Research field (2)：
Physical and health education
, Sports science
Research keywords (7)：
Active Engagement
, Enjoyment
, Motivation
, Optimal Functioning
, Physical Activity
, Well-Being
, Measurement
Research theme for competitive and other funds (16)：
2023 - 2025 Sport Motivation of Athletes: A Comparison of Motivational Profiles Between Japanese and Non-Japanese From A Self-Determination Perspective
2022 - 2024 Do outcome success, gender and motivation influence fundamental movement skills (FMS) assessment?
2021 - 2023 Manipulating the timing of low-dose caffeine to improve 3-point shooting accuracy in basketball players: a pilot study
2020 - 2023 Assessing causality of the association between exercise and neurocognitive gains’
2020 - 2021 Exploring sport center users’ experience and consumer retention with flow theory
2016 - 2021 Effects of school-based intervention programs in promoting moderate to vigorous physical activity during leisure- time’
2019 - 2020 Exploring the right spot: A constraints-led approach to optimize exploratory learning’
2017 - 2020 Active aging lifestyle with healthy cognition: A pilot study for an ExCITE solution
2014 - 2016 Effect of sports massage on post-exercise muscle viscoelastic properties
2014 - 2016 Effect of breakfast and exercise on academic and cognitive performance in Junior College students’
2013 - 2016 Is losing track of time a gate to well-being?: Examining psychometric properties of psychological time as an index of engagement
2014 - 2015 Development of the Chinese version of the Sport Motivation Scale-II
2014 - 2015 Effect of external counterpulsation in exercising middle aged population
2012 - 2014 Developmental validation of an index of engagement: From a psycho- physiological perspective
2006 - 2007 UQ Graduate School Research Travel Grant
2004 - 2004 Queensland Program for Japanese Language Education (2004) Postgraduate Grant Scheme
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Papers (46)：
Kawabata, M, Gan, S. R, Chen, S. H. A. Effects of Square Stepping Exercise on cognitive, physical, psychological, and group functions in sedentary older adults: A center-based hybrid trial. BMC Geriatrics. 2024
Masato Kawabata, Stephen Francis Burns, Hui-Cheng Choo, Kerry Lee. Weekday breakfast habits and mood at the start of the school morning. Nutrition and Health. 2024
Zhi Sen Tan, Rachelle Yahn Yee Sim, Masato Kawabata, Dorrain Yanwen Low, Yulan Wang, Stephen F. Burns. Timing of Caffeine Ingestion Does Not Improve Three-Point Shooting Accuracy in College Basketball Players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 2024
Masato Kawabata, Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis. Does time fly when you engage more? Effort intensity moderates the relationship between affect and time perception. Current Psychology. 2023. 42. 20814-20823
Cheryl Jia Hui Teo, Stephen Francis Burns, Masato Kawabata. Developing Nutrition Knowledge and Attitude Measures for Athletes With the Knowledge-Attitude-Behavior Model. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 2023. 94. 1. 110-117
Kawabata, M, Araki, K, Iwasaki, S, Iwatsuki, T. Let’s disseminate research findings internationally and contribute to the world outside Japan! On the joys and significance of performing internationally. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Sport Psychology. 2023. 8-9
Kawabata, M, Araki, K, Yamazaki, F. The presence of Japanese researchers in international conferences and journals of sports and exercise psychology. The 49th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Sport Psychology, Niigata, Japan. 2022. 18
The Editors. Obituary Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. 2022. 23. 1
The Editors. Obituary Ed Diener. 2021
Masato Kawabata, Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis. Effects of school-based intervention programs in promoting moderate to vigorous physical activity during leisure time. 2020
Routledge international handbook of sport psychology
Routledge 2016 ISBN:113802242X
Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology
SAGE Reference 2014 ISBN:9781452203836
Routledge companion to sport and exercise psychology : global perspectives and fundamental concepts
Routledge 2014 ISBN:9781848721289
Flow in sports
2005 ISBN:9784790711407
Outdoor education: The theory and practice
Kyorin-shoin 2001 ISBN:4764415658
Lectures and oral presentations (72)：
Well-being and social and emotional learning: A perspective from sport psychology
(The 14th Annual Meeting of the Japan Research Association on Social-Emotional Learning 2024)
How can parents and coaches support children in enjoying sports?
(Wako Sport Festival 2023)
Let’s disseminate research findings internationally and contribute to the world outside Japan! On the joys and significance of being internationally active
(The 50th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Sport Psychology 2023)
A theory-based physical activity intervention program at school: Necessity for controlling methodological effects of wearable devices to examine the intervention effect
(The 19th Annual International Conference on Sport & Exercise Science 2023)
University student’s motivational profile in sports: Variable- and person-centered approaches to sport motivation regulations
(The 8th International Self-Determination Theory Conference 2023)
2003 - 2008 University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies
1994 - 1997 University of Tsukuba Master's Program in Health and Sport Sciences
1990 - 1994 University of Tsukuba School of Health and Physical Education
Professional career (3)：
Bachelor of Health and Physical Education (University of Tsukuba)
Master of Health and Sport Sciences (University of Tsukuba)
Ph.D.
Work history (22)：
2023/04 - 現在 Rikkyo University College of Sport and Wellness Department of Sport and Wellness Professor
2023/04 - 現在 Rikkyo University Graduate School of Sport and Wellness Master's Program in Sport and Wellness Professor
2023/04 - 現在 Rikkyo University Graduate School of Sport and Wellness Doctoral Program in Sport and Wellness Professor
2023/03 - 現在 University of Queensland School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences Honorary Associate Professor
2022/09 - 2023/03 Nanyang Technological University Associate Professor (Tenured)
2017/03 - 2023/02 University of Queensland School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences Honorary Senior Research Fellow
2012/07 - 2022/08 Nanyang Technological University National Institute of Education
2014/03 - 2017/02 University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies Honorary Research Fellow
2011/03 - 2014/02 University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies Adjunct Lecturer
2011/10 - 2012/06 Nanyang Technological University Institute for Sport Research Research Fellow
2011/04 - 2011/09 Tsurumi University School of Literature Part-Time Lecturer
2011/04 - 2011/09 Ochanomizu University Faculty of Letters and Education Part-Time Lecturer
2010/04 - 2011/09 Japan Women's University Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences Part-Time Lecturer
2010/04 - 2011/09 Meiji University School of Science and Technology Part-Time Lecturer
2010/04 - 2011/03 Tokyo Denki University School of Engineering Part-Time Lecturer
2009/09 - 2010/03 Republic Polytechnic Lecturer and Research Manager
2009/04 - 2009/08 Nihon University College of Economics Part-Time Lecturer
2009/04 - 2009/08 Tokyo Denki University School of Engineering Part-Time Lecturer
2009/04 - 2009/08 Meiji University School of Science and Technology Part-Time Lecturer
2008/07 - 2008/11 University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies Research Assistant; Teaching Assistant
1998/04 - 2003/03 Tokyo Denki University School of Science and Engineering Associate Lecturer
1997/04 - 1998/03 Ochanomizu University Faculty of Letters and Education Associate Lecturer
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Committee career (2)：
2020/07 - 現在 Journal of Happiness Studies, Co-Editor
2013/10 - 現在 The Sport Psychologist, Editorial Board Member
Awards (5)：
2022/12 - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore The 10-Years Long Service Award
2022/02 - National Institute of Education, Singapore The NIE Excellence in Research Award 2021
2008/12 - School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia HMS Excellent Teaching Award for 2008
2008/08 - Pathways Japan Excellent Presentation Award
2007/10 - School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia HMS Research Student Travel Award
Association Membership(s) (9)：
International Society of Sport Psychology
, Association for Psychological Science
, International Positive Psychology Association
, Association for Applied Sport Psychology
, Ski Association of Japan
, Japanese Society of Sport Psychology
, Japan Society of Ski Sciences
, Japan Outdoor Education Society
, Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
