mothers in Japan. The results found that majority of mothers (73.3%) had …
Gender-Responsive Needs and Vulnerabilities Among Incarcerated Mothers in Japan: Comparisons With Non-Mothers and Fathers
This study examined the gender-responsive needs and vulnerabilities associated with motherhood among the incarcerated population in Japan. Upon analyzing data of a national survey of the incarcerated population (338 women and 364 men), the results indicated that, compared with non-mothers and fathers, incarcerated mothers had greater needs and vulnerabilities in such areas as socioeconomic status, drug addiction and childhood adversities, which m…
Education, household income, and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older Japanese adults
Both education and household income levels are independently associated with the prevalence of depressive symptoms, with household income levels showing a more robust association with depressive symptoms than education levels. This suggests that a high household income level may offset the risk of depressive symptoms from having a low education level
Are "Trained" Migrants and "Educated" International Students at Risk? Understanding Human Trafficking in Japan
In 2018, Japan was finally positioned in Tier 1 in the U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) for the first time since 2001. Prior to 2018, Japan had been placed in Tier 2 f
Gender-Responsive Needs and Vulnerabilities Among Incarcerated Mothers in Japan: Comparisons With Non-Mothers and Fathers
This study examined the gender-responsive needs and vulnerabilities associated with motherhood among the incarcerated population in Japan. Upon analyzing data of a national survey of the incarcerated population (338 women and 364 men), the results indicated that, compared with non-mothers and fathers, incarcerated mothers had greater needs and vulnerabilities in such areas as socioeconomic status, drug addiction and childhood adversities, which m…
Are "Trained" Migrants and "Educated" International Students at Risk? Understanding Human Trafficking in Japan
In 2018, Japan was finally positioned in Tier 1 in the U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) for the first time since 2001. Prior to 2018, Japan had been placed in Tier 2 f
Are "Trained" Migrants and "Educated" International Students at Risk? Understanding Human Trafficking in Japan
In 2018, Japan was finally positioned in Tier 1 in the U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) for the first time since 2001. Prior to 2018, Japan had been placed in Tier 2 f
Education, household income, and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older Japanese adults
Both education and household income levels are independently associated with the prevalence of depressive symptoms, with household income levels showing a more robust association with depressive symptoms than education levels. This suggests that a high household income level may offset the risk of depressive symptoms from having a low education level
Gender-Responsive Needs and Vulnerabilities Among Incarcerated Mothers in Japan: Comparisons With Non-Mothers and Fathers
This study examined the gender-responsive needs and vulnerabilities associated with motherhood among the incarcerated population in Japan. Upon analyzing data of a national survey of the incarcerated population (338 women and 364 men), the results indicated that, compared with non-mothers and fathers, incarcerated mothers had greater needs and vulnerabilities in such areas as socioeconomic status, drug addiction and childhood adversities, which m…
Gender Differences in Abusive Parenting among Incarcerated Parents in Japan
This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of abusive parenting among the incarcerated population in Japan. Using a national survey of incarcerated parents (95 women and 79 men), the results showed that incarcerated mothers are at greater risk of abusive parenting and that childhood abuse history predicted abusive parenting for mothers but not for fathers. On the other hand, intimate partners’ parental attitudes impacted the abusive pare…
Incarcerated Mothers’ Parenting Prospects and the Associated Relational Issues With Their Children and Children’s Caregivers in Japan
Reunification with children is expected to be an exciting prospect for incarcerated mothers, but reunification process is an immense challenge due to a wide range of relational issues with their children and children’s caregivers. This study aimed at identifying relational issues that may impede incarcerated mothers’ parenting prospects by analyzing data of the incarcerated mothers in Japan. The results found that majority of mothers (73.3%) had …
Parenting Attitudes and Abusive Parenting among Incarcerated Mothers in Japan
The primary focus of this study was to explore the parenting attitudes that predict abusive parenting among incarcerated mothers in Japan. Data analyzed on 63 incarcerated mothers who had the legal custody of the youngest child revealed that belief in corporal punishment significantly predicted abusive parenting. The data further revealed that the impact of adverse childhood experiences and the parenting style of an intimate partner remained sign…
Dynamic developmental risk factors and juvenile risk-need assessments in Japan
Psychology (6 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Population (3 works)