OMI, Yasuhiro (Ph.D)

Education

Withdrawal from Doctor course, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan, March 1994

MA in Psychology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan, March 1992

BA in Psychology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan, March 1989

Academic Experience

November 2013- Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

January 2001-October 2013 Associate Professor, Department of School education, University of Yamanashi , Yamanashi, Japan

September 1998-December 2000 Assistant Professor, Department of School education, University of Yamanashi , Yamanashi, Japan

April 1994-August 1998 Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan

April 2002-March 2003 Visiting Fellow, Australian School of Environmental Stueies, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

April 2009-September 2011 Visiting Scholar, Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University, Massachusetts, USA

Professional memberships/affiliations

Japanese Psychological Association (June 2015 - Board member)

Japanese Association of Educational Psychology

Japanese Society of Social Psychology

Japanese Society of Developmental Psychology

Japanese Society of Personality Psychology (October 1997 - September 2006, August 2015 - Board member)

Japanese Association of Qualitative Psychology (April 2004 - March 2008, April 2016 - Board member)

Japanese Society of Environmental Education

Editorial board

Human Arena: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Psychology, Meaning, and Culture (November 2017 -)

Book Series: Cultural Psychology of Education (Springer) (January 2016 -)

The Annual Report of Educational Psychology in Japan (January 2016 - March 2019; Chief Editor April 2018- March 2019)

Japanese Journal of Psychology (November 2013 - December 2015)

Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology (January 2013 - December 2015)

Japanese Psychological Research (November 2013 - October 2019; Chief Editor November 2017 - October 2019)

Qualitative Psychology Forum (April 2012 - March 2014; Editor April 2013 - March 2014)

Japanese Journal of Personality (October 1997 - September 2006, September 2011 - August 2015, September 2016 -)

Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology (January 2001 - January 2004)

Publications

(Books)

Omi,Y. Extracurricular activities in Japan(BUKATSU): Understanding the culture, mind and behavior. Tokyo: Chitose Press, 2019 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y., Rodriguez,L.P., & Peralta-Gomez,M.C. Lives and relationships: Culture in transitions between social roles. (Advances in Cultural Psychology) Charlotte,NC: Information Age Publishing, 2014

Omi,Y. Discommunication with good intentions: Constructing context-dependent theory of social support. Tokyo: Agora-Books, 2010 (e-book; in Japanese)

Omi,Y., & Shindo,T.(eds.) Psychological perspective for understanding us. Tokyo: Keiso-Shobo, 2004 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y., & Ito,T.(eds.) Fields of field study in psychology. Kyoto: Kitaoji-Shobo, 2001 (in Japanese)

Sato,T., Watanabe,Y., & Omi,Y. The birth of psychology studies: Fieldwork of 'psychology'. Kyoto: Kitaoji-Shobo, 2000 (in Japanese)

(Journals)

Omi,Y. Speciality of extracurricular activities in Japan (bukatsu). Mind and Society, 175, 115-119, 2019

Omi,Y.,& Hirose, F. Extracurricular activities in Japan (bukatsu) that can discourage students’ independence and spontaneity: From a viewpoint of organizational commitment by students who dropped out of bukatsu. Journal of Applied Educational Research, 24, 1-10, 2019

Takeo,K., Jinno,K., Suzuki,S., Lewis,C., & Omi,Y. Structures and issues of PTA in Socio-culltural context in Japan, USA and UK: Research presented and future view discussed at 2016 ICP symposium. Studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences, 49, 183―208, 2017

Sato,T., & Omi,Y. Editorial: History of psychology in Japan and within the context of East Asia. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 58, 1-3, 2016

Omi,Y. How is a group regarded as a definite group?: A fieldwork study on a day-care facility. Bulletin for the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences(Yamanashi Univ.), 15, 19-32, 2014

Omi,Y. Collectivistic individualism: Transcending a traditional opposition. Culture and Psychology, 18(3), 403-416, 2012

Omi,Y. Tension between the theoretical thinking and the empirical method: Is it an inevitable fate for psychology? Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 46, 118-127, 2012

Omi,Y., Fumino,Y., & Kachi,N. A way of children's recognition of a local nature environment. Field Culture Education, 7, 31-41, 2009 (in Japanese)

Sato,T., Watanabe,Y., & Omi,Y. Beyond dichotomy: Toward creative syntheses on methodology of psychology. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 41, 50-59, 2007

Omi,Y., & Sakakibara,Y. How does the school calendar influence on professional sport players?: A study in the field of baseball in U.S.A. and soccer in Italy related to its educational implication compared with it in Japan. Bulletin for the Faculty of Education & Human Sciences(Yamanashi Univ.), 7(2), 189-193, 2006 (in Japanese)

Sakakibara,Y., & Omi,Y. How has birth date influenced on professional sport players?: A study in the field of baseball and soccer in Japan related to its educational implication. Bulletin for the Faculty of Education & Human Sciences(Yamanashi Univ.), 7(1), 189-193, 2005 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y., & Komata,S. The evolution of data analyses in Japanese psychology. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 47(2), 137-143, 2005

Omi,Y. Concordance of perception of social support: Junior high school students as recipients and their mothers as providers. Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology, 50(1), 73-80, 2002 (in Japanese with English abstract)

Fumino,Y., Omi,Y., & Kachi,N. Children’s attitudes to the nature in their neighborhood in Ogasawara. Annual Report of Ogasawara Research, 24, 1-12, 2001 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Referee systems as communications. Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12(1), 62-64, 2001 (in Japanese)

Omi, Y. Where are populations? Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology, 11(1), 55-56, 2000 (in Japanese)

Omi, Y. Children in a community: A survey for children clubs in Yamanashi. Bulletin for the Faculty of Education & Human Sciences(Yamanashi Univ.), 1(1), 294-302, 1999 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. A cross-sectional study of social support networks of children and adolescents. Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology, 47(1), 40-48, 1999 (in Japanese with English abstract)

Omi,Y. Fieldwork, field, and psychology. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 288, 97-108, 1998 (in Japanese)

Kato,N., Nozaki,M., Fumino,Y., & Omi,Y. A study on the lifestyles and the attitude of youth in Ogasawara (I). Annual Report of Ogasawara Research, 20, 1-11, 1997 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y., Fumino,Y., Nozaki,M., & Kato,N. A study on the lifestyles and the attitude of youth in Ogasawara (II). Annual Report of Ogasawara Research, 20, 12-22, 1997 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Clinical psychology boom, idiographic study, and psychology. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 278, 97-108, 1997 (in Japanese)

Kato,N., & Omi,Y. Human behavior in disaster situation as seen from underground behavioral perspective: A suggestion from underground cognition study in normal situation. Comprehensive Urban studies(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 61, 201-210, 1996 (in Japanese)

Sato,T., & Omi,Y. Challenges of/to the study of psychology. Journal of Administration and Social Sciences(FukushimaUniv.), 9(1),109-132,1996 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y., & Kawano,K. Criteria of convincedness: What do psychologists work? Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 269, 31-45, 1996 (in Japanese)

Suzuki,Y., Hoshino,M., Ota,K., Omi,Y., Sakamoto,A., Sato,T., & Mizoguchi,H. The current status and significance of research in the history of psychology inJapan. Japanese Psychological Review, 38(3), 396-423, 1995 (in Japanese with English abstract)

Sato,T., & Omi,Y., & Watanabe,Y. Beyond the confusion of academic psychology and ‘pop psychology’ in current Japan. Journal of Administration and Social Sciences(FukushimaUniv.), 7(1), 1-45, 1994 (in Japanese)

Kato,N., Tomoda,A., Sato,T., Nakamura,S., Omi,Y., Katayama,M, Shimokawa,A., Ota,K., Watanabe,Y., & Bi,G. A study on lifestyle and way of thinking of youth in cities(I). Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.),249, 29-44, 1994 (in Japanese)

Sato,T., Nakamura,S., Kato,N., Tomoda,A., Omi,Y., Katayama,M, Shimokawa,A., Ota,K., Watanabe,Y., & Bi,G. A study on lifestyle and way of thinking of youth in cities(II). Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.),249, 45-60, 1994 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y., & Kawano,K. A re-examination of statistical methodology in psychological research: Expectations and anxieties in numbers. Japanese Journal of Personality, 2(1), 56-67, 1994 (in Japanese with English abstract)

Omi,Y., & Kawano,K. Psychology for description of people’s lives: Around another methodology. Psychological Research(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 4, 11-18, 1994 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. A descriptive study on social support in everyday interpersonal situation. Annual of Personality and Behavior Disorders Meeting, 32(1),25-36, 1993 (in Japanese with English abstract)

Omi,Y., & Inoue,H. Description of classified data(2): An application of dual scaling to social support research. Psychological Research(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 3, 31-40, 1993 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Social support in everyday interpersonal relationships: Toward a new social support research. Master’s Thesis,TokyoMetropolitanUniversity,Tokyo, 1992 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. A preliminary study of “good-naturedness(ohitoyoshi)” from the phenomenal aspects: Is it an internal personality trait? Psychological Research(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.), 1, 47-54, 1991 (in Japanese)

(Book chapters)

Omi,Y. Corporal punishment in extracurricular sports activities (bukatsu) represents an aspect of Japanese culture. In L. Tateo, (ed.) Educational dilemmas: A Cultural psychological perspective. Routledge, Pp.139-145, 2019

Omi,Y. The potential of the globalization of education in Japan: The Japanese style of school sports activities (Bukatsu). In G. Marsico, V. Dazzani, M. Ristum, & A.C.S Bastos (eds.) Educational contexts and borders through a cultural lens: Looking inside, viewing outside. Springer, Pp.255-266, 2015

Omi,Y. Transformation of group norms and addressivity of good intention: A field study at a Japanese after-school day-care facility. In Y.Omi, L.P. Rodriguez, & M.C.Peralta-Gomez (eds.) Lives and relationships: Culture in transitions between social roles. (Advances in Cultural Psychology) Charlotte,NC: Information Age Publishing, pp.57-77, 2013

Omi,Y. Fieldwork. In H.Shimoyama & M.Nochi(ed.) Learning practical methods in psychology. Tokyo: Shin-yo-sha, pp.149-163, 2008 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Bottom-up styled community development: A fieldwork in hahajima-island in Japan. In T.Sato(ed.) Bottom-up styled human relationships. Tokyo: Toshindo, pp.92-107, 2007 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Some issues surrounding measurement. In Y.Watanabe(ed.) Methodology of psychology. Tokyo: Asakura-shoten, pp.68-89, 2007 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. In the stream from fieldwork to qualitative research. In T.Yoshida(ed.) New paradigm of psychological methods. Tokyo: Seishin-Shobo, pp.195-217, 2006 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. To do with feedback based on research product. In J.Ando & N.Ando(eds.) Research ethics constructed by real cases for psychologists. Kyoto: Nakanishiya-Shuppan, pp.106-107, 2005 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Fieldwork, field psychology, and field study. In Y.Omi & T.Ito(eds.)Fields of field study in psychology. Kyoto: Kitaoji-Shobo, pp.2-17, 2001 (in Japanese)

Ito,T., & Omi,Y Field study and publications. In Y.Omi & T.Ito(eds.)Fields of field study in psychology. Kyoto: Kitaoji-Shobo, pp.231-242, 2001 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Movement and culture: Various styles of the movement in Ogasawara. In Y.Yamada et al.(eds.)A catalog of field psychology. Tokyo: Kaneko-Shobo, pp.72-79, 2001 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Qualitative approaches in personality research. In K.Sugiyama, & K.Horike(eds.)Techniques of personality research. Tokyo: Fukumura-Shuppan, pp.35-43, 1999 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Social support networks in children and adolescents. In Volunteer association that memorize Dr. Kato(eds.)Social psychology and environmental cognition. Tokyo: Yachiyo-Shuppan, pp.179-188, 1997 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. History of psychological methods. In T.Sato, & H.Mizoguchi(eds.)History of Japanese psychology. Kyoto: Kitaoji-Shobo, pp.444-461, 1997 (in Japanese)

Omi,Y. Helping behavior. In T.Takuma(ed.)Psychology in encounters and relationships. Tokyo: Shin-yo-sha, pp.34-38,1992 (in Japanese)