M.Sc. Kouta Sasaki

Kontaktdaten 
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E-Mailkouta.sasaki@uni-saarland.de

Curriculum Vitae

Education 
2023M.Sc. in Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-Universtity Duesseldorf
2020B.Sc. in Psychology, Trier University
2017State-Approved Physical Therapist, VPT Fellbach
Research Interest
I am particularly interested in self-regulation, its association with well-being, and their underlying genetic and environmental pathways.
Working Experience 
since 2024Research Assistant, Dept of Differential Psychology and Psychodiagnostic, Prof. Dr. Frank Spinath, Saarland University
2022Internship as Prison Psycholoist, JVA Moabit Berlin
2021 - 2022Research Assistant, Dept of Biological Psychology of Decision Making, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Jocham, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf
2021 - 2022Neuropsychological Assistant, mediclin Rhein/Ruhr Essen
2019Internship as Human Resources Assistant, heycater! Berlin
2017-2020Physical Therapist
Conference Contribution 
March 2025Sasaki & Spinath (2025, March 28). The Triangle of Flexible Self-Regulation, Goal Achievement and Subjective Well-Being– Benefits of a Behavior Genetic Perspective.  
Oral presentation at the TwinLife User Conference 2025, Bremen, Germany     
July 2025Sasaki & Spinath (2025, July). Genetic and Environmental Pathways in the Association Between Regulatory Behavior and Life Satisfaction. Poster presentation at the ISSID Conference 2025, Vienna, Austria
September 2025Sasaki & Spinath (2025, September). Genetic and Environmental Pathways in the Association Between Regulatory Behavior and Life Satisfaction. Poster presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the DPPD 2025, Kassel, Germany

Publications

Sasaki, K., & Spinath, F.M. (2026). Genetic and environmental pathways in the associations among self-control, coping strategies, and life satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 262, 113974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113974