Typology of Relationships and Extended Self-Evaluation Maintenance Processes

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530816
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: MURAMOTO YUKIKO 東京大学, 人文社会系研究科, 准教授 (00303793)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 心理的関係性 / 拡張自己評価維持過程

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present research aimed to figure out how different human relationships exert different effects on individuals' minds and behaviors, especially their ways of self-evaluation maintenance. First, we developed a 33-item scale of psychological relationship and investigated the multidimensional structure among Japan and US college students. We identified three prototypes of relationship by a combination of seven components extracted from the data. Second, we conducted a paper-and-pencil experiment to reveal various roles of relationship to maintain and enhance self-esteem. Third, we constructed a minimal model of relationship prototypes in a laboratory and examined how people achieve self/other evaluation maintenance in different situations. Forth, we conducted an internet survey of permanent employees in which we aimed to examine the validity of our model.

Free Research Field

社会心理学