evelopment and Evaluation of a Foreign Language Anxiety Management Program for Self-Efficacy in Intercultural Communication: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational Intervention
Project/Area Number |
21K13054
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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Keywords | self-efficacy / foreign language anxiety / personality / stress management / psychometrics / communication / learning behavior / intercultural learning / relaxation training / community psychology / psychoeducation |
Outline of Research at the Start |
This research aims to identify the needs for language learners to manage their emotions in the local university context as variable selection (Phase 1), model the relationships of longitudinal cross-sections of national surveys with emerging adults (Phase 2), and evaluate an evidence-based program with a well-controlled trial (Phase 3). This research is in step with advances in work on positive psychology and emotions in language learning and expects to advance research on learner emotions by extending the glossary of techniques to change self-reported levels of self-efficacy and anxiety.
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Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The purpose of this project is to improve the self-views of anxious English language learners in Japan with a program that integrates effective educational and support materials from stress and anxiety management. The first peer-reviewed, impact journal article based on the Phase 2 data was published as planned, which is the chief research achievement. Project-related oral presentations were made at four academic conferences (three international), and one keynote talk for over 100 local international educators. The PI also directly contributed to two other impact publications that provided new empirical evidence of the target population to incorporate into the program's background information. Funds were used for a software license, teaching materials, publication and membership fees.
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Funds for the year were extended for travel to present findings from the Wave 1 project data at an international conference (8th IPPA World Congress 2023), which will take place in July. A pre-registered plan for analysis was submitted to an open science research platform. Data collection for Wave 2 of the Phase 2 survey was completed (n=904), but the data have not been analyzed. Mixed-methods use of the qualitative data has yet to be done, but the software and how-to documentation have been secured. The primary educational materials for the program have been identified but not organized into a final format for implementation. A date has been set for the Phase 3 pilot implementation of evidence-based program in development.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Analysis of the second wave of survey data set is the next step. The majority of the funds for the year are allocated for travel to present findings from the Wave 1 project data at an international conference (8th IPPA World Congress 2023). Planning for the development and implementation of the intervention program is underway following a CONSORT guidelines-based procedure. Consultation about a parallel control arm using ecological momentary assessment-based approach was received, but advantages and disadvantages to the study design are under consideration for the pilot implementation and evaluation. Preparing a second manuscript to a relevant impact factor journal using a synthesis of the phases of the data is expected to be the main target for progress throughout the year.
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Report
(2 results)
Research Products
(19 results)
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[Journal Article] Trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, and identity content valences among Japanese adolescents2023
Author(s)
Hihara, S., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Abe, K., Daniunaite, I., Haramaki, Y., Kazlauskas, E., Sugimura, K., Zelviene, P., Kabir, R. S., Masuda, N., & Kamite, Y.
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Journal Title
Journal of Adolescence
Volume: -
Pages: 1-15
DOI
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Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] 看護師への動作やイメージを用いたストレスマネジメント教育プログラムの影響に関する研究2023
Author(s)
服巻, 豊; 右田, 啓介; 今任, 拓也; 白石, 恵子; 三重, 美 香; 中尾, 敬; 船橋, 篤彦; 安部, 主晃; 神原, 利宗; Kabir, Russell Sarwar
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Journal Title
広島大学教育学部共同研究プロジェクト報告書
Volume: 21
Pages: 9-18
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Open Access
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[Journal Article] Social engagement forums to strengthen intercultural ties: piloting community outreach workshops for needs assessment of educational support services among ethnic minorities in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan2022
Author(s)
Kabir, R.S., Haramaki, Y., Kuwayama, H., Walter, B.R., & Kawashima, T.D.
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Journal Title
Hiroshima Daigaku Kyouikugakubu Kyodokenkyuu Project Hokokusho
Volume: 20
Pages: 33-42
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Open Access
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[Journal Article] Fantasy component of interpersonal reactivity is associated with empathic accuracy: findings from behavioral experiments with implications for applied settings2021
Author(s)
Namba, S., Kabir, R.S., Matsuda, K., Noguchi, Y., Kambara, K., Kobayashi, R., Shigematsu, J., Miyatani, M., & Nakao, T.
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Journal Title
Reading Psychology
Volume: 42(7)
Pages: 788-806
DOI
Related Report
Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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