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A cross-cultural understanding of identity formation in Japanese adolescents

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530823
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Educational psychology
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

SUGIMURA Kazumi  広島大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (20249288)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) NIWA Tomomi  四天王寺大学, 教育学部, 講師 (50625936)
MIZOKAMI Shinichi  京都大学, 高等教育研究開発推進センター, 教授 (00283656)
Research Collaborator ELISABETTA Crocetti  ユトレヒト大学, 研究員
HATANO Kai  大阪府立大学, 高等教育開発センター, 特認助教
TAKAHASHI Aya  愛知学院大学, 政策科学研究所, 研究員
SUGIURA Yuko  名古屋大学, 発達科学研究科
JINNO Maasa  名古屋大学, 発達科学研究科
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywordsアイデンティティ / 青年期 / 文化 / 相互独立性 / 相互協調性 / 精神的健康
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed at unraveling the feature of identity formation in Japanese adolescents and emerging adults. For this purpose, we compared and contrasted the scores of identity processes and other relevant indices in Japanese adolescents and emerging adults (18-30 years old) with those in European, Middle Eastern, and Asian counterparts.
The results indicated that (1) while Japanese adolescents and emerging adults had developmental needs to express one’s own uniqueness, they were also directed to form a sense of identity emphasizing the maintenance of harmonious relationships with others; (2) the patterns of relationships among identity, self-construction, and well-being were found to be similar between university students and young workers in Japan; and (3) Japanese adolescents and emerging adults, as well as Taiwanese and Chinese counterparts, were characterized by identity instability, compared with European adolescents and emerging adults.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 4 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (7 results)

  • [Journal Article] Perceptions of emerging adulthood: A study with Italian and Japanese university students and young workers.2015

    • Author(s)
      Crocetti, E., Tagliabue, S., Sugimura, K., Nelson, L. J., Takahashi, A., Niwa, T., Sugiura, Y., & Jinno M.
    • Journal Title

      Emerging Adulthood

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 4 Pages: 229-243

    • DOI

      10.1177/2167696815569848

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] National and gender measurement invariance of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS): A ten-nation cross-cultural study.2015

    • Author(s)
      Crocetti, E., Cieciuch, J., Gao, C. H., Klimstra, T., Lin, C. L., Matos, P. M., Morsunbul, U., Negru, O., Sugimura, K., Zimmermann, G., & Meeus, W.
    • Journal Title

      Assessment

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 6 Pages: 753-768

    • DOI

      10.1177/1073191115584969

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Cultural self-construction and identity formation in emerging adulthood: A study on Japanese university students and workers.2015

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura, K., Niwa, T., Takahashi, A., Jinno M., Sugiura, Y., & Crocetti, E.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Youth Studies

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 10 Pages: 1326-1346

    • DOI

      10.1080/13676261.2015.1039964

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 働く20代のアイデンティティと心理的健康2014

    • Author(s)
      杉村和美・丹羽智美・高橋 彩
    • Journal Title

      産業ストレス研究

      Volume: 21 Pages: 229-235

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] The new life stage of emerging adulthood, ages 18-29: Implications for mental health.2014

    • Author(s)
      Arnett, J. J., Zukauskiene, R., & Sugimura, K.
    • Journal Title

      Lancet Psychiatry

      Volume: 1 Issue: 7 Pages: 569-576

    • DOI

      10.1016/s2215-0366(14)00080-7

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 日本人大学生における日本版アイデンティティ・コミットメント・マネジメント尺度(Japanese version of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale; U-MICSJ)の因子構造,信頼性,併存的妥当性の検討2014

    • Author(s)
      畑野 快・杉村和美
    • Journal Title

      青年心理学研究

      Volume: 25 Pages: 125-136

    • NAID

      130006899125

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Personal identity in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura, K. & Mizokami, S.
    • Journal Title

      New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

      Volume: 138 Issue: 138 Pages: 123-143

    • DOI

      10.1002/cad.20025

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Is three-dimensional model of identity development useful for Japanese adolescents?2014

    • Author(s)
      Hatano, K., Sugimura, K., & Takahashi, Y.
    • Organizer
      The 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
    • Place of Presentation
      トルコ,イズミール
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-03 – 2014-09-06
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] dentity and well-being in university students and young workers: A cross-cultural perspective2013

    • Author(s)
      Crocetti, E., Sugimura, K., Tagliabue, A., Takahashi, A, Niwa, T., Sugiura, U., & Jinno, M.
    • Organizer
      the 6th Conference on Emerging Adulthood
    • Place of Presentation
      Chicago, IL (USA)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Identity formation in Japanese emerging adults: From three dimensions to five statuses in the domain of education

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura, K., Hatano, K., Tokuoka, M., Sato, Y., & Hokii, Y.
    • Organizer
      the 20th Annual Conference the Society for Research on Identity Formation
    • Place of Presentation
      Saint Paul, MN (USA)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 相互独立的自己観の低い日本独自のアイデンティティはあるか

    • Author(s)
      杉村和美
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第25回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都、京都大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Identity formation and independent/interdependent self-construal in Japanese emerging adults

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura, K., Niwa, T., Takahashi, A., Sugiura, Y., Jinno, M., & Crocetti, E.
    • Organizer
      The 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
    • Place of Presentation
      Island of Spetses, Greece
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Studying identity cross-culturally: A nine-nation study with adolescents and emerging adults from European and Asian countries

    • Author(s)
      Crocetti, E., Klimstra, T., Ahmad, I., Cieciuch, J., Gao, C. H., Matos, P. M., Negru, O., Sugimura, K., Zimmermann, G., & Meeus, W.
    • Organizer
      The 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
    • Place of Presentation
      Island of Spetses, Greece
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] So far so different?: Being emerging adults in Italy and Japan

    • Author(s)
      Crocetti, E., Sugimura, K., Tagliabue, S., Takahashi, A., Niwa, T. Sugiura, Y., & Jinno M.
    • Organizer
      The 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence
    • Place of Presentation
      Island of Spetses, Greece
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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