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2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Influence of Emotions Included in Autobiographical Memories on Motivation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10610105
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 教育・社会系心理学
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

HAYAMIZU Toshihiko  Nagoya University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Professor, 大学院・教育発達科学研究科, 教授 (20116172)

Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Keywordsautobiographical memories / motivation / emotion / sport / English learning
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine how autobiographical memories for the past achievements influence on motivation at present through emotions. The contents of autobiographical memories are something to have experienced. Accordingly, we aim at making clear the relation between the past concrete experiences expressed as autobiographical memories and present motivation.
Three studies were conducted using questionnaire method. First, we focused on autobiographical memories in sport among woman students. Second, the comparison of autobiographical memories in sport was explored between two groups of adults : one group belonging to social sports associations and the other group consisting of nurses who rarely participate in sport. Third, the relation between autobiographical memories and motivation for English learning was investigated.
Adults who were doing somewhat sport remembered more events in recent years than those in their school days while the other participants described those happened in their school days. With regard to English learning, we found a lot of autobiographical memories relevant to the events happened outside school unexpectedly.
Events involved in autobiographical memories were classified into six categories : successful experiences, positive interpersonal relations and flow experiences as positive experiences, and failure experiences, negative interpersonal relations and injury and dangerous experiences as negative experiences. Most of positive experiences were followed by positive emotions whereas most of negatives by negative ones. Further positive experiences led to high motivation at present, however, negative ones did not always cause low motivation.

  • Research Products

    (4 results)

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All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 速水敏彦,安藤史高: "英語学習の自伝的記憶と動機づけ"名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科紀要(心理発達科学). 47. 317-324 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 速水敏彦: "スポーツの自伝的記憶と動機づけ"第27回国際心理学会発表要録. 334 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Toshihiko Hayamizu & Fumitaka Ando: "Autobiographical Memories and Motivation in Learning English"Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Vol47. 317-324 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Toshihiko Hayamizu: "Autobiographical Memories and Motivation in Sport"Abstracts of XXVII International Congress of Psychology. 334. (2000)

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Published: 2002-03-26  

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