The Changing Process of Child Implications and Adaptation to Parents' Expectations: An International Comparative Study Using Mixed Research Methods

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 10020:Educational psychology-related
• Research Institution: Fukushima Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Kasuga Hideaki 福島県立医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (70760239)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 親からの期待 / 青年期 / 親子関係 / 精神的健康

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The following two major results were obtained in this research project. First, one of the factors when parental expectations became a problem was not so much the overall good or bad parent-child relationship, but rather the child's inability to feel approved and supported by his or her parents. Second, while negative behavior in response to parental expectations tends to be regrettable and negatively perceived by the children themselves, the sense that they are making proactive career decisions was shown to reduce negative perceptions. From the above, when dealing with issues surrounding parental expectations from the child's perspective, it is important to cultivate a sense of acceptance of the lack of parental approval and a sense of proactive career decision-making.

Free Research Field

発達心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

従来は、親の期待が子どもにとって問題となるときには親が変わることの重要性が指摘されることが多く、子ども自身がどのように受け止めているのか、また子ども自身が実行可能な対処は何があるのかについてわかっていることは少なかった。本研究では、子どもが親から否定されず、承認されたという感覚が子どもにとって重要であることを抽出することで、期待が問題となるメカニズムの一端を明らかにするとともに、主体的に物事を決定したという感覚の養成という、子ども自身の認知的傾向の獲得によって問題の解消・低減が可能であることを明らかにし、総合的なモデルを作成した点に本研究の意義がある。