Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the social affiliation motive from two aspects as follows; the affiliation tendency as a general personality level and the affiliation motive which is socially motivated, activated in interpersonal relations.
In the experiment the TAT method of Atkinson et al. was used to measure the affiliation motive. In the experiment the waiting method of Schachter (composed of an anxiety situation, a single-paired condition, communication, etc.) was used. The Ss in the 3rd grade of senior high school were divided into 5 groups, namely, Paired-Anxiety group (two Ss in a room together and the notice of electric shock), Single-Anxiety group (only one S), Paired-Neutral group, Single-Neutral group and Control group (in a group of 4-5 persons). The TAT creative stories of the Ss were analyzed in respect to establishment, maintenance, and recovery of friendly relationship and the need for affiliation. Scores of these traits were obtained. The relation between the anxiety tendency by MAS and the affiliation tendency motive were analyzed. In each S the perceived self, the ideal self, and the observed self were measured by the self rating questionnaire. The relationships among affiliation, self image, and anxiety also investivated.
The main results were as follows;
(1) Under an anxiety situation, the Ss of high anxiety tendency are apt to be motivated to affiliation.
(2) Under an anxiety situation, affiliation is aroused in a single condition and also when paired with opposite sex.
(3) Girls are liable to be more motivated to affiliation than boys are.
(4) Those Ss who don't have an accurate self image or who have a low self esteem are high in affiliation tendency.
(5) Uncertain self image show high affilation motive under the anxiety situation.
