Mori Arinori Institute for Higher Education and Global Mobility
Gherghel Claudia Emilia

Books and Other Publications

1. Workplace benefits of self-detachment in group activities. In Negruti, A., Hristova, P., Larsen, K.S and Krumov, K (Eds), Positive Organizational Psychology – Advances in Creating Improved Workplaces and Employee Well-Being
Gherghel Claudia, Nastas Dorin (Contributor)
Kassel: Kassel University Press. 2015
2. Do groups help women become less self-focused? Exploring gender differences in self-detachment in group activities on a Romanian sample. In Turliuc, N. (Ed), Gen, muncă, familie și schimbare
Gherghel Claudia, Nastas Dorin (Contributor)
Iași: Institutul European. 2013

Papers

1. Interpersonal helping in the workplace: Social expectation predicts anticipated guilt and intention to help a coworker (Peer-reviewed)
Claudia Gherghel
Cognition and Emotion 2024.4
doi Link
2. Inferred social expectations are linked to prosocial effort in teamwork in Japan but not in the United States (Peer-reviewed)
Claudia Gherghel
Japanese Psychological Research 2023.7
doi Link
3. Interaction during online classes fosters engagement with learning and self-directed study both in the first and second years of the COVID-19 pandemic (Peer-reviewed)
Claudia Gherghel, Shoko Yasuda, Yosuke Kita
Computers & Education Vol.200,pp.104795 2023.7
doi
4. Online education and the mental health of faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. (Peer-reviewed)
Yosuke Kita, Shoko Yasuda, Claudia Gherghel
Scientific reports Vol.12,No.1,pp.8990 2022.5
doi
5. Interpersonal harmony pursuit in Japan and the United States: Culture shapes motivation and goal content (Peer-reviewed)
Claudia Gherghel, Daisuke Akamatsu
Current Psychology 2022.5
doi Link Link
6. How should time abroad be spent? Effects of social interaction and out-of-class study time while abroad on foreign language proficiency and use (Peer-reviewed)
Claudia Gherghel, Shoko Yasuda, Yosuke Kita
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development pp.1-15 2021.12
doi Link
7. Sense of Contribution Mediates Cultural Differences in Support-Seeking (Peer-reviewed)
Takeshi Hashimoto, Claudia Gherghel
Cross-Cultural Research Vol.55,No.5,pp.474-496 2021.12
doi Link Link
8. The relationship between frequency of performing acts of kindness and subjective well-being: A mediation model in three cultures (Peer-reviewed)
Gherghel Claudia, Nastas Dorin, Hashimoto Takeshi, Takai Jiro
Current Psychology Vol.40,pp.4446-4459 2021.9
9. Effect of obligation to help on positive affect: Comparing Japan, Romania, and the United States (Peer-reviewed)
Gherghel Claudia, Nastas Dorin
Journal of Community Psychology Vol.49,No.6,pp.1617-1629 2021.8
doi Link Link
10. The bright and dark sides of emotional intelligence: Implications for educational practice and better understanding of empathy (Peer-reviewed)
Akamatsu Daisuke, Gherghel Claudia
International Journal of Emotional Education Vol.13,No.1,pp.3-19 2021.5
11. The meaning of kindness and gratitude in Japan: A mixed-methods study (Peer-reviewed)
Gherghel Claudia, Hashimoto Takeshi
International Journal of Wellbeing Vol.10,No.4,pp.55-73 2020.10
12. Culture, morality, and the effect of prosocial behavior motivation on positive affect (Peer-reviewed)
Gherghel Claudia, Nastas Dorin, Hashimoto Takeshi, Takai Jiro, Cargile Aaron Castelan
Ethics and Behavior Vol.30,No.2,pp.126-149 2020
doi
13. Culture moderates the association between social expectations regarding helping and positive affect (Peer-reviewed)
Gherghel Claudia, Hashimoto Takeshi, Takai Jiro
The Japanese Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Vol.60,No.1,pp.56-60 2020
doi Link
14. Quieting the ego through group activities: A thematic analysis of Romanian and Japanese students' positive group experiences (Peer-reviewed)
Gherghel Claudia, Nastas Dorin, Hashimoto Takeshi
Journal of Happiness Studies Vol.19,No.5,pp.1283-1303 2018

▼display all

Misc.

1. The effect of interactive learning on learning engagement in online classes
Gherghel Claudia, Yasuda Shoko, Kita Yosuke
Working Paper Series Mori Arinori Institute for Higher Education and Global Mobility pp.WP2022-01- 2022.12
2. The Effect of Short-term Study Abroad on Second Language Acquisition
Gherghel Claudia, Yasuda Shoko, Kita Yosuke
Working Paper Series Mori Arinori Institute for Higher Education and Global Mobility pp.WP2021-02- 2021.7
3. Faculty Perspectives and Opinions on Online Education
Kita Yosuke, Yasuda Shoko, Gherghel Claudia
Working Paper Series Mori Arinori Institute for Higher Education and Global Mobility pp.WP2021-01- 2021.5
4. The Effect of University Entrance Examination on Academic Performance: Focusing on Entrance Test Scores and Admission Category
Gherghel Claudia, Yasuda Shoko, Kita Yosuke
Working Paper Series Mori Arinori Institute for Higher Education and Global Mobility pp.WP2020-02- 2021.3
5. Contextualized self-efficacy and self-regulated learning in Japan
Akamatsu, D, Gherghel. C
SSRL Times Magazine Vol.4,No.6,pp.9- 2021
6. Prosocial behavior and well-being in different cultures
Gherghel Claudia, Takai Jiro
Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University (Psychology and Human Development Sciences) Vol.66,pp.17-30 2019.12

▼display all

Presentations

No. Name of subject/Conference Name Year Site
1. Differentiating the functions of failure beliefs in predicting individual affective and behavioral responses to failure(The International Symposium on Rationality: Theories and Implications)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2024.9
2. Results of a survey concerning Introduction to Data Science(The Study Group of the Japan Society for Educational Technology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2024.7
3. Regret for prosocial action and inaction(33rd International Congress of Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2024.7
4. Beliefs matter: Incorporating failure beliefs within academic risk-taking(33rd International Congress of Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2024.7
5. Helping and guilt avoidance at work(The 69th Conference of the Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2023.9.23
6. Guilt aversion in the workplace: Others’ expectations predict intention to help(The 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2023.7
7. Social expectations promote prosocial effort in a tedious task(The 86th conference of the Japanese Psychological Association)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2022.9
8. Perceived social expectations promote prosocial effort in teamwork among Japanese(26th International Congress of the IACCP)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2022.6.12
9. Social obligations and prosocial effort across cultures: The role of distinctiveness of the self(67th annual conference of the Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.9.11
オンライン
10. The effect of expectations to help on benefactors' need satisfaction and positive affect(32nd International Congress of Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.7.19
Online
11. Culture shapes the effect of obligation on sense of choice and prosocial effort(25th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.7
12. Helping more when it's expected: The effect of culture and obligation to help on prosocial effort(Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.2.9
オンライン
13. Comment to Fan Xiao "Money-helping behavior effects on subjective wellbeing distinguished by dissimilar interpersonal relations: Evidence from China"(Japan Association for Applied Economics Fall Conference)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2020.11.21
オンライン
14. The effect of prosocial behavior on benefactors' positive affect: Focusing on the role of request for help and culture(The 84th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association)
Holding date : 2020.9.8 - 2020.11.2
Presentation date : 2020.9.8
15. Prosocial behavior enhances relatedness need satisfaction, but only momentarily(83rd Meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2019.9.12
16. The kinder I am, the happier I feel: The relationship between kindness and well-being in three cultures(13th Biennial Asian Association of Social Psychology Conference)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2019.7.11
17. Culture, moral discourse and motivation to perform kind acts(65th Annual Conference of the Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.9
神戸
18. The effect of desire to be kind on positive affect - Focusing on the moderating effect of the community ethic(59th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Social Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.8
Osaka, Japan
19. The effect of perceived duty and desire to be kind on expected positive affect(24th Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.7
Guelph, Canada
20. Ruumania jin to nihonjin no doutoku kiban [The moral foundations of Romanians and Japanese](Japanese Association of Social Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2017.10
Hiroshima, Japan
21. The effect of culture, moral foundations and interpersonal stressors on depression(7th International Conference on Applied Psychology and Educational Sciences)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2017.10
Iasi, Romania
22. The moderating effect of moral foundations on the relationship between positive activity involvement and well-being.(15th Annual Meeting International Society for Quality of Life Studies)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2017.9
Innsbruck, Austria
23. Enjou yousei no seisa to sono riyuu (2) [Gender differences in help-seeking and their causes (2)](Japanese Association of Social Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.9
Osaka, Japan
24. Bunka ga kansha hyoushutsu to shinsetsu koudou no jikoketteiteki doukidzuke ni ataeru eikyou. [The effect of culture on self-determined motivation to express gratitude and perform acts of kindness](Japanese Association of Social Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.9
Osaka, Japan
25. Enjou yousei no seisa to sono riyuu (1) [Gender differences in help-seeking and their causes (1)](Japanese Association of Social Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.9
Osaka, Japan
26. Jimoto ai ha personality de setsumei sareru ka [Can the love for one’s home place be explained by personality?](Japanese Society of Personality Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.9
Osaka, Japan
27. The moderating effect of moral foundations on the relationship between interpersonal stressors and depression(31st International Congress of Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.7
Yokohama, Japan
28. Happy by being grateful: Effect of culture, moral foundations and the reciprocity norm on self-determined motivation to express gratitude(23rd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.7
Nagoya, Japan
29. The relationship between moral foundations and motivation to engage in positive activities(31st International Congress of Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2016.7
Yokohama, Japan
30. Social Activity Engagement and Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Social Support and Egoic Functioning.(Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2015.10
Nara, Japan
31. Measuring Low Egoic Functioning – Reliability and Validity of the Hypo-Egoic Scale(Japanese Group Dynamics Association)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2014.9
32. The effect of introspection and social evaluation on self-detachment in group activities(5th International Conference on Applied Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2013.10
Iasi, Romania
33. Exploring the role of social comparison in moral elevation.(6th European Conference on Positive Psychology)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2012.6
Moskow, Russia

▼display all

Awards

No. Award name Year
1. International Registration Award (Society for Personality and Social Psychology) 2020.9
2. Best Presentation Award (Japanese Group Dynamics Association) 2018.9

Research Projects

No. Research subject Research item(Awarding organization, System name) Year
1. 向社会的行動の効果を規定する対人的相互作用と文化的背景
若手研究
( Awarding organization: 日本学術振興会 System name: 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究 )
2022.4 - 2025.3
2. Interpersonal processes promoting prosocial effort
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
( Awarding organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science System name: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up )
2020.9 - 2023.3
3. The effect of expectations to help on benefactors’ need satisfaction and positive affect

( Awarding organization: The Japanese Society of Social Psychology System name: Overseas Conference Travel Grant )
2020.5
4. The moderating effect of culture and morality on the relationship between prosocial behavior and well-being
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
( Awarding organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science System name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows )
2018.4 - 2020.3
5. The moderating effect of moral foundations on the relationship between positive activity involvement and well-being

( Awarding organization: Nagoya University System name: Overseas Conference Travel Grant )
2017.9