Doctoral Program in Human Care Science

Developmental Clinical Psychology


   Department of Developmental Clinical Psychology focuses on various problematic behaviors seen among family, school, work place, society, in which development stages takes place, from birth to death. We aim to provide studies on development psychological backgrounds and its causes, as well as to establish method of care of these behaviors. The curriculum of our department is designated as category 1 by Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologist (Juridical Foundation).

● Yoshikazu Hamaguchi [Professor] yhama@human.tsukuba.ac.jp
● Jun Sato [Assistant Professor] junsato@human.tsukuba.ac.jp


Name Yoshikazu Hamaguchi
Area of Specialization Developmental Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Profile Waseda University, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Psychology
PhD (Psychology) University of Tsukuba
Research Interests Social Information Processing and Psycho-social Adaptation of Children and Adolescents
Aggression among Children and Adolescents
Training of Social Skill, Substitution Training of Aggression
Publications in Western Language 1) Kawabata,Y., Crick, N.R., & Hamaguchi,Y. (2010). Forms of aggression, social-psychological adjustment, and peer victimization in a Japanese sample: The moderating role of positive and negative friendship quality. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 471-484.
2) Kawabata,Y., Crick,N.R., & Hamaguchi.Y. (2010). The Role of culture in relational aggression: Associations with social-psychological adjustment problems among Japanese and U.S. schoolaged children. International Journal of Behavioral Development, on line first, april 13, 2010.
Academic Society Affiliation The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology(Director, Editorial Board)
The Japanese Psychological Association
Japan Society of Developmental Psychology
The Japanese Association of Counseling Science (Editorial Board)
Japanese Association of Criminal Psychology
Award-winning/Social Contribution Counseling Center for Psycho-Physical Disorder Education, University of Tsukuba, Counselor
Chiba Prefecture, School Advisor
International Travel Award (Society for Research in Child Development 2007 Bienial Meeting)
Teaching Courses Seminar in Developmental Clinical Psychology I, II
Practice in Developmental Clinical Psychology I, II
Research in Developmental Clinical Psychology I, II, III
Research Topics of Supervising Students Aggression and Social Information Processing among Elementary and Junior High School Students
Forgiving tendency and Psycho-social Adaptation among Junior and High School Students
Relationship between Parenting Behavior, Parenting Stress and Children's Problematic Behavior
Psycho-social Adaptation and Caring Behavior in Presenting Assertiveness
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Name Jun Sato
Area of Specialization Developmental Clinical Psychology
Educational Psychology
Profile University of Tsukuba, Second Cluster of College, College of Human Sciences
University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Psychology, Doctoral Program in Psychology
PhD (Psychology)
Research Interests Learning Motivation and Learning Strategy, Student Counseling among College Students
Publications in Western Language -
Academic Society Affiliation The Japanese Psychological Association
The Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology
The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
Japan Association of Student Counseling
The Japanese Association of Counseling Science
Award-winning/Social Contribution -
Teaching Courses Lecture on Developmental Clinical Psychology
Practice in Developmental Clinical Psychology I, II
Research Topics of Supervising Students -
Personal Website Not Available