Restructuring psychotherapy models of impulsivity based on the social model of disability

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K18551
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 10:Psychology and related fields
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: Takahashi Fumito 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 准教授 (80608026)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-07-09 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 衝動性 / 社会モデル / 質的研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, 60-120 minute interviews were conducted with seven adult Japanese-Canadian cis women. The interviews focused on episodes of impulsivity and proactive behavior in the interviewees' children. Analysis of verbatim transcripts revealed that traditional definitions that typically distinguish "impulsivity" and "proactivity" by behavioral form, short reaction times, and lack of deliberation did not apply. Instead, behaviors motivated by protecting the human rights of others and perceived as not violating the rights of others were modeled as expressions of proactivity. Conversely, behaviors that did not meet these criteria were modeled as impulsivity. In addition, all participants mentioned cultural differences in parenting and education between Japan and Canada.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は、衝動性と行動力の概念を再定義し、行動の形態や本人の熟慮度といった個人内要因のみならず、行動が実行される文脈を考慮するように治療モデルを拡張するものである。また、行動の問題性認識（「衝動性の現れ」と判別すること）に対して文化的背景が与える影響を示唆するものであり、心理学や異文化理解の分野に新たな知見をもたらすと共に、グローバル社会における人材育成や教育のあり方を考える上でも重要な示唆を与えるものである。