2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Studies on processes and mechanisms of identity formation in adolescence
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17530474
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGIMURA Kazumi Nagoya University, Center for Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiahy, Associate Professor (20249288)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MIZOKAMI Shinichi Kyoto University, Center for the Anmotion of Excellence on Weller Fducation, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (00283656)
NAKAMA Reiko Fulcusbinut Universiy, Faculty ofHuman Development and Culture, Associate Professor (80343268)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Educational psychology / Adolescence / Identity / Self / Development |
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| Research Abstract |
The purposes of the studies were to examine processes and mechanism of identity formation in adolescence based on the notion that identity formation can be viewed as the process of constructing a representation of the relationship between adolescents' own perspectives and others' perspectives on important life choices. Specifically, we developed a theoretical framework to describe the mechanisms of identity formation from a relational viewpoint (Study 1), examined the processes of identity formation by a short-term longitudinal study (Study 2), and proposed schemes for promoting adolescents' identity formation focusing on university students (Study 3) .
The results were summarized as follows :
1.We found that effectiveness of the theoretical frameworks provided by Fishcer, K. and Kegan, R. for understanding the mechanisms of identity formation through case analyses (Study 1 ; Sugimura, 2007) .
2.We proposed the Double Formation Processes Model of identity in postmodern society (Study 1 ; Mizokami, 2007).
3.We found several ways in which adolescents coordinate their own perspectives and others' perspectives to construct a representation of relationships in identity formation process. The results also suggested that these iterative, short-term processes of coordinating their own perspectives and others' perspectives acted as scaffolds, and may trigger developmental identity These findings indicated that adolescents must be supported so that they would take effective ways of coordinating their own perspectives and others' perspectives which guide them to develop their own identity (Studies 2 and 3 ; Mizuma, 2006 ; Sugimura and Shimizu, 2008).
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Research Products
(10 results)
