HIROKAZU TANIGUCHI

Last Updated :2026/04/03

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor
Web Site
https://researchmap.jp/read0054280?lang=en
E-mail
htaniguchihiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
Our laboratory conducts comprehensive research into the impact of positive (e.g., social support) and negative (e.g., interpersonal stress) aspects of interpersonal relationships on individuals' mental health. When conducting our research, we consider personality traits (e.g., empathy) and coping strategies (e.g., interpersonal stress coping).

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2025/10/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor
  • 2021/04, 2025/09, Shimonoseki City University, Faculty of Economics, Professor
  • 2020/04, 2021/03, Okayama University of Science, Faculty of Education, Professor
  • 2019/04, 2020/03, Shimonoseki City University, Faculty of Economics, Professor
  • 2009/04, 2019/03, Nagasaki University, Faculty of Education, Associate Professor
  • 2005/04, 2009/03, Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters, Full-time Lecturer
  • 2003/04, 2005/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Postdoctoral Fellow

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Environmental and Material Sciences, Japan, 1996/04, 2001/09
  • Gakushuin University, Graduate School of Humanities, Department of Psychology, Japan, 1992/04, 1994/03

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Hiroshima University
  • Master of Psychology, Gakushuin University

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

  • Program in Elementary Education

Research Fields

  • Social sciences;Psychology;Educational psychology
  • Social sciences;Psychology;Social psychology
  • Social sciences;Psychology;Clinicapl s ychology

Research Keywords

  • genetic polymorphism
  • mindfulness
  • attachment
  • social support
  • interpersonal stress coping
  • interpersonal stress

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japanese Association of Health Psychology, 2022/02
  • European Health Psychology Society, 2021/12
  • Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 2020/04
  • Japan Society of Personality Psychology, 2016/04
  • International Association for Relationship Research, 2012/08
  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2012/06
  • American Psychological Association, 2012/02
  • Japanese Psychological Association, 1992/07

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Introduction to Career in Teaching
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Methodology of Learning Science Study I
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Methodology of Learning Science Study II
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Primary School Teaching Practice
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, The practice of psychological support to the child I
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, The practice of psychological support to the child II
  7. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, The practice of the psychological and educational support to the child IV
  8. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Introduction to Learning Science
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Learning and Curriculum Development
  11. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Basic Study in Classroom Environment Design
  12. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Seminar on Psycho-Educational Assessment
  13. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Seminar on School Counseling
  14. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
  15. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. PLOS Mental Health, Editorial Board Member, 2023/09, PLOS
  2. PLOS One, Section Editor for the General Psychology Section, 2021/12, PLOS
  3. PLOS One, Editorial Board Member, 2020/07, PLOS
  4. Editorial Board Member, Japanese Journal of Personality, 2016/09, 2020/09, Japan Society of Personality Psychology
  5. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Health Psychology Research, 2012/04, 2015/03, Japanese Association of Health Psychology

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2026, PLOS Mental Health, Editor, Editor, 1
  2. 2026, PLOS Mental Health, Others, Reviewer, 1
  3. 2025, PLOS Mental Health, Others, Reviewer, 2
  4. 2024, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Others, Reviewer, 1
  5. 2024, International Journal of Psychology, Others, Reviewer, 1
  6. 2024, PLOS Mental Health, Editor, Editor, 4
  7. 2024, PLOS Mental Health, Others, Reviewer, 4
  8. 2024, Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Others, Reviewer, 1
  9. 2022, PLOS One, Editor, Editor, 1
  10. 2021, PLOS One, Editor, Editor, 8
  11. 2021, International Journal of Psychology, Others, Reviewer, 1
  12. 2020, PLOS One, Editor, Editor, 4
  13. 2015, PLOS One, Others, Reviewer, 4
  14. 2015, Psychiatry Research, Others, Reviewer, 2
  15. 2015, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Others, Reviewer, 1
  16. 2015, Journal of Pain, Others, Reviewer, 1
  17. 2015, Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Others, Reviewer, 1
  18. 2015, International Journal of Psychology, Others, Reviewer, 1
  19. 2012, Clinical Psychological Science, Others, Reviewer, 1
  20. 2012, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Others, Reviewer, 1