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Shuhei Iimura, Ph.D.
Shuhei Iimura, Ph.D.
Shuhei Iimura, an early-career developmental psychologist from Japan, received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Chuo University in 2019 and has been working as a lecturer at Soka University since 2022. He is interested in the role of environmental sensitivity in psychosocial development during adolescence. He serves as an editorial board member of Humanities & Social Science Communications (2024-present).
Recent Publications
Iimura, S., & Nishaat, A. (2026, in press). Environmental sensitivity and digit ratio (2D:4D): Negative results. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis. doi: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/563nm_v2 [Link]
Takasugi, S., Iimura, S., Yasuda, M., Saito, Y., & Morifuji, M. (2025). Key taxa of the gut microbiome associated with the relationship between environmental sensitivity and inflammation-related biomarkers, Microorganisms. doi: 10.1101/2024.12.10.627851 [Link]
Iimura, S., & Yano, K. (2024). The general factor of environmental sensitivity: Relationships with the general factor of personality. Evolutionary Psychology, 22(2), 1-10. doi: 10.1177/14747049241254727 [Link]
Iimura, S.*, Takasugi, S.*, Yasuda, M., Saito, Y., & Morifuji, M. (2023). Interactions between environmental sensitivity and gut microbiota are associated with biomarkers of stress-related psychiatric symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 136-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.016 *equal contribution [Link]
Deno, M., Iimura, S., Endo, T. (2023). Reliability and validity of the Emotion as a Child Scale in Japanese children and adolescents: Focusing on children’s anger. Current Psychology, 42, 8112-8124. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02136-1 [Link]
Iimura, S.*, Yano, K.*, & Ishii, Y. (2023). Environmental sensitivity in adults: Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale 10-Item Version. Journal of Personality Assessment, 105(1), 87-99. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2022.2047988 *equal contribution [Link]
Iimura, S., & Takasugi, S. (2022). Sensory processing sensitivity and gastrointestinal symptoms in Japanese adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9893. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169893 [Link]
Iimura, S., Deno, M., Kibe, C., & Endo, T. (2022). Beyond the diathesis-stress paradigm: Effect of the environmental sensitivity x pubertal tempo interaction on depressive symptoms. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2022(185-186), 123-143. doi: 10.1002/cad.20456 [Link]
Iimura, S. (2022). Sensory-processing sensitivity and COVID-19 stress in young population: The mediating role of resilience. Personality and Individual Differences, 184, 111183. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111183 [Link]
Iimura, S. (2021). Highly sensitive adolescents: The relationship between weekly life events and weekly socioemotional well-being. British Journal of Psychology, 112(4),1103-1129. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12505 [Link]
Iimura, S. & Kibe, C. (2020). Highly sensitive adolescent benefits in positive school transitions: Evidence for vantage sensitivity in Japanese high-schoolers. Developmental Psychology, 56(8), 1565-1581. doi: 10.1037/dev0000991 [Link]
Iimura, S. (2020). Developmental trajectories of event centrality and socio-emotional well-being after transition to high school. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 38(4), 497-511. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12333 [Link]
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