Lay theories about declining birthrate and aging society in Japan.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24530789
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Social psychology
Research Institution	Gunma University of Health and Welfare
Principal Investigator	ONO Toshikazu 群馬医療福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (70337088)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Keywords	社会系心理学 / 社会福祉 / 少子化 / しろうと理論 / 高齢化 / 認知バイアス / 社会福祉関係 / 誤信念
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Japan has been both an aged society and a declining birth rate society since 1995. This article analyzes how people think about a low birth rate and an aging society in Japan. The study examined how people estimate 19 low birth rate and aging society issues. The study revealed that the evidence of 3 typical lay theories in these issues. 1)Misconception about the population nuclear family rate, 2)Misconception about the population low birth rate, and 3)Misconception about aged persons' life. Another interview research revealed the structure of these lay theories.