Examination of conceptualization and adaptability of integration of other-oriented motive and self-oriented motive based on goal hierarchy theory

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K04313
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Gakushuin University
• Principal Investigator: Ito Tadahiro 学習院大学, 文学部, 教授 (90276759)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 動機づけ / 目標 / 他者志向的動機 / 達成動機 / 目標階層理論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the method to describe and measure whether the self-oriented (selfish) motive and the other-oriented (altruistic) motive among individuals are conflicting or integrated. Based on the theory of hierarchical goal structure, the multi-finality (a situation in which one mean leads to multiple goals) was regarded as integration and a situation in which means for satisfying the goals are independent and compete for resources was regarded as conflict. By the interview method, participants product their goal and its means in an individual descriptive manner and evaluate the relationship quantitatively. However, the relation with measures of adaptation for the validity examination was not clearly obtained. A future task is how to control the individual difference in the degree of abstraction of the contents of the goal and the means associated with the individual descriptive method.

Free Research Field

教育心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

自己志向的（利己的）動機を抑制し他者志向的（利他的）動機に従って行動をし続けることは難しい。むしろ両者を対立させるのではなく、いずれも両立させることによって、個人が長期的に社会志向的（利他的）に行動することが可能になる。個個人の動機（目標）間の葛藤・統合の様子を記述、測定するための方法を開発することによって、そのような状態にある個人をスクリーニングし、動機の統合の適応的な機能や統合させるために必要な前提条件を特定することが可能になるために意義がある。