Researcher Profile and Settings

researchmap

https://researchmap.jp/P_Tromovitch

Research Interests

• mental health
• prosocial personality
• CSA
• statistics
• sexual orientation
• child sexual abuse

Research Areas

• Humanities & social sciences / Gender studies

Research Experience

• Doshisha University, Harris Science Research Institute, Professor, 2010/10 - Today
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Department of Liberal Arts, Professor, 2001/04 - 2010/09
• Stony Brook University (SUNY at Stony Brook), Department of Computer Science, Lecturer, 1988/09 - 1993/08

Education

• University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Human Sexuality Education, 1993/08 - 2000/08
• ペンシルベニア大学, - 2000
• Stony Brook University, Computer Science, 1986/09 - 1988/05
• ストーニーブルック大学, - 1988
• Colgate University, East Asian Studies, 1982/09 - 1986/05
• コルゲート大学, Department of East Asian Studies, - 1986

Degree

• Ph.D. in Human Sexuality Education, University of Pennsylvania
• M.S. in Computer Science, Stony Brook University
• B.A. in East Asian Studies, Colgate University

Association Memberships

• Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
• Japan Association for Medical English Education (JASMEE)

Awards

• Honored for Contributions to Sexual Science, The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Western Region
  (2005), May 2005
• Ph.D. Dissertation & Oral Defense both Passed with Distinction
  Jun. 2000, University of Pennsylvania (Graduate School of Education)
• Student Research and Presentation Award
  Apr. 1997, The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Eastern Region
• Excellence in Teaching Award
  (1993), May 1993, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook University
• Graduated Cum Laude and with Honors
  May 1986, Colgate University

Published Papers

• How do Men Describe Their Childhood and Early Adolescent Sexual Contacts with Older Partners?
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Harris Science Review of Doshisha University, 65(4) 187 - 192, Jan. 2025, Scientific journal
• MLEPP - The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project: FY2023 progress report
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  同志社大学ハリス理化学研究所研究所報, 23 5 - 9, May 2024, Research institution
• An Investigation of the Generalizability of a College Subsample for Personality and Mental Health Research
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Harris Science Review of Doshisha University, 64(4) 175 - 180, Jan. 2024, Research institution
• Investigations into the Relationships between Comfort with One's Own Sexuality and both Prosocial Personality and Mental Health
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Harris Science Review of Doshisha University, 64(3) 106 - 111, Oct. 2023, Research institution
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): phase two progress report (FY2022)
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Reports of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 2022(22) 6 - 10, May 2023
• Prosocial Personality and Mental Health are Associated with Comfort with One's Own Sexuality: a Multinational Preliminary Analysis
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Proceedings of the 2022 Harris Science Research Institute, 11 - 14, Nov. 2022, Symposium
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): phase two (FY2021) progress report
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Reports of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 2021(21) 5 - 8, May 2022, Research institution
• Did One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the General Mental Health of the Adult Population of the United Kingdom, France, or Germany?
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Proceedings of the 2021 Harris Science Research Institute Symposium, 38 - 41, Nov. 2021
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): phase two progress report
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Reports of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 2020(20) 5 - 8, May 2021, Research institution
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): phase two is progressing
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Reports of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 2019(19) 8 - 10, May 2020, Research institution
• A Correlational Investigation of the Relationship between Primary Anorgasmia, Prepubescent Sexual Experience, and Age of First Love with Prosocial Personality
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Harris Science Review of Doshisha University, 60(4) 222 - 228, Jan. 2020, Scientific journal
• Is Adult Personality a Function of Self-Reported Anorgasmia, Prepubescent Sexual Experience, or Age at First Love?
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  2019年度同志社大学ハリス理化学研究所研究発表会, 5 - 9, Nov. 2019, Symposium
• A Study of the Relationship between Tested English Proficiency and Academic Writing Performance
  Parita AIZAWA; Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Harris Science Review of Doshisha University, 60(3) 148 - 153, Oct. 2019, Scientific journal
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): phase two has begun
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Reports of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 2018(18) 8 - 10, May 2019, Research institution
• The Degree to which Age and Educational Level Predict Pro-Social Personality and Mental Health among Japanese Adults
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Harris Science Review of Doshisha University, 59(4) 39 - 44, Jan. 2019
• An Investigation of the Association Between Educational Level and Personality/Mental Health among Japanese Adults
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Proceedings of the joint 2018 Doshisha Liason Office and Harris Science Research Institute symposium, 49 - 53, Nov. 2018
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): phase one data collection completed
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Reports of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 17(2017) 8 - 9, May 2018
• The Prevalence of, and Self-reported Reaction to, Sexual Contacts between Young People and Older Partners in Japan and the United States
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Proceedings of the joint 2017 Doshisha Liason Office and Harris Science Research Institute symposium, 47 - 51, Nov. 2017
• The Lay Public's Misinterpretation of the Meaning of "Significant": A Call for Simple yet Significant Changes in Scientific Reporting
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Journal of Research Practice, 11(1) P1 , Jan. 2015
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): Data Collection and Demographics of the 2014 U.S. and Japanese National Samples
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Science and Engineering Review of Doshisha University, Alternative:Science and Engineering Research Institute of Doshisha University, 55(4) 308 - 316, Jan. 2015
  

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• A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Intercorrelations Among Eight Psychological Constructs in Japan and the United States
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The 52nd Science & Engineering Research Institute Conference Proceedings, 36 - 40, Dec. 2014
• Public Domain, English and Japanese Scales for Measuring Self-Esteem, Anxiety, Depression, Understanding, Warmth, Altruism, Creativity, and Intellectuality: Validity and Reliability for use with Male and Female Adults in Japan and the United States
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Science and Engineering Review of Doshisha University, Doshisha University, 55(3) 244 - 253, Oct. 2014
  

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• Statistical reporting with Philip’s sextuple and extended sextuple: A simple method for easy communication of findings
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Journal of Research Practice, 8(1) P2 , 2012, Scientific journal
• The Multidimensional Measure of Comfort with Sexuality (MMCS1)
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures (3rd ed.), 34 - 39, 2011, Scientific journal
• Manufacturing Mental Disorder by Pathologizing Erotic Age Orientation: A Comment on Blanchard et al. (2008)
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, 38(3) 328 - 328, Jun. 2009, Scientific journal
  

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• National samples, sexual abuse in childhood, and adjustment in adulthood: A commentary on Najman, Dunne, Purdie, Boyle, and Coxeter (2005)
  Bruce RIND; Philip TROMOVITCH
  ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, 36(1) 101 - 106, Feb. 2007, Scientific journal
  

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• A response to Hyde's (2007) follow-up to Tromovitch and Rind (2007)
  Philip TROMOVITCH; Bruce Rind
  International Journal of Sexual Health, 19(4) 21 - 26, 2007, Scientific journal
  

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• Child sexual abuse definitions, meta-analytic findings, and a response to the methodological concerns raised by hyde (2003)
  Philip TROMOVITCH; Bruce RIND
  International Journal of Sexual Health, 19(4) 1 - 13, 2007, Scientific journal
  

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• FGM III is associated with better obstetric "outcomes"
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Lancet, online, 2006, Research society
• The validity and appropriateness of methods, analyses, and conclusions in Rind et al. (1998): A rebuttal of victimological critique from Ondersma et al. (2001) and Dallam et al. (2001)
  Bruce RIND; Philip TROMOVITCH; Robert BAUSERMAN
  PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, 127(6) 734 - 758, Nov. 2001, Scientific journal
  

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• Moralistic Psychiatry, Procrustes' Bed, and the Science of Child Sexual Abuse: A response to Spiegel
  Bruce RIND; Robert BAUSERMAN; Philip TROMOVITCH
  Sexuality & Culture, 5(1) 79 - 89, 2001, Scientific journal
• The Condemned Meta-Analysis on Child Sexual Abuse: Good science and long-overdue skepticism
  Bruce RIND; Robert BAUSERMAN; Philip TROMOVITCH
  Skeptical Inquirer, 25(4) 68 - 72, 2001, Scientific journal
• Science versus Orthodoxy: Anatomy of the congressional condemnation of a scientific article and reflections on remedies for future ideological attacks
  Bruce RIND; Robert BAUSERMAN; Philip TROMOVITCH
  Applied & Preventive Psychology, 9(4) 211 - 225, 2000, Scientific journal
• The Multidimensional Measure of Comfort with Sexuality (MMCS1): The development of a multidimensional objective measure of comfort with sexuality for use in sexuality education and research
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  University of Pennsylvania, 2000, Doctoral thesis
• Debunking the False Allegation of "statistical abuse": A reply to Spiegel
  Bruce RIND; Robert BAUSERMAN; Philip TROMOVITCH
  Sexuality & Culture, 4(2) 101 - 111, 2000, Scientific journal
• Condemnation of a Scientific Article: A chronology and refutation of the attacks and a discussion of threats to the integrity of science
  Bruce RIND; Philip TROMOVITCH; Robert BAUSERMAN
  Sexuality & Culture, 4(2) 1 - 62, 2000, Scientific journal
• Interpretation of research on sexual abuse of boys
  Bruce RIND, Robert BAUSERMAN, Philip TROMOVITCH
  JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AMER MEDICAL ASSOC, 281(23) 2185 - 2185, Jun. 1999, Scientific journal
• A meta-analytic examination of assumed properties of child sexual abuse using college samples
  Bruce RIND; Philip TROMOVITCH; Robert BAUSERMAN
  PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, 124(1) 22 - 53, Jul. 1998, Scientific journal
• A meta-analytic review of findings from national samples on psychological correlates of child sexual abuse
  Bruce RIND; Philip TROMOVITCH
  JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH, SOC SCIENTIFIC STUDY SEX INC, 34(3) 237 - 255, 1997, Scientific journal

MISC

• Scleroderma & Sexuality
  Saad, Chris; Tromovitch, Philip; Connell, Kelly
  The Scleroderma Foundation, Jun. 2000, Introduction other

Books etc

• Listening to Health News: Selected Reports from the National Institutes of Health
  Tromovitch, Philip; Kubota, Mitsuo
  Kenkyusha, Oct. 2007, Joint work
• Prism / Scope Students' Workbook
  Maezawa, Hiroko; Kuroyanagi, Kazuyo; Yoshida, Tomonao; Tromovitch, Philip
  Tokyo Medical and Dental University (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; English department), Apr. 2002, Joint work

Presentations

• How do Men Describe Their Childhood and Early Adolescent Sexual Contacts with Older Partners?
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  2024 Harris Science Research Symposium of Doshisha University, 26 Nov. 2024, 26 Nov. 2024, 26 Nov. 2024, Oral presentation
• Size Matters: Understanding the Concept of Size in the Case of a Two-group Comparison
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2024 annual meeting, 15 Nov. 2024, 13 Nov. 2024, 17 Nov. 2024, Public discourse
• An Investigation of the Generalizability of a College Subsample for Personality and Mental Health Research
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  2023 Harris Science Research Symposium of Doshisha University, 04 Nov. 2023, Oral presentation
• Prosocial Personality and Mental Health are Associated with Comfort with One's Own Sexuality: a Multinational Preliminary Analysis
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  2022 Harris Science Research Symposium of Doshisha University, 28 Nov. 2022, Oral presentation
• A Multinational Investigation of the Correlation between Comfort with One's Own Sexuality and Prosocial Personality and Mental Health Variables
  Philip TROMOVITCH
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2022 annual meeting, 04 Nov. 2022, Oral presentation
• Did One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the General Mental Health of the Adult Population of the United Kingdom, France, or Germany?
  Philip Tromovitch
  2021 Harris Science Research Symposium of Doshisha University, 26 Nov. 2021, Oral presentation
• Did One Year of COVID Affect Mental Health, Sexual Arousability, or Comfort With One's Own Sexuality?
  Philip Tromovitch
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2021 annual meeting, 18 Nov. 2021, 18 Nov. 2021, 21 Nov. 2021, Poster presentation
• Are Pubertal Age, Sexually-related Milestones, Libido, and/or Adult Personality Traits Related to Fecundity?
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  2020 Harris Science Research Symposium of Doshisha University (online), 26 Nov. 2020, Poster presentation
• Is Fecundity in Japan Related to Adult Personality Traits, Prepubescent Sexual Activity Level, Sexually-related Milestones, and/or Libido?
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2020 annual meeting (virtual/online), 19 Nov. 2020, 06 Nov. 2020, 18 Nov. 2020, Poster presentation
• Is Adult Personality a Function of Self-Reported Anorgasmia, Prepubescent Sexual Experience, or Age at First Love?
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  2019年度同志社大学ハリス理化学研究所研究発表会, 26 Nov. 2019, Oral presentation
• Are Orgasm, Early Experience of Love, or Early Sexual Experiences Related to Altruism (and Warmth)? An Exploratory Investigation in Japan
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2019 annual meeting, 07 Nov. 2019, Poster presentation
• An Investigation of the Association Between Educational Level and Personality/Mental Health among Japanese Adults
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  2018 Doshisha University Liason Office and Harris Science Research Institute Symposium, 28 Nov. 2018, Oral presentation
• The Prevalence of, and Self-reported Reaction to, Sexual Contacts between Young People and Older Partners in Japan and the United States
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  2017 Doshisha University Liason Office and Harris Science Research Institute Symposium, 28 Nov. 2017, Oral presentation
• Developing Video Learning Material for Scientific Writing (in English)
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  2016 Teaching Method/Materials Development Grant Symposium, 14 Nov. 2017, Oral presentation
• The Multinational Life Experience and Personality Project (MLEPP): antecedents, present, and future
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  ハリス理化学研究所講演会, 16 May 2017, Oral presentation
• Homosexuality, Older Brothers and Sisters, and Handedness in both a U.S. and a Japanese National Sample
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) 2017 Australasian Symposium, 02 Feb. 2017, Oral presentation
• Abuse, Children, Pseudoscience, and Science: What are the causal effects of youth-adult sexual interactions?
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) 2017 Australasian Symposium, 02 Feb. 2017, Keynote oral presentation
• Homosexuality, Older Brothers and Sisters, and Handedness in both a U.S. and a Japanese National Sample
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) 2016 Annual Meeting, 19 Nov. 2016, Oral presentation
• Significant Miscommunication from Science to the Public: Insignificant Significance
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  ハリス理化学研究所第2部門（感情科学）第3回研究集会, 20 Dec. 2015, Oral presentation
• Significant Miscommunication from Science to the Public: Insignificant Significance
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The 53rd Symposium of the Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 05 Dec. 2015, Oral presentation
• An Examination of the Long-Term Effects of Sexual Contacts (3 levels: willing, unwanted, & coerced) Experienced During Youth (2 levels: childhood & adolescence) on Adult Mental Health
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, 2015 annual meeting, 13 Nov. 2015, Oral presentation
• Do Childhood or Early Adolescent Sexual Experiences Causally Impact Adult Psychological or Sexual Health?
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Invited lecture for Curtin University course titled "Culture and Contemporary Sexology", 16 Sep. 2015, Public discourse
• "Childhood Sexual Abuse": National and College Sample Findings Related to Adult Psychological and Sexual Health
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  関西性教育研修セミナー2015夏, 09 Aug. 2015, Public discourse
• The Prevalence and Probable Impact of Childhood and Adolescent Sexual Experiences in Japan: separately analyzing willing, unwanted, and coerced incidents
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  22nd Congress of WAS (the World Association for Sexual Health), 26 Jul. 2015, Oral presentation
• A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Intercorrelations Among Eight Psychological Constructs in Japan and the United States
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The 52nd Symposium of the Science and Engineering Research Institute of Doshisha University, 06 Dec. 2014, Oral presentation
• The Prevalence of Pedophilia Among Normal Men
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 2014 annual meeting, 07 Nov. 2014, Oral presentation
• The Prevalence of Pedophilia: What little we know
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Classifying Sex: Debating DSM-5; CRASSH Conference (@U of Cambridge), 05 Jul. 2013, Poster presentation
• Child Sexual Abuse: what is it, is it harmful, and if so in what way?
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The 12th Asia-Oceania Congress of Sexology, 05 Aug. 2012, Oral presentation
• Sex Crime, Morality Enforcement, and the Law: A cautionary warning and call for objectivity and clarity
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The 12th Asia-Oceania Congress of Sexology, 03 Aug. 2012, Public symposium
• Philip's Sextuple, Because Size Matters (When Reporting Findings)
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality -- Western Region annual conference, 17 Apr. 2011, Oral presentation
• Bridging ESP and EGP: A teaching demonstration for health listening
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  International Conference on English Education, 25 Apr. 2009, Oral presentation
• Shaping The Discussion: English usage in a debate over ethics and the definition of mental illness
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Japan Association of Current English Studies (JACES): The 107th Kansai Chapter Meeting, 06 Dec. 2008, Oral presentation
• Teaching Portfolios
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Tokyo Medical & Dental University, 03 Dec. 2008, Public discourse
• Human Health Science and English Education
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 07 Jan. 2008, Others
• Issues and Thoughts on Designing an English Curriculum: A look at English Instruction at TMDU
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Japan Association of College English Teachers, English for Specific Purposes, Special Interest Group, 24 Nov. 2007, Oral presentation
• A New English Listening Textbook for Advanced-Intermediate ESL/EFL Learners Based on Articles from the NIH
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Japan Society for Medical English Education, 15 Jul. 2007, Oral presentation
• Terms of Violation, Violation of Terms: Youthful sexual relations and the problems of naming
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality -- Eastern & Mid-Continent Regions' annual conference, 05 Nov. 2005, Oral presentation
• Child Sexual Abuse Definitions, Meta-analytic Findings, and a Response to the Methodological Concerns Raised by Hyde (2003)
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality -- Eastern & Mid-Continent Regions' annual conference, 03 Nov. 2005, Invited oral presentation
• Where Truth and Moral Proclamations Collide: Child sexual abuse definitions, meta-analytic findings and fallacies, research and reporting methods, and problematic peer-review
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality -- Western Region annual conference, 06 May 2005, Oral presentation
• The Clash of Media, Politics, and Sexual Science: An examination of the controversy surrounding the Psychological Bulletin meta-analysis on the assumed properties of child sexual abuse
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Joint meeting: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality & American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, 06 Nov. 1999, Oral presentation
• An Examination of Assumed Properties of Child Sexual Abuse Based on Nonclinical Samples
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Kerkelijk Sociale Arbeid (Paulus Kerk, Church Social Work Foundation), 18 Dec. 1998, Keynote oral presentation
• Adult Correlates of Child Sexual Abuse: A meta-analytic review of college student and national probability samples
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality -- Eastern Region 20th annual conference, 18 Apr. 1997, Oral presentation
• Adult Correlates of Child Sexual Abuse: A meta-analytic investigation of college student and national probability samples
  TROMOVITCH Philip
  Seminar Series, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, 15 Nov. 1996, Public discourse