Hirotsune Sato, Ph.D.

Shinshu University Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts
1-1-1Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, 390-8621
E-mail: hirotsune[at]shinshu-u.ac.jp  ※[at]→@

Keywords: Internet behavior, anonymity, privacy, acute stress, implicit cognition

[Privacy, Anonymity, and Computer-Mediated Communication]

  • Sato, H., Tabata, N., Kanamori, S., & Nojima, R. (in press). Development of revised version of multi-dimensional privacy scale for Internet users (MPS-I-R). Japanese Journal of Personality. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., Tabata, N., Kanamori, S., & Nojima, R. (2024). Relationships between the understanding of privacy policies, information privacy, and information security knowledge. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 11, 41-51. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., Sato, H., Nojima, R., & Kanamori, S. (in press). Comparison of privacy consciousness between Japanese, Americans, and Germans. Journal of Policy Studies Association (Aichi Gakuin University), 26(2), 1-7.
  • Kanamori, S., Sato, H., Tabata, N., & Nojima, R. (2023). Construction of a support tool for Japanese user reading of privacy policies and assessment of its user impact. IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information & Systems , E106-D(5), 856-867. doi: 10.1587/transinf.2022DAP0002
  • Sato, H., Tabata, N., Kanamori, S., & Nojima, R. (2023). Classification of privacy concerns when providing health care data. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 10, 1-10. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2023). Privacy consciousness and narcissistic personality. Japanese Journal of Personality, 32, 69-71. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., Sato, H., & Ninomiya. K. (2023). Measurement invariance of Privacy Consciousness Scale across younger and older adult’s data. Journal of Policy Studies Association (Aichi Gakuin University), 25(2), 13-19. [in Japanese]
  • Öztürk, D., Eyüboğlu, G., Baykara, Z. G., Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2022). The privacy consciousness of the undergraduate students: Comparison between Turkey and Japan. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 30(3), 253-258.
  • Sato, H. (2022). The effect of embellishing facial selfies on self-esteem and positive mood. Japanese Journal of Personality, 30, 127-129. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., Tabata, N., Kanamori, S., & Nojima, R. (2022). Classification of situations to read the contents of the privacy policy. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 9, 43-52. [in Japanese]
  • Yamamoto, K., & Sato, H. (2022). An experimental study of the effectiveness of facilitative intervention in Bulletin Board Communication. Japan Journal of Educational Technology, 46, 183-191. [in Japanese]
  • Kanamori, S., Sato, H., Tabata, N., & Nojima, R. (2022). Construction of a support tool for user reading of privacy policies and assessment of its user impact. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (ICISSP2022), 412-419.
  • Sato, H. (2021). Toward safe Internet use by the elderly: The relationship between information privacy and experiences of Internet problems. Monthly Care Management, April, 50-56. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2021). Classification of privacy-related social topics. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 8, 43-52. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2021). Privacy consciousness for others and disclosing others’ information on Twitter, Japanese Journal of Psychology, 92, 211-216. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., Sato, H., & Ninomiya, K. (2021). Comparison of privacy consciousness between younger and older adults. Japanese Psychological Research, 63(2), 104-110.
  • Kikuchi, S., & Sato, H. (2020). Relationships between Twitter use and pseudoscientific beliefs. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 7, 71-86.[in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2019). Effects of expecting face-to-face interactions on factors affecting disclosure of personal information over the Internet to the public. Japanese Journal of Personality, 27, 235-245.[in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2018). Characteristics of information privacy for older Internet users Japanese Journal of Gerontology, 40, 271-282.[in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2018). Characteristics of risk perception to Internet use for older adults. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 5, 29-39.[in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., Sato, H., Ninomiya, K., & Yamamoto, C. (2018). Comparison of privacy consciousness between Japanese and Taiwanese. PsyCh Journal, 7, 268-269. doi: 10.1002/pchj.229
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2018). Effects of expecting face-to-face interactions on factors affecting disclosure of personal information over the Internet to the public. Japanese Journal of Personality, 27, 53-63. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2017). Characteristics of disclosing personal information about others on the Internet. Journal of Policy Studies Association(Aichi gakuin University), 20(1), 17-25. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H. & Yajima, R. (2017). The relationships between the interpersonal stressors and the social networks on the social networking services. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 4, 53-63. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2016). Relationships between the types of information privacy, invasion of privacy and risk perception. Journal of Media, Information and Communication, 1, 15–26. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2016). Psychological factors affecting disclosing personal information in Social Networking Services. Japanese Journal of Personality, 25, 26-34. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2015). Assessing information privacy: Development of the Multi-dimensional Privacy Scale. Japanese Journal of Personality, 23, 171-179. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2015). Information privacy on the Internet among Japanese high school students. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 2, 57-66. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2014). The effects of the concern about information privacy on online communication behavior. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 1, 83-91. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2014). Development of the Privacy Consciousness Scale (PCS). Japanese Journal of Personality, 23, 49-52. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata , N. & Sato, H. (2014). Relationship between disclosing personal information and the experiences of nuisance victimization when using Social Networking Services (SNS): Case of users of Mixi. Human Science (Tokiwa University), 32, 13-21. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2013). Development of the Multi-dimensional Privacy Scale for Internet users (MPS-I). Japanese Journal of Personality, 21, 312-315. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2013). Contents of private information and behaviors for preventing invasion of privacy on the Internet in relation to privacy concerns. Studies in Humanities (Faculty of Arts, Shinshu University), 47, 129-138. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2013). Relationships between contents of private information and reasons for desiring privacy. Human Science (Tokiwa University), 30, 133-141. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H. (2012). Effects of anonymity of the other on communication behavior in computer-mediated interaction. Japanese Journal of Language in Society, 15, 17-28. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H. (2011). Concerns of privacy for Internet users (Best Paper Award). Quarterly Journal of Safe Society, 80, 22-29. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Tabata, N. (2011). Relationship between concern about privacy and apprehension of the word “privacy”. Japanese Journal of Personality, 19, 281-283. [in Japanese]
  • Tabata, N., & Sato, H. (2010). Effects of concerns about privacy on the content of private information and reasons for desiring privacy. Japanese Journal of Personality, 18, 241-243. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., Hibino, K., & Yoshida, F. (2010). The effects of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on verbal aggression. Tsukuba Psychological Research, 39, 35-43. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H. (2009). Concerns of privacy for Internet users. Quarterly Journal of Safe Society, 76, 30. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Yoshida, F. (2008). Self-disclosure on the Internet: The effects of anonymity of the self and the other. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 78, 559-566. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Yoshida, F. (2008). The effects of computer-mediated communication on uninhibited behavior and self-awareness. Tsukuba Psychological Research, 36, 1-9. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Yoshida, F. (2007). The effects of compute-mediated communication on self-disclosure and impression formation. Tsukuba Psychological Research, 34, 37-43. [in Japanese]

[Stress and Cognitive Behavior]

  • Sato, H., & Kawahara, J. I. (2017). The effect of participants’ stress manipulation on experimenters’ mood states. Psychology, 8, 1229-1237. doi: 10.4236/psych.2017.88079.
  • Sato, H. & Yajima, R. (2017). The relationships between the interpersonal stressors and the social networks on the social networking services. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 4, 53-63. [in Japanese]
  • Kawahara, J. & Sato, H. (2014). Effect of acute stress on cognitive behavior. Japanese Journal of Stress Science, 29, 18-28. [in Japanese]
  • Fuji, K., Sato, H., Kawahara, J., & Nagai, M. (2013). Implicit positive affect induction broadens scope of visual processing. Cognitive Studies, 20, 498-501. [in Japanese]
  • Kawahara, J., & Sato, H. (2013). The effect of fatigue on the attentional blink. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 75(6), 1096-1102. doi: 10.3758/s13414-013-0507-0.
  • Sato, H., & Kawahara, J. (2012). Assessing acute stress with the Implicit Association Test. Cognition and Emotion, 26, 129-135. doi:10.1080/02699931.2011.561033
  • Sato, H., Takenaka, I., & Kawahara, J. (2012). The effects of acute stress and perceptual load on distractor interference. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65, 617-623. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2011.648944
  • Sato, H., & Kawahara, J. (2011). Selective bias in retrospective self-reports of negative mood state. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 24, 359-367. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2010.543132 
  • Sato, H., Takenaka, I., & Kawahara, J. (2011). The effect of acute stress and perceptual load on selective attention. Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 30, 137-138. [in Japanese]

[Social Psychology]

  • Sato, H. (2020). Psychological process of walking while using a smartphone. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 7, 87-98. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H. (2019). Effects of automatic impression management in interpersonal communication on mental health. Shinshu Studies in Humanities, 6, 49-58. [in Japanese]
  • Okamoto, T. & Sato, H. (2015). Tour information seeking and giving out information as sightseeing motivation functions. Local Brands Studies, 10, 13-27. [in Japanese]
  • Kawakami, N., Sato, H., & Yoshida, F. (2010). Effects of mere exposure on category evaluation measured in the IAT and the GNAT. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 81, 437-445. [in Japanese]
  • Sato, H., & Yoshida, F. (2009). The images of Japanese onomatopoeia: A comparison of ratings using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and the semantic differential method. Japanese Journal of Psychology, 80, 145-151. [in Japanese]