| Project/Area Number |
12610152
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教育・社会系心理学
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| Research Institution | Nara University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKATA Toshitake Nara University, Department of Social Research, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (20008189)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUJISAKI Machiyo Meiji Gakuin University, Department of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (90156852)
YAMORI Katsuya Nara University, Department of Social Research, Associate Professor, 社会学部, 助教授 (80231679)
ENDO Yumi Nara University, Department of Social Research, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (80213601)
YUKAWA Takako Mie University, Department of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (40100945)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2002
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
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| Keywords | older adults / cultural view of self / competent / identity / gender / closing |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study sheds light on the characteristics of Japanese older adults from the viewpoints of the independent/interdependent self-construal, self-esteem, perceived competence, gender identity, and self-narrative. Questionnaire survey and extensive interview revealed that the self-recognition of the Japanese older adults are far more positive than that of the young and middle-aged adults, in spite of their rather declined health and physical conditions. It is suggested that the older adults' positive and active self-concept are suitable for the recent aging society of Japan on the one hand, and that Japanese older adults are not preparing for closing their life on the other hand.
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