Staff Profile

2020.02.26.

KATO Hiromichi

Japanese profile

E-mail

katou*edu.hokudai.ac.jp
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Seminar

Developmental Psychology

Undergraduate School Affiliation

Psychology of Education

Graduate School Affiliation

Educational Psychology

Message

Jean-Jacques Rousseau referred to puberty as a second birth, saying: “We are, so to speak, born twice: once to exist and once to live.” This means that the study of puberty can be equated to the study of life. I hope many students will join me in considering “what it means for people to live” while thinking about puberty.

Areas of Expertise

Developmental psychology

Research Subjects

Developmental processes that lead to problematic behavior

Research Keywords

Puberty, problematic behavior

Research Overview

Referred to as a second birth, puberty is a developmental period in which children undergo significant changes. My research interests lie in what happens to children during this period, what they feel during the changes they undergo and how they achieve these changes.
In particular, I focus on puberty as a development process that may produce a variety of problems, such as delinquency, bullying, truancy and social withdrawal, and hope to solve this enigma. I am currently engaged in the following studies:
(1) Basic study on changes in the body, thought and awareness during puberty and related developmental processes
(2) Applied study on the occurrence and maintenance of problematic behavior during puberty
(3) Practical study on changes in relationships between children and adults during puberty from the viewpoint of re-establishment of the legitimacy of the through student guidance

Detailed profile

Category Graduate School: Field of Specialization; Graduate Admissions; Graduate students style for download; Research and Clinical Center for Child Development