著者
増岡 怜那 高橋 靖恵
出版者
九州大学
雑誌
九州大学心理学研究 (ISSN:13453904)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.7, pp.139-146, 2006-03-31

When small children (three to six years old) express their anger through inappropriate behavior or over reacting, most parents and other adults find this anger hard to deal with. That is because people see anger as a negative emotion. In actuality expressing anger can be a positive step in emotional development. In this study two kinds of tests were conducted on six years olds. The first test, [Tree drawing test] a drawing of a tree from each subject, was used to measure the individual's level of emotional development. In the second test each subject was shown four conflicting scenes and then asked to give an emotional reaction by choosing from four different facial expressions - happy, sad, anger, surprise. From this study it became evident that helping small children to understand their anger and encouraging expression of anger in an acceptable manner, positive emotional development occurs.
著者
坂本 安 高橋 靖恵
出版者
日本青年心理学会
雑誌
青年心理学研究 (ISSN:09153349)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.21, pp.69-81, 2009-12-25 (Released:2017-05-22)
被引用文献数
4

We examined the relationship between a sense of alienation and the gap in psychological distance in friendship. Psychological distance was measured by an original projective test technique. The psychological distance of the real and the ideal were measured by placing a sticky dot on a 9.5-cm line printed on a piece of paper and then drawing a circle along the line. By this method, the respondent was asked to quantify their own psychological distance from a friend and the friend's psychological distance by guessing the friend's feelings. This technique is visual and easily understood. We considered that the act of physically placing a sticker gave further emphasis to the act of "placing" the person. Subjects in the group that did not have a gap in psychological distance felt less alienated than those with a gap. Lack of self-expression, lack of mutual understanding, and physical factors were considered to be the determinants of the presence of a gap in psychological distance. Moreover, some people felt the need to distance themselves so as not to interfere.