What are the differences between the ideal and ought selves in the Japanese : An analysis of trait terms and categories in self-state representation by college students.

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  • 日本人にとって理想自己と義務自己はどのように異なる自己なのか : 大学生が記述する属性語とカテゴリーの分析を通して
  • ニホンジン ニ トッテ リソウ ジコ ト ギム ジコ ワ ドノ ヨウ ニ コトナル ジコ ナ ノ カ ダイガクセイ ガ キジュツ スル ゾクセイゴ ト カテゴリー ノ ブンセキ オ トオシテ

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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between the ideal and ought selves, in addition to their differences from the actual self in the Japanese. One hundred and three Japanese undergraduates(42 males and 61 females)were asked to list up to ten attributes for each of their self-states. Three graduate students working together classified 763 terms that resulted into 41 categories. Comparison of frequencies showed that more attributes, and more negative categories, were used for the representation of the actual self than the others. Physical and interpersonal attractiveness categories were used more often in the ideal than ought self, whereas responsibility and modesty categories more in the ought than ideal self. These results suggest that modifications of self-discrepancy theory are necessary in order to take into account of the cultural differences in the ought self, especially when it is applied to the Japanese.

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