Relationship between bipolarity and self-regulation in adolescence

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04112
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Tanaka Mami 千葉大学, 社会精神保健教育研究センター, 特任助教 (90600198)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 橋本 謙二 千葉大学, 社会精神保健教育研究センター, 教授 (10189483)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 双極性障害傾向 / 自己制御 / 縦断調査 / 思春期

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research, conducted from the viewpoint of primary prevention of bipolar disorder in adolescence, focused on the psychological factor of self-regulation, which is deeply related to depressive and manic symptoms. The study aimed to examine the relationship between bipolarity and self-regulation in adolescence using longitudinal data. The analysis revealed differences in the sub-dimensions of self-regulation that are related to bipolarity in adolescence. Our findings imply that individual increasing in consistency of interest tend to decrease bipolarity during adolescence.

Free Research Field

発達心理学