Researcher Profile and Settings

Name

• Name

  HARADA Ken

Degree

• Ph.D. (Urban Science)

Job

• Professor

Researcher Profile and Settings

Published Papers

• Big Five Personality Traits, Social Networks, and Depression among Older Adults in Japan: A Multiple Mediation Analysis, 2022, Harada, K., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
• Mediators of Life-Course and Late-Life Financial Strain on Late-Life Health in Japan: Based on a Cross-Sectional Survey, 2022, Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shinmei, M., Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 15, 883 - 896
• Social networks’ Health Habits over Life Course and Late-life Health Habits, 2020, Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., American Journal of Health Behavior, 44, 1, 100 - 117
• Health, Psychological, Social and Environmental Mediators between Socioeconomic Inequalities and Participation in Exercise among Elderly Japanese, 2020, Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., Ageing & Society, 40, 7, 1594 - 1612
• Time Perspectives as Mediators of the Associations between Socioeconomic Status and Health Behaviours in Older Japanese Adults, 2020, Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., Psychology and Health, 35, 8, 1000 - 1016
• Perceived Age Discrimination and Job Satisfaction among Older Employed men in Japan, Nov. 2018, The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
• Social Support, Negative Interactions, and Mental Health: Evidence of Cross-Domain Buffering Effects Among Older Adults in Japan., Apr. 2018, Harada K, Sugisawa H, Sugihara Y, Yanagisawa S, Shimmei M, Research on aging, 40, 4, 388 - 405
• Socioeconomic status disparities in late-life disability based on age, period, and cohort in Japan., Mar. 2018, Sugisawa H, Harada K, Sugihara Y, Yanagisawa S, Shinmei M, Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 75, 6 - 15
• Population aging in local areas and subjective well-being of older adults: Findings from two studies in Japan., May 2016, Saito T, Sugisawa H, Harada K, Kai I, Bioscience trends, 10, 2, 103 - 112
• Socioeconomic status and self-rated health of Japanese people, based on age, cohort, and period., 2016, Sugisawa H, Harada K, Sugihara Y, Yanagisawa S, Shinmei M, Population health metrics, 14, 27
• Productive roles, gender, and depressive symptoms: evidence from a national longitudinal study of late-middle-aged Japanese., Jul. 2008, Sugihara Y, Sugisawa H, Shibata H, Harada K, The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 63, 4, P227 - P234

Conference Activities & Talks

• Marital Status, Social Networks, and Loneliness Among Urban Older Adults in Japan, Oct. 2019, Harada, K., Kobayashi, E., & Saito, T., 11th IAGG Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2019
• Reasons for non-participation in exercise activities by older Japanese adults with lower educational attainment, Oct. 2019, Sugisawa, H., Yanagisawa, S., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., & Shimmei, M., 11th IAGG Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2019
• Job Demands, Coping Resources, and Job Satisfaction among Older Employed Men in Japan, Nov. 2018, Harada, K., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., The 71th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston
• Social Isolation Among Older Japanese: Do Regional Attributes Matter?, Jul. 2017, Kobayashi, E., Harada, K., Murayama, H., Fukaya, T., & Liang, J., The 21th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco
• Psychosocial mediators between socioeconomic status and physical activity in older Japanese adults, Jul. 2017, Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., The 21th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco
• Perceived Neighborhood Environment, Social Support, and Physical Activity among Elderly Japanese, Jul. 2017, Harada, K., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., The 21th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco
• Effects of Social Support and Negative Interactions on Mental Health in Japan, 2016, Harada, K., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M., The 69th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans
• Social Status, Social Capital and Health: Survey of Resident in 30 Municipalities in Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Aug. 2013, K. Harada, The International Conference on Social Stratification and Health; Interdiciplinary Research and Action for Equity
• Effects of Individual-level Social Capital on Health of Elderly People, Nov. 2012, H. Sugisawa, K. Harada, M. Shinmei, Y. Sugihara , S. Yanagisawa, 45th Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference
• The Effects of Social Capital on Health: Evidence from a Survey in Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Oct. 2011, K.Harada, The International Conference on Social Stratification and Health; Looking into the Future Research Agenda
• Longitudinal Study of Marital Status, Gender, and Depression in Japan, Jul. 2011, K. Harada, H. Sugisawa, Y. Sugihara, H. Shibata, Ninth Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• Neighborhood Characteristics and Mental Health among the Elderly in an Urban Area of Japan, Jul. 2009, T. Saito, H. Sugisawa, K. Harada, T. Yamaguchi, I. Kai, The 19th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• Education, Work History, and Dynamics of Poverty: A Longitudinal Analysis of Older Adults in Japan, Jul. 2009, K. Harada, H. Sugisawa, Y. Sugihara, H. Shibata, The 19th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• Measurement and Correlates of Ageism Among Japanese Young Men Living in Urban Areas, Nov. 2004, K. Harada, H. Sugisawa, H. Shibata, Y. Sugihara, Y. Yamada, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
• Factors Relating to Job Attainment and Job Satisfaction of the Members of Silver Human Resource Centers in Japan, Nov. 2004, Y. Yamada, H. Sugisawa, K. Harada, H. Shibata, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
• Effects of Mandatory Retirement on the Mental Health and Social Well-being of Japanese Men, Nov. 2003, H. Sugisawa, K. Harada, H. Shibata, Y. Sugihara, G.W. Hougham, The 56th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
• Productive Activities and the Risk of Lifestyle-related Diseases among Middle-aged Adults in Japan: A National Longitudinal Study, Nov. 2003, Y. Sugihara, H. Sugisawa, H. Shibata, K. Harada, T. Fukaya, E. Kobayashi, The 7th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology

Researcher Profile and Settings

Academic association activities

• Gerontological Society of America
• American Sociological Association