Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology,
College of Humanities,
Chubu University
Kasugai, Aichi Pref. 487-8501
JAPAN

+81-568-51-1111 (main switchboard)

e-mail: aoshio(AT)isc.chubu.ac.jp

• Personality Psychology
• Adolescent Psychology

• School of Education, Nagoya University
  • B.A. (1995)
• Graduate School of Education, Nagoya University
  • M.A. (Educational Psychology) (1997)
  • Ph.D. (Educational Psychology) (2000)
• College of Humanities, Chubu University
  • Lecturer (October 2001 - March 2003)
  • Associate Professor (April 2003 - Present)

• Japanese Psychological Association
• The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
  • consulting editor: Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology (January 2008 - December 2010)
• Japan Society of Personality Psychology
  • consulting editor: The Japanese Journal of Personality (October 2003 - September 2005)
  • associate editor: The Japanese Journal of Personality (October 2005 - November 2009)
  • chair: International Excange Committee (February 2007 - November 2009)
  • member of the executive board (November 2009 - present)
  • chair: Public Relations Committee (November 2009 - present)
• The Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology
  • associate editor: The Japanese Journal of Adolescent Psychology (April 2005 - Present)
• Japan Society of Developmental Psychology
  • consulting editor: The Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology (January 2005 - December 2006)
  • associate editor: The Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology (April 2008 - December 2009)
• The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
• The Japanese Association of Counseling Science
• The Toukai Psychological Association
• Japan Association of Student Counseling
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Association for Research in Personality (ARP)
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

• Dichotomous Thinking Inventory (DTI)
  • PDF in English
    • Three subscales
      • Preference for dichotomy: No.1, 4, 7, 10, 13
      • Dichotomous belief: No.2, 5, 8, 11, 14
      • Profit-and-loss thinking: No.3, 6, 9, 12, 15
    • Total score of the dichotomous thinking: No.1 to 15
  • Journals
    • Oshio, A. (2009). Development and Validation of the Dichotomous Thinking Inventory. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 37, 729-742. [PDF]
    • Oshio, A. (2010). Characteristics of the Dichotomous Thinking Inventory Japanese version: Review of scale development process and relations with aspects of everyday life. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 23, 45-57. [in Japanese, PDF]
  • Presentations
    • Oshio, A. (2009). Aspects of everyday life deemed important by dichotomous thinkers. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Stand-Alone Conference for the Association of Research in Personality, Evanston U.S.A. [poster]
    • Oshio, A. (2009). Dichotomous thinking and the extreme views of others. Poster presented at the ISSID 2009 (International Society for the Study of Individual Differences), Evanston U.S.A. [poster]
    • Oshio, A. (2008). The development and validation of Dichotomous Thinking Scale. Poster presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. [poster]
• Adolescent Resilience Scale (ARS)
  • PDF in English
  • Journals
    • Oshio, A., Nakaya, M., Kaneko, H.,& Nagamine, S. (2002). Development and validation of an Adolescent Resilience Scale. Japanese Journal of Counseling Science, 35, 57-65. [in Japanese with English abstract]
    • Oshio, A., Kaneko, H., Nagamine, S., & Nakaya, M. (2003). Construct validity of the Adolescent Resilience Scale. Psychological Reports, 93, 1217-1222.[PDF]
    • Nakaya, M., Oshio, A., & Kaneko, H. (2006). Correlations for Adolescent Resilience Scale with Big Five Personality traits. Psychological Reports, 98, 927-930.[PDF]

• Books
  • Oshio, A. (2010). Introduction to Personality Psychology: Voyage of Exploration into Individual Differences. Kyoto: Minerva Shobo. [Japanese book] [publisher's website] (amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. (2008). Structural Equation Modeling for Beginners: Path Analysis by Amos. Tokyo: TokyoTosho. [Japanese book][publisher's website] (amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. & Nakama, R. (2007). How are We Different?: Introduction to Personality Psychology. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Syuppan. [Japanese book][publisher's website](amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. & Nishiguchi, T. (Eds.) (2007). Steps of a Procedure for Questionnaire Method. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Syuppan. [Japanese book][publisher's website](amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. (2007). Psychological Research Data Analysis by SPSS and Amos: 16 Exercises. Tokyo: TokyoTosho. [Japanese book][publisher's website] (amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. (2005). Psychological Research Data Analysis by SPSS and Amos: Learning from Study Cases. Tokyo: TokyoTosho. [Japanese book][publisher's website] (amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. (2004). Psychological Research Data Analysis by SPSS and Amos. Tokyo: TokyoTosho. [Japanese book][publisher's website] (amazon.co.jp)
  • Oshio, A. (2004). The Adolescent Psychology of Narcissism. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Syuppan. [Japanese book; now out of print][publisher's website]
• Journals
  • Oshio, A. (2009). Constructs understood by the “Transformative and Consensual Validation” Method: Comments on SHIRAI's Article. The Japanese Journal of Adolescent Psychology, 21, 121-125. [in Japanese]
  • Oshio, A. (2009). Development and Validation of the Dichotomous Thinking Inventory. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 37, 729-742. [SBP / PDF]
  • Matsumoto, A., Miyazaki, S., Hayakawa, C., Komori, T., Nakamura, M., & Oshio, A. (2009). Prognostic factors for epileptic sezures in severe motor and intellectual disabilities syndrome (SMIDS): A clinical and electroencephalographic study. Epilepsy Research, 86, 175-182.
  • Oshio, A., Nishino, T., & Hayamizu, T. (2009). Discrepancies between Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem: Implications for Assumed-Competence. The Japanese Journal of Personality, 17, 250-260.
  • Oshio, A., Gankouji, R., & Kiriyama, M. (2008). Freshmen's reasons for choosing departments and degree of satisfaction among College of Humanities in Chubu University. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 17, 109-121. [in Japanese]
  • Oshio, A., Gankoji, R., & Kiriyama, M. (2007). Differences of scores on the University Personality Inventory between dropouts and non-dropouts. The Japanese Journal of Student Counseling, 27, 134-142. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Oshio, A. (2007). Differences between narcissists' self-image and images by their friends. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 18, 19-33.　[in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2007). School-age students and adolescents (Development,reviews of research trends in educational psychology in Japan during the past year). The Annual Report of Educational Psychology in Japan, 46, 55-63. [in Japanese][CiNii]
  • Kodaira, H., Oshio, A., & Hayamizu, T. (2007). Assumed-competence and daily-emotional experiences in interpersonal situations: Strength and fluctuations of depression and hostility. The Japanese Journal of Personality, 15, 217-227. [in Japanese with English abstract][J-STAGE]
  • Oshio, A., Gankouji, R., & Kiriyama, M. (2007). Freshmen's Reasons for Choosing Departments among College of Humanities in Chubu University. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 17, 109-121. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Wakita, T., Oshio, A., Gankouji, R., & Kiriyama, M. (2007). The development of short version of University Personality Inventory(UPI). Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 17, 123-128. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A., Kiriyama, M., & Gankouji, R. (2006) . Year-on-year comparisons of university freshmen's distress from 1988 to 2006. The Japanese Journal of Student Counseling, 27, 138-148. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Nakaya, M., Oshio, A., & Kaneko, H. (2006). Correlations for Adolescent Resilience Scale with Big Five Personality traits. Psychological Reports, 98, 927-930.[PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2006). Narcissistic personality and Big Five Personality. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 16, 55-69. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Kodaira, H. & Oshio, A. (2006). Narcissistic Personality and Ideal Self: Discriminant Analysis Using Description of Ideal Self and Discrepancy between Ideal and Actual Self. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 15, 43-49. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2005). Narcissism and reactions to interpersonal negative life events. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 14, 183-191. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Mizuno, R., Matsui, T., Oshio, A., & Nishiguchi, T. (2005). Survey of students' evaluations for wireless LAN environment and e-learning systems. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 14, 1-26. [in Japanese]
  • Oshio, A. & Kodaira, H. (2005). Narcissistic personality, discrepancy between ideal and actual self, and description of ideal self. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 13, 37-54. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2004). Narcissistic personality and college life anxiety. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 12,67-78. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2004). A Comparative study between two methods to measure narcissistic personality: The effects of computer anxiety on response bias. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 11, 81-90. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A., Kaneko, H., Nagamine, S., & Nakaya, M. (2003). Construct validity of the Adolescent Resilience Scale. Psychological Reports, 93, 1217-1222.[PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2003). Adolescent risk-taking behavior: The influence of need for friends, friends' behavior, and risk-perception. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 10, 47-58. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2003). Narcissistic personality and view of others: An interview study of narcissistic undergraduates. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 9, 55-65. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2002). Narcissism, interpersonal relationships, and adaptation: Two types of narcissism in young adults. Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology, 50, 261-270. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Oshio, A. & Inoue, T. (2002). Is narcissistic personality pathological?: A comparison of normal adolescents and psychiatric patients. Japanese Journal of Personality, 11, 56-57. [in Japanese]
  • Oshio, A. (2002). Narcissistic Personality, Self-image, Friend-image, and Reasons for Choosing Friends in Adolescence. Journal of the College of Humanities (Chubu University), 8, 1-22. [in Japanese][PDF]
  • Oshio, A., Nakaya, M., Kaneko, H.,& Nagamine, S. (2002). Development and validation of an Adolescent Resilience Scale. Japanese Journal of Counseling Science, 35, 57-65. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Oshio, A. (2001). Development and validation of a Risk-taking Behavior Scale for Undergraduates (RIBS-U). Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development: Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences (Nagoya University), 48, 257-265. [in Japanese with English abstract][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (2001). Narcissistic personality, instability of self-image, and level of self-esteem and its stability. Japanese Journal of Personality, 10, 35-44. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Oshio, A. (2000). Narcissism and relationships with the opposite sex in adolescents. Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development: Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences (Nagoya University), 47, 103-116. [in Japanese with English abstract][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (1999). Narcissistic personality and friendship in high-school students. The Japanese Journal of Personality, 8, 1-11. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Oshio, A. (1998). A study of narcissism and sex roles. Bulletin of The School of Education: Psychology (Nagoya University), 45, 45-53. [in Japanese with English abstract][PDF]
  • Oshio, A. (1998). Relationships among narcissistic personality, self-esteem, and friendship in adolescence. Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology, 46, 280-290. [in Japanese with English abstract]
  • Oshio, A. (1997). A study on narcissism: Relationships among narcissistic personality, self-esteem, and social desirability. Bulletin of The School of Education: Psychology (Nagoya University), 44, 155-163. [in Japanese with English abstract][PDF]
• Presentations outside Japan
  • Oshio, A. (2009). Aspects of everyday life deemed important by dichotomous thinkers. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Stand-Alone Conference for the Association of Research in Personality, Evanston U.S.A. [poster]
  • Oshio, A. (2009). Dichotomous thinking and the extreme views of others. Poster presented at the ISSID 2009 (International Society for the Study of Individual Differences), Evanston U.S.A. [poster]
  • Oshio, A., Kukiyama, K., & Kodaira, H. (2009). Description of people who undervalue others based on Big Five Personality. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa U.S.A.
  • Oshio, A. (2008). The development and validation of Dichotomous Thinking Scale. Poster presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.
  • Harms, P.D. & Oshio, A. (2008). When getting ahead means getting along. Poster presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
  • Nakayama, R. & Oshio, A. (2008). Are normal narcissists psychologically healthy in stressful situations? Poster presented at the 12th biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago U.S.A.
  • Harms, P.D., Oshio, A., & Wood, D. (2008). Personality and power: Pan-culturally predictive? Poster presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque U.S.A.
  • Oshio, A., Kodaira, H., & Kukiyama, K. (2008). Do members undervaluing others contribute to group activities? Poster presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque U.S.A.
• Academic Theses
  • Oshio, A. (2000). Narcissistic Personality and interpersonal relationships in youth and young adults. Unpublished doctorial dissertion. Nagoya University.
  • Oshio, A. (1997). A study of narcissistic personality in adolescence: Scale development and its relations with friendship. Unpublished Master's thesis. Nagoya University.