Yugo Maeda

Management Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Maeda earned his Ph.D. in Human Sciences from the Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University. He was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow (DC1) and a researcher at the Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University. He specializes in social and cultural psychology. He investigates psychological and behavioral diversity across cultures, with a focus on social behavior and emotions.

Research Interests

Social psychology, Cultural psychology

Final Education

Ph.D. in Human Sciences, Hokkaido University

Awards & Honours

(2025) The Japanese Society of Social Psychology Encouragement Paper Award (2025). The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
(2024) The Japanese Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Articles (2024). The Japanese Psychological Association

Academic Papers

Yugo Maeda (2025) Adaptation to social environment and forward-looking in adolescents. Cognitive Studies: Bulletin of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society 32 (3) :1341-7924
Yugo Maeda (2024) Where does the cultural difference in rejection avoidance come from? The role of relational mobility and reputational expectation. Research in Social Psychology 40 (1) :0916-1503
Yugo Maeda (2023) Mediating effects of relational mobility on cultural differences in pride and embarrassment in success. The Japanese Journal of Psychology 94 (5) :0021-5236
Yugo Maeda (2021) The effect of relational mobility on the early and late stages of the COVID-19 outbreak: Discussion from the socioecological perspective. The Japanese Journal of Psychology 92 (5)

Grants

(2024) Praise Avoidance Tendencies in Autism Spectrum Disorder. SHOWA Medical University Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research Primary Researcher
(2024) Rethinking Philosophical Methodology: Exploring the Possibility of Improving Philosophical Thought Experiments Through an Interdisciplinary Approach. Suntory Foundation Co-researcher