Researchers

KASAHARA Iori

KASAHARA Iori
Specially Appointed Lecturer
Faculty Major in Global Studies
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/iori_kasahara

Education and Career

Education

  • 2011/04 - 2015/03 , Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies,
  • 2015/04 - 2018/03 , The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology,
  • 2019/04 - 2025/03 , Nagoya University, Graduate School of Informatics,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2025 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of International Studies, Department of International Studies Specially Appointed Lecturer
  • Sep. 2024 - Mar. 2025 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University 教養教育科目担当 Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2024 - Mar. 2025 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Culture-Information Studies (School of Information and Social Design) Part-time Lecturer
  • Apr. 2024 - Sep. 2024 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Human Sciences Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2023 - Mar. 2024 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Life Studies Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2023 - Mar. 2024 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Education Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2023 - Mar. 2024 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Culture-Information Studies Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2022 - Sep. 2023 , The University of Melbourne Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences University Guest (Academic)
  • Apr. 2022 - Sep. 2022 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Education Part-time Lecturer
  • Apr. 2022 - Sep. 2022 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Culture-Information Studies Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2021 - Mar. 2022 , Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Education Part-time Lecturer
  • Sep. 2020 - Feb. 2021 , Nihon Fukushi University Faculty of Economics Part-time Lecturer
  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2019 , Atomi High School Part-time Lecturer
  • Apr. 2018 - Sep. 2018 , The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology Research Student

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences, Social psychology

Research Interests

social psychology, communication, interpersonal relationships, intergroup relations, political polarization, affective polarization, moral conviction, shared reality theory

Published Papers

  1. Affective polarization in a multi-party society: The roles of moral conviction
    Iori Kasahara; Takumi Gunnar Miura; Minoru Karasawa
    The Japanese journal of psychology  95  (6)  , 361-371, 25, Feb. 2025  , Refereed
  2. Impact of moral conviction on social networking: Roles of seeking cognitive consistency and shared reality in opinion homophily
    Iori Kasahara; Minoru Karasawa
    Asian Journal of Social Psychology  28  (1)  9, Feb. 2025  , Refereed
  3. Political polarization based on moralized attitudes: A literature review and a new theoretical perspective
    Iori Kasahara; Minoru Karasawa
    Journal of Human Environmental Studies  22  (2)  , 143-151, 28, Dec. 2024  , Refereed

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Books etc

  1. The behavioral foundations of public policy , Yuko Shiraiwa (translation supervisor); Ayumu Arakawa (translation supervisor) , Chapter 22. Doing the right thing willingly: Using the insights of behavioral decision research for better environmental decisions (Weber, E. U.) , Chapter 22. Doing the right thing willingly: Using the insights of behavioral decision research for better environmental decisions (Weber, E. U.) , Fukumura Shuppan , Sep. 2019

Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Researchers crossing countries , Committee on International Affairs, the Japanese Psychological Association (Representative Organizer); Xinhua Mao (Organizer); Shinya Yamamoto (Organizer); Akihiko Ieshima (Organizer/Chair); Yumiko Otsuka (Organizer/Discussant); Wen Wen (Organizer/Discussant); Garry Kong (Speaker); Changyi Wu (Speaker); Iori Kasahara (Speaker); Nachiketha Sharma (Speaker) , The 88th annual conference of Japanese Psychological Association , Sep. 2024
  2. Reading minds with words: Effects of moral word use on attitude inference and communication , Iori Kasahara; Minoru Karasawa; Yoshihisa Kashima , The 15th biennial conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology , Jul. 2023
  3. Moral conviction exacerbates affective polarization even under a multi-party system , Takumi Gunnar Miura; Iori Kasahara; Minoru Karasawa , The 24th annual convention of Society for Personality and Social Psychology , Feb. 2023

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Awards & Honors

  1. Jun. 2023, Japan Student Services Organization, Scholarship repayment exemption
  2. Dec. 2019, Japanese Society of Social Psychology, Junior Researcher’s Award

Research Grants & Projects

  1. Japan Society for The Promotion of Science, Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers, Roles of linguistic communication in the formation and maintenance of social division