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The following is the list of our past conference presentations. Please send an e-mail at taku@oakland.edu for further information about our presentations.
Benson, K., Hicks, P., & Taku, K. (2023, April). I can finally relate: Collective identity and posttraumatic growth. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Dordeski, L., & Taku, K. (2023, April). Playing both parts: Racial slurs and depression as victims and perpetrators. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Efthemioiu, A., Elam, T., & Taku, K. (2023, April). Just my luck: life after trauma and comparative pessimistic outlooks. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Elam, T., Efthemioiu, A., & Taku, K. (2023, April). Comparing ourselves to others: Examining optimistic outlooks with posttraumatic growth. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Qaqish, A., Benson, K., & Taku, K. (2023, April). Contradicting ideas behind posttraumatic growth in various levels of narcissism. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Safo, N., Williams, K., & Taku, K. (2023, April). An epidemic of misinformation: The relationship between conspiracy belief and trust in the COVID-19 vaccine. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Teasel, I., Hicks, P., & Taku, K. (2023, April). COVID-19 pandemic: Anger, xenophobia, and health anxiety of outgroup members. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Teasel, I., Luttrell, L., & Taku, K. (2023, April). Effects of gender on xenophobia and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Williams, K., Safo, N., & Taku, K. (2023, April). Thinking about conspiracies: How different thinking styles influence conspiracy beliefs. Poster presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Dordeski, L, & Taku, K. (2023, March). Being left out: Exclusion and depression as victims and perpetrators. Virtually oral presentation was given at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Hybrid Conference, MI.
Efthemiou, A., Elam, T., & Taku, K. (2023, March). Birds of a feather flock together: Relating to others who have lost a grandparent. Virtually oral presentation was given at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Hybrid Conference, MI.
Williams, K., Safo, N., & Taku, K. (2023, February). Diving into conspiracy beliefs: Trauma and vaccine hesitancy. Poster virtually presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP).
Taku, K. (2022, December). Tips to mentor students’ publication and write manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals. Virtually presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology.
Elam, T., O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2022, August). Examining the rationale behind perceived severity of modern and traditional type of depression. Abstract presented in person at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Society for Personality and Social Psychology Division, Minneapolis, MN.
Lico, M. P., Rhodes, J., Kozak, A. T., & Taku, K. (2022, August). Religion and precautionary behavior during a global pandemic. Abstract presented in person at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Society for Personality and Social Psychology Division, Minneapolis, MN.
Rhodes, J., Williams, K., & Taku, K. (2022, August). Isolation, self-construal, and aversive mental health during COVI-19. Poster presented in person at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Society for Personality and Social Psychology Division, Minneapolis, MN.
Williams, K., Rhodes, J., & Taku, K. (2022, August). The role of dichotomous thoughts on aversive mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented in person at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 03 – Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science Division, Minneapolis, MN.
Kaznowski, V., Dordeski, L., Dominick, W., & Taku, K. (2022, April). Posttraumatic growth and “negative” coping early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Rhodes, J., Williams, K., Teasel, I., & Taku, K. (2022, April). The impact of anxiety on xenophobia and discrimination during COVID-19. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kaznowski, V., McDonald, D., & Taku, K. (2022, March). How do mindfulness and connectedness to nature act as mechanisms in the relationship between nature immersion and stress? Poster virtually presented for Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Virtual Conference, MI.
Benson, K., Pado, K., & Taku, K. (2022, February). Differences in perceptions of problematic alcohol use. Poster virtually presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP).
Elam, T., Benson, K., & Taku, K. (2022, February). Are you better at reading people because you’re empathetic? Poster virtually presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP).
Williams, K., Rothig, O., Pado, K., & Taku, K. (2022, February). Health anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented in-person at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), San Francisco, CA.
Matsui, T., & Taku, K. (2021, May). Relationship between posttraumatic growth and help-seeking behavior in use of psychosocial support services among cancer patients. Poster virtually presented at the 22nd World Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy (IPOS), Kyoto, Japan.
Benson, K., Rhodes, J., Nicholas, A., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Asymmetrical perceptions of academic failure and achievement. Pre-recorded poster presented at the 93rd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Elam, T., Causey, E., Kaznowski, V., O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Can undergoing trauma make you better at reading emotions in others? Examining the relationship between emotion recognition, traumatic events, and posttraumatic growth. Pre-recorded poster presented at the 93rd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Fraus, K., Burley, E., Baker, N., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Burnout, motivation, and posttraumatic growth in medical students. Pre-recorded poster presented at the 93rd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, C., Smith, K., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Anxiety changes from emotional and unemotional mass shooting media reports. Pre-recorded poster presented at the 93rd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Racial differences in the perception of modern-type and traditional-type depression. Pre-recorded poster presented at the 93rd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Rhodes, J., Benson, K., Nicholas, A., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Impact of racial discrimination on academic motivation and academic achievement. Pre-recorded poster presented at the 93rd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Taku, K. (2021, April). Cross-cultural research on post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress disorder. Keynote at the Seventh Annual Mental Health Research Symposium Virtual Conference, the Michigan School of Psychology sponsored by Psi Chi, MI.
Causey, E., O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Is resilience hiding a dark side? An exploration of resilience. Pre-recorded poster virtually presented at the 7th Annual Research Symposium Virtual Event of the Michigan School of Psychology sponsored by Psi Chi, MI. [Poster awarded]
Kaznowski, V., O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2021, April). Mechanisms driving the nature and well-being relationship. Pre-recorded poster virtually presented at the 7th Annual Research Symposium Virtual Event of the Michigan School of Psychology sponsored by Psi Chi, MI.
Benson, K., Nicholas, A., & Taku, K. (2021, March). Overcoming failure to cultivate wisdom: Mediational roles of resiliency and posttraumatic growth. Poster virtually presented at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Alma College and Andrews University, MI.
O’Brien, C., Rhodes, J., Kaznowski, V., & Taku, K. (2021, March). Anxiety, food disgust, and parenting styles: The complex factors associated with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. Poster virtually presented at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Alma College and Andrews University, MI.
Lange, M., Stacy, A., Waguri, S., Taku, K., Katz, C., & Yanagisawa, R. (2020, October). Evaluating resilience factors among great east Japan earthquake and tsunami survivors in Fukushima. Poster virtually presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA), San Francisco, CA.
Pado, K., Fraus, K., Mulhem, E., & Taku, K. (2020, April, Conference Canceled). Influences of medical error on physicians’ core beliefs. Poster to be presented at the 92nd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Rothig, O., O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2020, April, Conference Canceled). Extraversion as a predictor of children’s perceived growth and creativity. Poster to be presented at the 92nd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Adams, B., Elam, T., O’Brien, C., & Taku, K. (2020, March, Conference Postponed, Withdrawn). Examining the relationship between resilience and optimism. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Lawrence Technological University, MI.
Rothig, O., O’Brien, C., Fraus, K., & Taku, K. (2020, March, Conference Postponed, Withdrawn). Components of posttraumatic growth and their relationships with creativity. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Lawrence Technological University, MI.
Mulhem, E., Essak, M., & Taku, K. (2019, November). Medical mishaps reported by health care providers. Poster presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of NAPCRG (North American Primary Care Research Group), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dominick, W., Adams, B., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Impact of dolphins on children’s social support and dolphin welfare knowledge. Poster presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 32 – Humanistic Psychology Division, Chicago, IL.Whitney and Brooklin. APA 2019
Dominick, W., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Posttraumatic growth and pets: Does species matter? Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 32 – Humanistic Psychology Division, Chicago, IL. Dominick and Taku. APA 2019
Hiraki, K., Hubarth, M., Taku, K., Kibi, S., Oshiro, R., Soejima, T., & Kamibeppu, K. (2019, August). Qualitative analysis of posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic depreciation in Japan. Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 45 – Culture, Ethnicity and Race Division, Chicago, IL.
Kibi, S., Minal, Q., Soejima, T., Oshiro, R., Hiraki, K., Kamibeppu, K., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Influences of the type and the experienced form of trauma on posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented and awarded at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Chicago, IL.
Kopitz, J., Adams, B., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Dichotomous thinking and self-esteem in adolescents. Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Personality and Social Psychology Division, Chicago, IL.
Marton, V., Rothig, O., Kibi, S., Oshiro, R., Soejima, T., Kamibeppu, K., Hiraki, K., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Does disclosure moderate the impact of rumination on posttraumatic growth in firefighters? Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Chicago, IL. APA 2019 (Velinka_Olivia)
Nicholas, A. E., Rothig, O., McLarnon, M., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Resiliency moderating the relationship between failure and wisdom. Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 09 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Division, Chicago, IL.2019 APA Poster Final (Alvin_Olivia)
Orille, A., Hubarth, M., & Taku, K. (2019, August). PTG and illusory growth: Gender perceptions of different growth types. Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Personality and Social Psychology Division, Chicago, IL.Orille, Hubarth, and Taku (2019). APA
Orille, A., Marton, V., & Taku, K. (2019, August). Relating to others’ trauma: Does relatability affect posttraumatic growth? Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Personality and Social Psychology Division, Chicago, IL.
Taku, K., & Marton, V. (2019, August). Cross-national comparisons of monetary donations to in-group and out-group members. Poster session presented at the 127th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 01 – General Psychology Division, Chicago, IL.Taku Marton_APA (2019)
Essak, M., Mulhem, E., & Taku, K. (2019, May). Medical mishaps reported by healthcare providers. Study presented at the 42nd Annual Michigan Family Medicine Research Day Conference, Howell, MI.
Taku, K. (2019, March). Fukushima to Chernobyl: Posttraumatic growth. Presented at Chernobyl then and now: A global perspective symposium, Oakland University, MI.
Nicholas, A. E., Rothig, O., & Taku, K. (2019, March). Failure is in the eye of the beholder: Moderating effects of subjective failure experiences on psychological outcomes. Poster presented at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Alma College, MI.
Kashihara, J., Yamakawa, I., Kameyama, A., Muranaka, M., Harrison, L., Dominick, W., Marton, V., Nicholas, A., Taku, K., & Sakamoto, S. (2018, September). Cross-cultural differences in perceptions of modern and traditional types depression between Japan and the United States. Poster session to be presented at the Australian Psychological Society Congress (APS), Sydney, Australia.
Duronio, J. M., Nicholas, A., & Taku, K. (2018, August). Impactful life events and combined stressors related to posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Personality and Social Division, San Francisco, CA.
Duronio, J. M., Taku, K., & McLarnon, M. (2018, August). Resiliency, posttraumatic growth, and growth motivation. Poster session presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 19 – Military Division, San Francisco, CA.
Harrison, L. K., Marton, V., & Taku, K. (2018, August). How narratives of authentic and illusory posttraumatic growth are perceived. Poster session presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 01 – General Psychology Division, San Francisco, CA.
Kopitz, J., Harrison, L., & Taku, K. (2018, August). The influence of dark triad personality traits on perceived trauma. Poster session presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Personality and Social Division, San Francisco, CA.
Kopitz, J., Marton, V., & Taku, K. (2018, August). The relationship between the Dark Triad and PTG resulting from interpersonal stressors. Poster session presented at the 126th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 08 – Personality and Social Division, San Francisco, CA.
Kayano, A., Yamazaki, M., Taku, K., Sakai, R., Higo, N., Asano, M., Hosokawa, T., Kawase, M., & Fukui, M. (2018, June). Factors affecting long-term healthy behaviors and posttraumatic growth in Type 2 diabetes patients. Poster session presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 78th Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL.
Harrison, L. K., Kopitz, J., & Taku, K. (2018, April). Which dimensions of narcissism are influential in reporting posttraumatic growth? Poster session presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Kopitz, J., Marton, V., & Taku, K. (2018, April). Examining the relationship between the Dark Triad and posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Marton, V., Vens, K., & Taku, K. (2018, April). Personality traits and importance of nationality: Indicators of cultural adaptation? Poster session presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Nicholas, A., Duronio, J., & Taku, K. (2018, April). Counter-intuitive impact of academic stressors on posttraumatic growth in bereaved college students. Poster session presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Dominick, W., Kopitz, J., & Taku, K. (2018, April). Cross-cultural differences in perceptions of death in Japanese and American undergraduates. Poster session presented at the Evolutionary Perspectives on Death Conference, Rochester, MI.
Harrison, L. K., Moonier, M., & Taku, K. (2017, August). A cross-cultural study of narcissism and posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 01 – Society for General Psychology Division, Washington DC.
Dominick, W., Walenski, A., Duronio, J., & Taku, K. (2017, August). Can pets help us experience growth after trauma? Symposium paper presented in R. G. Tedeschi & K. Taku (Co-Chair), Posttraumatic growth: New applications of the concept to emotional development, at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 56 (trauma psychology), Washington, DC.
McDiarmid, L., & Taku, K. (2017, August). The role of family values: Posttraumatic growth in adolescents. Symposium paper presented in R. G. Tedeschi & K. Taku (Co-Chair), Posttraumatic growth: New applications of the concept to emotional development, at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 56 (trauma psychology), Washington, DC.
Iimura, S., & Taku, K. (2017, August). Prospective changes in personal growth and resilience during transition to high school. Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7 – Developmental Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Iimura, S., & Taku, K. (2017, August). Transition to high school: What are the positive personality changes related to personal growth? Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 8 – Society for Personality and Social Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Moonier, M. R., Harrison, L., Taku, K., & Iimura, S. (2017, August). Cross-cultural perceptions of death in Japanese and American undergraduates. Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 36 – Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Division, Washington, DC.
Nakamura, T., Tsuchiya, H., & Taku, K. (2017, August). The feature of posttraumatic growth specialized after an athletic injury. Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 47 – Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Taku, K., & Oshio, A. (2017, August). Moderation effects of religiosity and dichotomous thinking on self-esteem among American adolescents. Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 36 – Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Division, Washington, DC.
Walenski, A. M., Seyburn, S., Harrison, L., & Taku, K. (2017, August). The importance of attributing eventes to posttraumatic changes in adolescents. Poster session presented at the 125th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Hirooka, K., Fukahori, H., Taku, K., Togari, T., & Ogawa, A. (2017, June). Is good death correlated with posttraumatic growth among bereaved family members of cancer patients dying at home? Abstract presented at the 22nd Congress of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Harrison, L., Moonier, M., Seyburn, S., & Taku, K. (2017, April). Are narcissism and posttraumatic growth correlated in college students? Poster session presented at the 89th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Osowski, G., Vens, K., Dominick, W., & Taku, K. (2017, April). Is religious value associated with resilience in a sample of Christian adolescents? Poster session presented at the 89th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Seyburn, S., Osowski, G., Duronio, J., & Taku, K. (2017, April). Social support and resilience: Predictors of self-esteem in adolescents. Poster session presented at the 89th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Iimura, S., & Taku, K. (2016, November). Posttraumatic growth as a result of the transition to high school: Relationships with the changes in resiliency and personality traits. Oral session presented at the 24th annual conference of the Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology, Shiga, Japan.
Dominick, W. S., & Taku, K. (2016, November). Individual images of personal growth and posttraumatic growth in American youth. Poster session presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, TX.
McDiarmid, L., Britton, M., & Taku, K. (2016, November). When does time heal? Perceived stressfulness as a moderator of time and posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, TX.
Taku, K. (2016, November). Core belief disruption and posttraumatic growth following the Great East Japan earthquake. Symposium paper presented in R. G. Tedeschi (Chair), Core belief disruptions contributing to posttraumatic growth in Japan, Australia, and Puerto Rico, at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, TX.
Nakamura, T., Tsuchiya, H., & Taku, K. (2016, November). Developing a scale measuring PTG specific to sports injury: Preliminary study for question item selection. Poster session presented at the 43rd Japanese Society of Sport Psychology, Sapporo, Japan.
Eckleberry-Hunt, J., Kirkpatrick, H., Taku, K., Hunt, R., & Vasappa, R. (2016, September). Physician wellness and happiness in the workplace. Paper presented at the 2016 International Conference on Physical Health (ICPH), Boston, MA.
Dominick, W, S., & Taku, K. (2016, August). Gender and age differences in the perception of personal growth. Poster session presented at the 124th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 32 – Humanistic Psychology Division, Denver.
McDiarmid, L., & Taku, K. (2016, August). Personally important and family valued posttraumatic growth in adolescents. Poster session presented at the 124th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1 – General Psychology Division, Denver.
Walenski, A., Seyburn, S., McDiarmid, L., & Taku, K. (2016, August). The influence of experiencing multiple life stressors following the 3.11 earthquake on posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 124th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Denver.
Taku, K. (2016, July). A brief psycho-educational intervention program on posttraumatic growth. Symposium paper presented in Y. Tominaga (Chair), Posttraumatic growth resulting from 3.11 in school settings, at the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
Taku, K. (2016, July). PTG and resilience in Hong Kong, Turkey, Japan, and the US: Toward culturally-sensitive research. Symposium organized and paper presented for the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
Iimura, S., & Taku, K. (2016, July). Assessing the current sense of personal growth among Japanese middle school children. Poster session [rapid communication] presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
Kamijo, N., Taku, K., & Yukawa, S. (2016, July). Gender differences in the role of intrusive and deliberate ruminations on posttraumatic growth after 3.11. Poster session presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Yokohama, Japan.
Matsui, T., & Taku, K. (2016, July). Association between posttraumatic growth and personality among cancer patients in Japan. Poster session presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP). Yokohama, Japan.
Izawa, S., Hirooka, K., Fukahori, H., Taku, K., & Ogawa, A. (2016, June). Posttraumatic growth among bereaved cancer family members at home palliative care: Content analysis of open-ended responses. Oral presentation made at the 21st Congress of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Taku, K. (2016, May). From the perspectives of posttraumatic growth. Symposium paper presented in H. Hirotsune & M. Ito (Co-chair), Psychotherapy for trauma: Exploration of common factors for recovery across disciplines and practices, at the 15th Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (JSTSS), Sendai, Japan.
Taku, K. (2016, February). Psycho-Educational Program about PTG: Living, Dying, and Growing. Educational lecture presented at the 17th annual conference of the Japan Association for Life and Death Education, Tokyo, Japan.
Anderson, D., Prioleau, P., Andoh, S., Naruse, Y., Sekine, H., Taku, K., Yanagisawa, R., & Katz, C. (2015, May). Post-traumatic stress responses and growth among medical students in Fukushima, Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Poster session presented at the 168th annual meeting of American Psychiatric Association (APA), Toronto.
Prioleau, P., Anderson, D., Taku, K., Katz, C., & Yanagisawa, R. (2015, May). 3/11 & 9/11: A multi-faceted investigation of a survivor exchange program. Poster session presented at the 168th annual meeting of American Psychiatric Association (APA), Toronto.
Taku, K., McGuire, K., & Elam, S. G. (2014, August). Effects of priming the shared traumatic experiences on posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 122nd annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1 – General Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Taku, K., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & Calhoun, L. G. (2014, August). Core beliefs, rumination, and posttraumatic growth resulting from the earthquake in Japan. Poster session presented at the 122nd annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Division, Washington, DC.
Tedeschi, R. G., Taku, K., Cann, A., & Calhoun, L. G. (2014, August). Spiritual and existential posttraumatic growth in Japan and in the United States. Poster session presented at the 122nd annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 67 – Religion Division, Washington, DC.
Taku, K. (2014, May). Associations between posttraumatic growth and burnout. Symposium paper is presented in K. Taku and D. Nishi’s (Co-chair), Research on posttraumatic growth, future directions, and implications for clinical work, at the 13th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (JSTSS), Fukushima, Japan.
Britton, M., McGuire, K., LaLonde, L., & Taku, K. (2014, February). The combined role of gender and religiosity on the self-esteem of American adolescents. Poster session presented at the 120th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Rochester, MI.
Elam, S., McGuire, K., & Taku, K. (2014, February). Cross-cultural comparisons of the awareness of posttraumatic growth on positive psychological change among American and Japanese adolescents. Poster session presented at the 120th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Rochester, MI.
Taku, K., Elam, S. G., & Sawa, M. S. (2013, November). Influence of resilience and posttraumatic growth on burnout in healthcare physicians. Poster session presented at the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Philadelphia, PA.
Taku, K. (2013, May). Within-individual variability as an index of posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 85th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Taku, K., Thomas, I., Elam, S. G., & McGuire, K. L.(2013, May). Linguistic variances associated with psychological growth: Effect of collectivistic and individualistic climates. Poster session presented at the 85th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Taku, K. (2012, August). Cross-cultural differences in the perceived favorability of posttraumatic growth experiences. Symposium paper presented in R. G. Tedeschi (Chair), Similarities and differences in posttraumatic growth across cultures, at the 120th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Orlando, FL.
Taku, K., Pierson, V. J., & Sawa, M. S. (2012, August). Subjective definitions of growth and religions correlate with posttraumatic growth. Poster presented at the 120th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) , 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Orlando, FL.
Eckleberry-Hunt, J., Kirkpatrick, H., Taku, K., Hunt, R., Vasappa, R., & Essian, J. (2012, April). What makes a physician well: Development of the Physician Wellness Inventory. Paper presented at the 45th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) annual spring conference, Seattle, WA.
Taku, K., Pierson, V. J., Callan, S. P., & Butler, T. C. (2011, August). Gender and cross-cultural differences in personal strength: Roles of optimism and self-defined growth. Paper presented at the 119th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1 – Society for General Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Taku, K., Rogers, L., Yanos, B. R., & Callan, S. P. (2011, August). Social encouragement for growth correlates with posttraumatic growth among bereaved college students. Paper presented at the 119th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Washington, DC.
Taku, K., Rogers, L., Butler, T. C., Yanos, B. R., & Callan, S. P. (2011, March). Exploring posttraumatic growth: Do additional domains exist? Paper presented at the 117th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Saginaw, MI.
Taku, K., Yanos, B. R., Pierson, V. J. (2011, March). Posttraumatic growth varying in event type: A cross-cultural study. Paper presented at the 117th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Saginaw, MI.
Phillips, M., & Taku, K. (2010, August). Domains of posttraumatic growth correlates with changes in alcohol use. Poster session presented at the 118th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, San Diego, CA.
Taku, K., Callan, S. P., & Phillips, M. (2010, August). Faith, age, and stress associates with spirituality of posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 118th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 36 – Religion Division, San Diego, CA.
Lewitzke, K., LaFramboise, A., & Taku, K. (2010, March). Cross-cultural examination in posttraumatic growth: Comparison of parental divorce verses loss of immediate family member. Paper presented at the 116th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Grand Rapids, MI.
Wrobel, N. C., & Taku, K. (2010, March). Predicting structural equation modeling use through article characteristics. Paper presented at the 116th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Grand Rapids, MI.
Taku, K., Kilmer, R. P., & Phillips, M. S. (2009, November). Assessing concordance between student and teacher ratings of posttraumatic growth in Japanese youth. Poster session presented at the 25th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Atlanta. GA.
Taku, K., & Phillips, M. S. (2009, November). Frequencies of posttraumatic growth experiences among Japanese university students. Poster session presented at the 25th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Atlanta, GA.
Taku, K., Kilmer, R. P., & Trevorrow, B. N. (2009, August). Association between event-related rumination and posttraumatic growth in Japanese youth. Poster session presented at the 117th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Toronto, Canada.
Kelly, J. M., Clark, C. R., Gambino, M. L., Maguire, K. L., Taku, K., & Stewart, R. B. (2009, May). Effects of savoring and psychological well-being on satisfaction with life. Poster session presented at the 21st annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), San Francisco, CA.
Taku, K., Andreski, S. R., & Kilmer, R. P. (2009, March). Perceived competence correlates with posttraumatic growth in Japanese adolescents. Poster session presented at the 115th Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meetings, Detroit, MI.
Taku, K. (2009, March). Meaning making in posttraumatic growth process. Poster session presented at the 8th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (JSTSS), Tokyo, Japan.
Taku, K. (2009, March). Possible explanations for positive and negative experiences resulting from trauma. Symposium paper presented in N. Asukai and K. Taku’s (Co-chair), Research on posttraumatic growth: Clinical implications and future directions, at the 8th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (JSTSS), Tokyo, Japan.
Taku, K. (2008, November). Posttraumatic growth among Japanese middle school students. Symposium paper presented in R. P. Kilmer’s (Chair), Examining posttraumatic growth in children and youth: Cross-cultural findings, at the 24th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008, November). Testing the factorial equivalencies of the rumination items across a U.S. and Japanese samples. Poster session presented at the 24th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL.
Taku, K., Vishnevsky, T., Cann, A., Kilmer, R. P., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2008, August). Perceived responsibility correlates with posttraumatic growth in Japanese youth. Poster session presented at the 116th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 52 – International Psychology Division, Boston, MA.
Vishnevsky, T., Lindstrom, C. M., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., Calhoun, L. G., & Taku, K. (2008, August). Core beliefs inventory: Effects of trauma on assumptive world beliefs. Poster session presented at the 116th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 56 – Trauma Psychology Division, Boston, MA.
Taku, K., Calhoun, L. G., Kilmer, R. P., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008, March). Posttraumatic growth and non-traumatic growth in Japanese youth. Paper session presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), Charlotte, NC.
Taku, K., Kilmer, R. P., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2007, November). Using school programming to help Japanese youth recognize posttraumatic growth. Poster session presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Baltimore, MD.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., & Lindstrom, C. (2007, November). Willingness to disclose, posttraumatic growth, and rumination in Japanese students. Poster session presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Baltimore, MD.
Taku, K. (2006, November). The Japanese version of the posttraumatic growth inventory. Symposium paper presented in L. G. Calhoun’s (Chair), The assessment of posttraumatic growth in different cultural contexts, at the 22nd annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Hollywood, CA.
Taku K., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Kilmer, R. P., Gil-Rivas, V., & Cann, A. (2006, November). Recipients’ responsiveness correlates with posttraumatic growth in Japanese university students. Poster session presented at the 22nd Annual of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Meeting (ISTSS), Hollywood, LA.
Taku K., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., Kilmer, R. P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2006, August). Posttraumatic growth and cognitive processing in Japanese university students. Poster session presented at the 114th Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), 52-International Psychology Division, New Orleans, LA.
Taku K., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., & Cann, A. (2006, May). Self-disclosure of stressful experiences correlates with growth in Japanese university students. Poster session presented at the 18th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), New York, NY.
Taku, K. (2004). Examining a feeling of self-growth resulting from stress among high school students: The relationships with the degree of solving the stress. Poster session presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Health Psychology, 420-421, Tokyo, Japan.
Taku, K. (2003). The effect of stress experiences on the feeling of self-growth in junior high school students: An analysis of open-ended questions about making positive and negative meanings of stress experiences. Poster session presented at the 45th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 238, Osaka, Japan.
Taku, K. (2002). The influences of stress experiences on the ego developmental process: A case study of a female high school student who produced the narrative about positive meanings of her stress experiences. Poster session presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Health Psychology, 146-147, Tokyo, Japan.
Taku, K. (1999). The influences of stress coping strategies on a sense of fulfillment and helplessness. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Health Psychology, 162-163, Okayama, Japan.
Taku, K. (1998). Time stability of perceived stress coping strategy. Poster session presented at the 62nd Annual Conference of Japanese Psychological Association, 409, Tokyo, Japan.
Hamaguchi, Y., Kasai, T., Taku, K., & Mochizauki, H. (1998). Consciousness of bullying among elementary school and junior high school students II: Relationships between the permissible degree of bullying and coping in a bullying situation. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 103, Japan.
Mito, S., Mochizuki, H., Taku, K., & Nakazawa, J. (1998). Consciousness of bullying among elementary school and junior high school students I: Factor structure of the permissible degree of bullying. Poster session presented at the 40th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 102, Japan.
Taku, K., & Hamaguchi, Y. (1997). The relationships between stress coping and perception toward reorganization of classes. Poster session presented at the 61st Annual Conference of Japanese Psychological Association, 362, Japan.
Taku, K. (1996). Manifestation of the psychological problems among Japanese middle school and high school students: The relationships between impulsive behaviors and irritability. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 229, Tsukuba, Japan.
Saito, S., Sato, M., Yoshida, K., Yanagihara, R., Shinto, T., Nogami, N., Matsuda, N., Yamaguchi, M., Sumitomo, I., Masui, R., & Taku, K. (1996). Study 1 on the psychological effects ofthe Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 525, Tsukuba, Japan.
Sato, M., Saito, S., Yoshida, K., Yanagihara, R., Shinto, T., Nogami, N., Matsuda, N., Yamaguchi, M., Sumitomo, I., Masui, R., & Taku, K. (1996). Study 2 on the psychological effects ofthe Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 526, Tsukuba, Japan.
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