Voluntary settlement and the ethos of independence : An effect of choice enhancing motivation in Hokkaido

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  • 自発的移住と独立的エートス : 北海道における選択による動機づけ効果
  • ジハツテキ イジュウ ト ドクリツテキ エートス : ホッカイドウ ニ オケル センタク ニ ヨル ドウキズケ コウカ

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Voluntary settlement is a factor facilitating the ethos of independence. Past studies have shown that Japanese socialized in Hokkaido, which is a northern island of Japan with a recent history of voluntary settlement, are nearly as likely as European Americans in North America to behave independently. The current study examined the voluntary settlement hypothesis by testing Hokkaido Japanese in respect to an effect of choice on motivation. Previous findings indicate that North Americans are more motivated toward a task chosen in the absence of eyes of others, whereas East Asians are more motivated toward a task chosen in the presence of eyes of others. The current study found that Hokkaido Japanese were more motivated toward a task chosen in the absence of eyes of others, compared to a task chosen in the presence of eyes of others, consistent with the voluntary settlement hypothesis. In contrast, as in the previous study, the effect of choice disappeared in self-reported measurements.

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  • 対人社会心理学研究

    対人社会心理学研究 15 17-23, 2015

    大阪大学大学院人間科学研究科対人社会心理学研究室

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