1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Social psychological study of the structure and the functions of extended self.
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10410036
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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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 | KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJIHARA Takehiro KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY, PROFESSOR, 社会学部, 教授 (20033706)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOHYAMA Takaya HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 学校教育学部, 助教授 (00263658)
TANAKA Tomoko OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF LETTER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSER, 文学部, 助教授 (40227153)
MINAMI Hirofumi KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HUMAN-ENVIRONMET STUDEIES, PROFESSOR, 大学院・人間環境学研究科, 教授 (20192362)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 1999
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| Keywords | extended self / adjustment function / cherished possessions / materialism scale / involuntary loss |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to explore the structure and functions of extended self by measuring the cherished possessions. Firstly, our investigation clarified some functions of the cherished possessions in the adaptation process when individuals transit to new environments. The cherished possessions of international students were consisted of books, clothes, passports, and money which relate with utilitarian. Those results suggested that cherished possessions with utilitarian function promoted the adjustment of international students. As for patients in the hospital, the ratio of necessities for the hospital life and things for pleasure was high in the cherished possessions. As for the aged in the aged institution , the ratio of having the cherished possessions was low. Secondly , we developed the materialism scale to measure the individual differences of extended self and confirmed its validity and reliability. Thirdly, we surveyed victims of earthquake and found that extended self was mainly consisted of significant others and loss of extended self influenced upon the positive and the negative sides of quality of life.
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