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. Moral basis of political polarization and the roles of the motivation toward shared reality creation
    Iori Kasahara
    Doctoral Dissertation  25, Mar. 2025  , Refereed
  2. 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
  3. 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

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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