2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Transformation of self and social emotions
| Project/Area Number |
14310100
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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 |
社会学(含社会福祉関係)
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| Research Institution | Toyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUNATSU Mamoru Toyo University, Department of Sociology, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (90047184)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ANDO Kiyoshi Toyo University, Department of Sociology, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (50125978)
TANAKA Atsushi Toyo University, Department of Sociology, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (70227122)
OGUCHI Takashi Chiba University, Faculty of Letters, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (70221851)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | transformation of self / interpersonal services / religion / stress / social emotions / real self / life event / emotional labor |
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| Research Abstract |
In the first survey, we aimed at exploring how the behavior of the staff of a university office was perceived by the students. It was found that their impressions of the staff were generally favorable. The staff of job counseling division was particularly perceived favorably compared to the staff of the department of school affairs and student affairs section. Also, several staff were interviewed and asked if they were required to contact with the students as if they were 'customers' and they should engage in some kind of 'emotional work'. Results were analyzed referring to the results of students' data.
The present project also contained the survey which aimed at investigating the possible link between religious activity and physical and mental health. Specifically, 260 members of Reiyukai completed a questionnaire including a GHQ(General Health Questionnaire), psychological scales (measures of group identity, world assumptions, locus of control, etc.), and several items that tapped their religious activities. Preliminary analyses indicated that the psychological health of the members was related to age, living standard, and belief in the instrumentality of the religious activity. Furthermore, the members had a tendency to believe in 'the benevolence of world' and 'the meaningfulness of world' (Janoff-Bulman,1985). A main point of discussion is that belief in the instrumentality of the religious activity may enhance the motivation to engage in virtuous behaviors (showing forgiveness, expressing gratitude, etc.) in daily life, which reciprocally reinforce belief. This process might lead to better psychological health via the resolution of intra- and inter-personal difficulties.
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