著者

武藤 世良

出版者

The Japanese Psychological Association

雑誌

心理学研究 (ISSN:00215236)

巻号頁・発行日

2016

被引用文献数

6

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This study examined the action tendencies of respect-related emotions in Japanese university students. Participants (<i>n</i> = 405) randomly received a questionnaire about one of six respect-related emotions: (a) <i>keiai</i> (respect mingled with mild love); (b) <i>shinsui</i> (idolatry, worship, and adoration); (c) <i>ifu</i> (awe mingled with fear); (d) <i>kanshin</i> (admiration); (e) <i>kyotan</i> (wonder); and (f) <i>sonkei</i> (respect proper) and were asked to recall a situation they felt the emotion. Next, they rated how much they felt like doing the respect-related (intrapersonal or interpersonal) actions in the situation. Statistical analysis revealed several action tendencies of respect-related emotions, however, the degree of each differed between the prototypical episodes of the emotions (a)–(e). The action tendency pattern of <i>sonkei</i> was most similar to that of <i>keiai</i>, therefore <i>keiai</i> could be considered as the prototypical feeling of <i>sonkei</i> in university students. Furthermore, almost all the respect-related emotions tended to strongly motivate willingness for self-correction and improvement. These findings suggest that respect-related emotions play an important role in self-improvement and building good relationships with superiors, at least in late adolescence.