Asuka Komiya
Biographic Data
| ID | 87580 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asuka Komiya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asuka |
| FAMILY NAME | Komiya |
| SIGNATURE | KOMIYA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hiroshima University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2847-4684 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Does a Cultural Psychology Course Foster Identity‐Conscious Ideologies
Japan is experiencing increased diversity due to the rising number of tourists and foreign residents. However, research on diversity ideologies in Japan is limited, and how cultural harmony is fostered remains unclear. The present study explored whether a cultural psychology course promotes identity‐conscious ideologies (multiculturalism and polyculturalism) and positive attitudes toward cultural diversity in Japan. A preliminary analysis of prev…
Can online interactions reduce loneliness in young adults during university closures in Japan? The directed acyclic graphs approach
As a countermeasure to the increased loneliness induced by the COVID‐19 pandemic‐related university closures, universities provided students with online interaction opportunities. However, whether these opportunities contributed to reducing loneliness during the university closures remains unclear, as previous studies have produced contradictory findings. We conducted a nationwide cross‐sectional survey. Data were collected on demographics, socia…
Effects of residential mobility on impression formation across different social contexts
Research on residential mobility is burgeoning; however, only a few studies have examined this topic in the context of impression formation. In Study 1, we first examined the hypothesis that high residential mobility increases sensitivity to friendliness, whereas low residential mobility increases sensitivity to hostility. In the word completion task, no effects of residential mobility were observed; however, in the impression formation task, par…
The Socioecological Psychology of Financial Debts: The Role of Residential Mobility
We examined individual, regional, and cultural differences in household debts and identified residential mobility as a key socioecological variable at multiple levels of analysis. Study 1 found that American households’ debt rates were higher than Japanese debt rates. Across 76 countries, household debts were higher in residentially mobile countries than those in residentially stable ones (Study 2). Next, across 144 U.S. cities, residents of resi…
Shared striatal activity in decisions to satisfy curiosity and hunger at the risk of electric shocks
Gift-giving in romantic couples serves as a commitment signal: Relational mobility is associated with more frequent gift-giving
Cross-cultural consistency and relativity in the enjoyment of thinking versus doing
Which is more enjoyable: trying to think enjoyable thoughts or doing everyday solitary activities? Wilson et al. (2014) found that American participants much preferred solitary everyday activities, such as reading or watching TV, to thinking for pleasure. To see whether this preference generalized outside of the United States, we replicated the study with 2,557 participants from 12 sites in 11 countries. The results were consistent in every count…
Natural Disaster Risk and Collectivism
Previous research found that low levels of national wealth and high levels of historical pathogen prevalence are associated with collectivism. The main idea is that harsh economic and physical environments present a psychological threat, which evokes collectivism or the priority of protecting in-group members. To the extent that natural disasters pose a major threat, we hypothesized that natural disaster risk is also associated with collectivism.…
Negotiating with the future: Incorporating imaginary future generations into negotiations
People to be born in the future have no direct influence on current affairs. Given the disconnect between people who are currently living and those who will inherit the planet left for them, individuals who are currently alive tend to be more oriented toward the present, posing a fundamental problem related to sustainability. In this study, we propose a new framework for reconciling the disconnect between the present and the future whereby some i…
Seeking help from close, same-sex friends: Relational costs for Japanese and personal costs for European Canadians
Seeking help from close friends is beneficial for help seekers but also entails costs. Past research on social support suggested that East Asians were more likely than their North American counterparts to perceive relational costs (e.g., causing trouble for close friends), whereas North Americans tended to selectively perceive personal costs (e.g., admitting incompetence). We first collected European Canadian and Japanese people's everyday experi…
Trust, Cohesion, and Cooperation After Early Versus Late Trust Violations in Two-Person Exchange: The Role of Generalized Trust in the United States and Japan
We examine how the timing of trust violations affects cooperation and solidarity, including trust and relational cohesion. Past studies that used repeated Prisoner’s Dilemmas suggest that trust violations are more harmful when they occur in early rather than later interactions. We argue that this effect of early trust violations depends on cultural and individual differences in generalized trust. A laboratory study from high- and low-trust cultur…
Negotiating with the future: Incorporating imaginary future generations into negotiations
People to be born in the future have no direct influence on current affairs. Given the disconnect between people who are currently living and those who will inherit the planet left for them, individuals who are currently alive tend to be more oriented toward the present, posing a fundamental problem related to sustainability. In this study, we propose a new framework for reconciling the disconnect between the present and the future whereby some i…
Natural Disaster Risk and Collectivism
Previous research found that low levels of national wealth and high levels of historical pathogen prevalence are associated with collectivism. The main idea is that harsh economic and physical environments present a psychological threat, which evokes collectivism or the priority of protecting in-group members. To the extent that natural disasters pose a major threat, we hypothesized that natural disaster risk is also associated with collectivism.…
Trust, Cohesion, and Cooperation After Early Versus Late Trust Violations in Two-Person Exchange: The Role of Generalized Trust in the United States and Japan
We examine how the timing of trust violations affects cooperation and solidarity, including trust and relational cohesion. Past studies that used repeated Prisoner’s Dilemmas suggest that trust violations are more harmful when they occur in early rather than later interactions. We argue that this effect of early trust violations depends on cultural and individual differences in generalized trust. A laboratory study from high- and low-trust cultur…
Shared striatal activity in decisions to satisfy curiosity and hunger at the risk of electric shocks
Cross-cultural consistency and relativity in the enjoyment of thinking versus doing
Which is more enjoyable: trying to think enjoyable thoughts or doing everyday solitary activities? Wilson et al. (2014) found that American participants much preferred solitary everyday activities, such as reading or watching TV, to thinking for pleasure. To see whether this preference generalized outside of the United States, we replicated the study with 2,557 participants from 12 sites in 11 countries. The results were consistent in every count…
Seeking help from close, same-sex friends: Relational costs for Japanese and personal costs for European Canadians
Seeking help from close friends is beneficial for help seekers but also entails costs. Past research on social support suggested that East Asians were more likely than their North American counterparts to perceive relational costs (e.g., causing trouble for close friends), whereas North Americans tended to selectively perceive personal costs (e.g., admitting incompetence). We first collected European Canadian and Japanese people's everyday experi…
Trust, Cohesion, and Cooperation After Early Versus Late Trust Violations in Two-Person Exchange: The Role of Generalized Trust in the United States and Japan
We examine how the timing of trust violations affects cooperation and solidarity, including trust and relational cohesion. Past studies that used repeated Prisoner’s Dilemmas suggest that trust violations are more harmful when they occur in early rather than later interactions. We argue that this effect of early trust violations depends on cultural and individual differences in generalized trust. A laboratory study from high- and low-trust cultur…
Seeking help from close, same-sex friends: Relational costs for Japanese and personal costs for European Canadians
Seeking help from close friends is beneficial for help seekers but also entails costs. Past research on social support suggested that East Asians were more likely than their North American counterparts to perceive relational costs (e.g., causing trouble for close friends), whereas North Americans tended to selectively perceive personal costs (e.g., admitting incompetence). We first collected European Canadian and Japanese people's everyday experi…
Negotiating with the future: Incorporating imaginary future generations into negotiations
People to be born in the future have no direct influence on current affairs. Given the disconnect between people who are currently living and those who will inherit the planet left for them, individuals who are currently alive tend to be more oriented toward the present, posing a fundamental problem related to sustainability. In this study, we propose a new framework for reconciling the disconnect between the present and the future whereby some i…
Natural Disaster Risk and Collectivism
Previous research found that low levels of national wealth and high levels of historical pathogen prevalence are associated with collectivism. The main idea is that harsh economic and physical environments present a psychological threat, which evokes collectivism or the priority of protecting in-group members. To the extent that natural disasters pose a major threat, we hypothesized that natural disaster risk is also associated with collectivism.…
Gift-giving in romantic couples serves as a commitment signal: Relational mobility is associated with more frequent gift-giving
Cross-cultural consistency and relativity in the enjoyment of thinking versus doing
Which is more enjoyable: trying to think enjoyable thoughts or doing everyday solitary activities? Wilson et al. (2014) found that American participants much preferred solitary everyday activities, such as reading or watching TV, to thinking for pleasure. To see whether this preference generalized outside of the United States, we replicated the study with 2,557 participants from 12 sites in 11 countries. The results were consistent in every count…
Shared striatal activity in decisions to satisfy curiosity and hunger at the risk of electric shocks
Effects of residential mobility on impression formation across different social contexts
Research on residential mobility is burgeoning; however, only a few studies have examined this topic in the context of impression formation. In Study 1, we first examined the hypothesis that high residential mobility increases sensitivity to friendliness, whereas low residential mobility increases sensitivity to hostility. In the word completion task, no effects of residential mobility were observed; however, in the impression formation task, par…
The Socioecological Psychology of Financial Debts: The Role of Residential Mobility
We examined individual, regional, and cultural differences in household debts and identified residential mobility as a key socioecological variable at multiple levels of analysis. Study 1 found that American households’ debt rates were higher than Japanese debt rates. Across 76 countries, household debts were higher in residentially mobile countries than those in residentially stable ones (Study 2). Next, across 144 U.S. cities, residents of resi…
Does a Cultural Psychology Course Foster Identity‐Conscious Ideologies
Japan is experiencing increased diversity due to the rising number of tourists and foreign residents. However, research on diversity ideologies in Japan is limited, and how cultural harmony is fostered remains unclear. The present study explored whether a cultural psychology course promotes identity‐conscious ideologies (multiculturalism and polyculturalism) and positive attitudes toward cultural diversity in Japan. A preliminary analysis of prev…
Can online interactions reduce loneliness in young adults during university closures in Japan? The directed acyclic graphs approach
As a countermeasure to the increased loneliness induced by the COVID‐19 pandemic‐related university closures, universities provided students with online interaction opportunities. However, whether these opportunities contributed to reducing loneliness during the university closures remains unclear, as previous studies have produced contradictory findings. We conducted a nationwide cross‐sectional survey. Data were collected on demographics, socia…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Political science (6 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works)