2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of social understanding: Social communication and discourse during early and middle childhood
| Project/Area Number |
23530847
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educational psychology
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWATA Miho 千葉大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (00334160)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 他者理解 / 感情 / コミュニケーション / 社会的文脈 / 内的状態 / 社会的相互作用 / 談話 / 会話 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigates the developmental processes of social understanding in early and middle childhood by focusing on social communication and discourse. In this study, naturally occurring emotional states verbal expressions as part of close relationships with parents, siblings, and friends from unstructured observations were gathered. In the research, we focused on:(1) family conversations at dinnertime, where family members discussed positive and negative emotions regarding practical differences and diversity;(2) practical aspects of peer play, which were rich with utterances indicative of internal emotional states;(3) the manner children spoke and interacted with classmates as well as the regulation of negative emotions during conflicts.
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