著者

伊丹 美紀 大蔵 雅夫

出版者

徳島文理大学

雑誌

徳島文理大学研究紀要 (ISSN:02869829)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.88, pp.93-101, 2014-09

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According to a Japanese language dictionary, "guchi" originated from Buddhism, and has the meaning of complaining about useless things. However, there are few psychological studies on guchi's images or its influences on human relationships. In study 1, participants were administered a 30-item questionnaire of guchi's image using semantic differential method either from speakers' or listeners' situation, then responses were subjected to factor analysis. Results showed that the factor structure of speakers' images of guchi was different from that of listeners' (two-factor vs. three-factor). In study 2, participants were asked to complete an image questionnaire, a 45-item guchi questionnaire and extrovert and attachment subscales of FFPQ-50. Factor analysis of the guchi questionnaire resulted in five-factor structure ("listeners' discomfort", "catharsis or distraction", "sense of sin or anxiety", "meaning", and "characteristics"). A series of logistic regression analyses revealed that guchi speakers finally obtained social supports through the past experiences of catharsis or distraction, feeling the sense of sin or anxiety. The extroverts expressed guchi more frequently, but felt negative images towards their own guchi because they did not aim at obtaining social supports from listeners. The participants with a strong attachment style were often chosen as a listener, because they felt sympathy with speakers and had sense of sin or anxiety towards guchi. Moreover, the positive and negative aspects of guchi were discussed as well as its role as a communication tool.