2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Social functionality of uniqueness-seeking behavior in "open" societies
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23730576
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 文化 / 個人主義 / 社会生態学的環境 / 関係流動性 / 独自性欲求 |
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| Research Abstract |
I conducted two studies on the relationships between psychological tendencies (e.g., need for uniqueness) and relational mobility, a socio-ecological factor. Study 1 was a survey of dual users of two different social networking sites (SNS's). Within-participant comparisons between the SNS's revealed that self-expression motivation was associated with the greater number of new friends made in the past month more strongly in high mobility SNS (Facebook) than in low mobility SNS (Mixi). Study 2, a survey of residents of all the 47 prefectures in Japan, explored the appropriate unit of analysis to investigate effects of socio-ecological factors. It was found that intra-class correlations (ICC) of several psychological tendencies (e.g., self-esteem) were all small at the city, prefecture, and larger area levels, except for modest behavior at the city level. The difference in modest behavior across cities was explained by relational mobility.
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[Journal Article] Cross-cultural differences and similarities in proneness to shame : An adaptationist and ecological approach2012
Author(s)
Sznycer, D., Takemura, K., Delton, A.W., Sato, K., Robertson, T., Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J.
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Journal Title
Evolutionary Psychology
Volume: 10
Pages: 352-370
Peer Reviewed
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