2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of the optimal role lettering on the alleviation of anger in university students: focusing on the differences of the imaginary other
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26780397
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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 |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Denki University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
KANETSUKI Masaru 法政大学, 現代福祉学部, 准教授 (90454082)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 怒り / ロールレタリング / 想定する他者 / 即時的効果 / 長期的効果 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Role lettering (RL) is a written method inspired by the empty chair technique (Perls, 1969), and is a cognitive technique where the self and imaginary other person write imaginary letters to each other. One important factor in RL is the relationship between the self who is writing the letter and the imaginary other.
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in the effects of RL targeting the angry other and RL targeting the receptive other on the modifications of anger in Japanese university students with high trait anger scores. The angry other RL was, compared to the receptive other RL, much more effective in the cognitive and emotional aspects of anger. Moreover, it was suggested that it was important to use continuously RL focused on one of types in order to obtain a larger effect for alleviating anger. These findings suggest the importance of considering the interpersonal aspect when conducting the RL technique for anger reduction.
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| Free Research Field |
臨床心理学
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