Culturally-Tuned Neurobiology: The Role of Culture and Selective Attention on East-West Differences in Social Anxiety and Emotion Expression
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21K13680
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 10010:Social psychology-related
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| Research Institution | Kobe Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
クリーグ アレグザンダー・ウィリアム 神戸学院大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 講師 (10869275)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | Social anxiety / Cultural differences / East-West Comparison / Cultural Influence / Social Anxiety / Culture |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The overall purpose of the proposed study is to examine whether Japanese nationals and European Americans differ in self-reported social anxiety, independent/interdependent self-construals, and selective attention toward social threat, and how self-construals and selective attention may help explain higher social anxiety among Japanese nationals. Both correlational and experimental methods will be used to address this overall purpose.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This study focuses on comparing Japanese nationals and European Americans, and examines (1.) whether the two groups differ in not only self-reported social anxiety, but also selective attention and independent/interdependent self-construals; (2.) how cultural differences in selective attention and self-construals may help explain why Japanese reported higher social anxiety than European Americans; and (3.) whether selective attention can be experimentally manipulated to reduce the difference in social anxiety between Japanese and European Americans.
During the first year of this grant, I collected data that would answer questions 1 and 2. Although the data is not yet analyzed, I am optimistic that it will provide insight into these important questions. The sections below have more details.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
I have completed the literature search and introduction section of the report. I have also completed collecting the first set of data for Study 1 just as stated in my research proposal. Study 1 consists of a cross-sectional survey design, making data collection much less labor-intensive than Study 2, which is an experimental design. The progress of the project is advancing in accordance of my proposed timeline, and is neither particularly ahead of schedule nor behind schedule.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
As according to my original proposal. Year 2 will consist mostly of data collection for Study 2, which involves an in-person experiment in multiple research sites. I have confirmed with my overseas collaborators that they are ready to get started with the data collection in May 2022. Assuming that data collection goes smoothly, I will likely be able to start on my main analysis by the end of the academic year.
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