日米青年の自我同一性 : 相互独立-相互協調性および親への愛着との関連において

抄録

Differences in the achievement of ego identity between young people living in Japan and the United States was investigated in relation to independent - interdependent construal of self and the degree of attachment to parents. Participants were Japanese university students (n=521, men=229, women=281, gender unknown=11) and university students in western United States (n=204, men=87, women=114, gender unknown=3). The results indicated that the degree of ego identity achievement in US youth was higher than that in young Japanese people. Moreover, the independent construal of self dominated in US youth and was related to the attachment to the mother. Conversely, in Japanese youth, the interdependent construal of self was related to the attachment to the mother. Furthermore, independent construal of self significantly affected the ego identity of youth in both countries. It is suggested that the concept of ego identity, which is strongly supported by independent construal of self and is dominant in Western cultures including the US has deep roots in the West.