Nagoya University
Graduate School of Education and Human Development Student Affairs
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
Nagoya, Japan 464-8601
Graduate School of Education and Human Development School of Education Nagoya University : Faculty : Department of Psychology and Human Development Sciences : Psychological Sciences :
YAMAGATA Shinji
Name
YAMAGATA Shinji
**Affiliation**
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University
**Employment History**
・Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, 2018
・Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kyushu University, 2013
・Assistant Professor, National Center for University Entrance Examinations, 2011
**Educational History**
・Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 2007
・M.S., University of Tokyo, 2004
・B.A., University of Tokyo, 2002
**Research Interests**
・Personality Development
・Personality Assessment
・Critical Thinking Education
**Selected Publications**
1. Yamagata, S. & Takahashi, Y. (2020). Moderating effects of religiosity in the genetic and environmental etiology of the Big Five personality traits in adulthood. Psychologia, 62(1), 77-89.
2. Nakamuro, M., Inui, T., & Yamagata, S. (2017). Returns to education using a sample of twins: Evidence from Japan. Asian Economic Journal, 31, 61-81.
3. Yamagata, S., Takahashi, Y., Ozaki, K., Fujisawa, K. K., Nonaka, K., & Ando, J. (2013). Bidirectional influences between maternal parenting and children's peer problems: A longitudinal monozygotic twin difference study. Developmental Science, 16, 249-259.
4. Murayama, K., Elliot, A. J., & Yamagata, S. (2011). Separation of performance-approach and performance-avoidance achievement goals: A broader analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103, 238.
5. Yamagata, S., Suzuki, A., Ando, J., Ono, Y. Kijima, N., Yoshimura, K., ... Jang, K. L. (2006). Is the genetic structure of human personality universal? A cross-cultural twin study from North America, Europe, and Asia. Journal of personality and social psychology, 90, 987.
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