Clinical-social psychological study of the adjustment functions of cherished possessions
| Project/Area Number |
05610106
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
教育・社会系心理学
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| Research Institution | KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY (1994)
Hiroshima University (1993) |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJIHARA Takehiro KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY,SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY,PROFESSOR, 社会学部, 教授 (20033706)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKAI Jiro CITY UNIVERSITY OF NAGOYA,ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, 教養部, 講師 (20226731)
TANAKA Tomoko HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY,INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION,INTRUCTOR, 留学生センター, 助手 (40227153)
NISHIMURRA Ryouji HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY,FACULTY OF INTEGRATED ARTS AND SCIENCES,ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 総合科学部, 助教授 (10122722)
MINAMI Hirofumi KYUSHU UNIVERSITY,FACULTY OF EDUCATION,ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 教育学部, 助教授 (20192362)
HORI Tadao HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY,FACULTY OF INTEGRATED ARTS AND SCIENCES,PROFESSOR, 総合科学部, 教授 (10020132)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1993 – 1994
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
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| Keywords | cherished possessions / adjustment |
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| Research Abstract |
Cherised possessions sygnify the part of material self. This study aims to explore the meanings and functions of cherished possessions which will play some functions in the adaptation process when individuals transit to new environments. The results of our survey indicated that cherished possessions are categorized as action objects and contemplation objact. The first refers to the development of self control through unique acts. The second refers to an achievement of selfhood based on conscoius reflection. Malc subjects of cherished possessions have more action obejects than female and the meaning of action objects is utilitarian and the contemplation objects means memories. Survey of international students indicated that four factors of adjustment were atained : general adjustment, internally controlled adjustment, affiliation adjustment, and externally dependent adjustment. The cherished possessions of international students are books, clothes, passports, and money which relate with utilitarian. These results suggested that cherished possesions promote the adjustment of international students.
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