1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Effects of closeness on identification of other's emotional state and self-evaluation of emotional experience
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09610096
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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 | YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Kaori Faculty of Literature and Social Science, Yamagata University, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (50183827)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1999
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| Keywords | closeness / emotional disclosure / emotional experience / status / emotional reponse |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how interpersonal relationship influences identification of other's emotional state and self-evaluation of emotional experience. Specific purpose of this study is to investigate how the nature of the presence of others influences situational-appraisal including identification of other's emotional state, self-appraisal and coping style toward the situation.
A series of psychological experiments using questionnaires were conducted for this purpose. The nature of interpersonal relationship is manipulated by quality of others. The quality consists of closeness and social status. Effects of the closeness on identification of other's emotional state and self-evaluation of emotional experience were explored in the laboratory experiments using Japanese subjects. Main interest of this study is to examine how the Japanese show differences and similarities in their evaluative responses concerning emotional experience and identification of other's emotional state in interaction with others. The results of the experiments indicate that the nature of interpersonal relationship (quality of others) and quality of emotion influence emotional experience and identification of other's emotional state. The results are discussed by the nature of interpersonal relationship (quality of others) and quality of emotion.
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