Relationship between Friendship with Self-Acknowledged Kyara and Approval Motivation with Fear of Negative Evaluation in Adolescence

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  • Murai Fumika
    Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Psychiatry and Neurology, Hokkaido University Hospital
  • Okamoto Yuko
    Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University
  • Ota Masayoshi
    Faculty of Education, Tokoha University
  • Kato Hiromichi
    Graduate School of Education, Hokkaido University

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  • 青年期における“自認するキャラ”を介した友人関係と承認欲求・評価懸念との関連
  • セイネンキ ニ オケル"ジニン スル キャラ"オ カイシタ ユウジン カンケイ ト ショウニン ヨッキュウ ・ ヒョウカ ケネン ト ノ カンレン

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<p>Most contemporary adolescents discuss relationships with their friends by using kyara, a shortened form of the Japanese pronunciation of the English word “character.” This study examined the relationship between friendship with kyara and approval motivation or fear of being negatively evaluated in a comparison of junior high school and university students. In all, 434 junior high school students and 219 university students participated in the study and completed a questionnaire. The results suggested that the university students use kyara at higher rate in their friendship than junior high school students did, and those who incorporated kyara scored higher on praise seeking than those who did not. Factor analysis identified three factors that are part of the acceptance of kyara: active acceptance, rejection, and indifference. An analysis indicated that praise seekers exhibited kyara, and praise seeking was related to the active acceptance of kyara. On the contrary, those with a sense of fear of negative evaluations tended to reject kyara. These results were found regardless of the students' educational level.</p>

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