A cross-cultural understanding of identity formation in Japanese adolescents

• Project/Area Number: 24530823
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Hiroshima 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: ¥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.

Research Products

• [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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Personal identity in Japan (2012)
  • 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
  • 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
• [Presentation] dentity and well-being in university students and young workers: A cross-cultural perspective (2013)
  • 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)
• [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)
• [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
• [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
• [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
• [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