Cultural self-construction and identity formation in emerging adulthood: a study on Japanese university students and workers

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 1326-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazumi Sugimura ◽  
Tomomi Niwa ◽  
Aya Takahashi ◽  
Yuko Sugiura ◽  
Maasa Jinno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Cultural Self

The Influence of Parental Marital Commitment on the Identity Formation of Japanese University Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1315-1323
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Utsunomiya
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Marital Commitment ◽  
Influence Process ◽  
Parental Commitment ◽  
Family Differentiation

The objective in the present study was to investigate how parental commitment to marital life affects identity formation of university students. Tolerance for family differentiation was set as a mediating variable. Participants were 271 Japanese university students (mean age = 20.0) who completed a survey. The results of analyses indicated that parental marital commitment influenced identity formation both directly and indirectly through tolerance for family differentiation. In addition, the influence process differed to some degree depending on the gender of the student. The results suggest that it is necessary to consider identity development in adolescence in the context of quality of parental marital commitment.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic-Influenced Changes to Japanese University Student Digital Identity

2021 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 356
Author(s):  
Sandra Healy
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents an exploratory study of Japanese university students’ usage of digital space and digital identity formation in the context of the sudden move to emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was administered to attempt to capture this unique historical moment, to gain a picture of the digital spaces the students typically inhabit day to day, and to document COVID-19 pandemic related changes. The questionnaire used was adapted from Lee and Kim’s 2014 study on the digital identity of Korean university students, and the results were analysed using concepts from Ito et al.’s 2010 work Hanging Out, Messing Around and Geeking Out. It was found that Japanese students are immersed in a technology-rich environment, are active in friendship-driven online practices, and that the impact of the pandemic on their digital environments in connection with language learning and academic identities has been significant. 本論文は、COVID-19パンデミック時に公衆衛生対策として実施された「緊急遠隔教育・学習」（ERTL）への突然の移行環境下における日本の大学生のデジタル空間使用とデジタル・アイデンティティ（デジタルコミュニケーション上の自己同一性）形成を探索的に調査したものである。本研究で使用したアンケートは、韓国の大学生のデジタル・アイデンティティに関するLeeとKimの2014年の論文をもとに作成され、また得られたアンケート結果は、2010年に出版されたHanging Out, Messing Around and Geeking Out (Ito et al.)の概念を使用して分析された。本調査結果から、日本の大学生はテクノロジーに富んだ環境に没入しやすく、また、オンライン演習においては友情主導で積極的に取り組むこと、そしてそれが彼らの学術的なデジタル・アイデンティティの形成に大きな影響を与えていることが明らかになった。

scholarly journals Longitudinal association between autistic traits and affinity for hikikomori in Japanese university students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuuki Shimono ◽  
Akira Hasegawa ◽  
Kohei Tsuchihara ◽  
Keisuke Tanaka ◽  
Yuko Matsuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Autism Spectrum Quotient ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Longitudinal Association ◽  
Academic Failures

AbstractThe affinity for hikikomori represents the desire to be withdrawn, as well as to entertain an empathetic attitude towards withdrawn individuals. It is composed of two subdimensions, the maladaptive desire for hikikomori, and empathy for others with hikikomori. This longitudinal study examined whether autistic traits predicted the affinity for hikikomori. At the baseline assessment, undergraduate and graduate students in Japan (N = 272) completed the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), the Affinity for Hikikomori Scale in University Students, and measures assessing academic failures and interpersonal conflicts. They also completed all measures excluding the AQ eight weeks later. Structural equation modeling indicated that difficulties in social interaction aspects of autistic traits were positively associated with academic failures at Time 2 even after controlling for academic failures at Time 1. In addition, difficulties in social interaction were positively related to the desire for hikikomori at Time 2 indirectly via academic failures at Time 2 after controlling for the desire for hikikomori at Time 1. Difficulties in social interaction were also directly associated with the increased desire for hikikomori at Time 2. These findings suggest that autistic traits, and especially difficulties in social interaction, are predictors of the maladaptive aspect of the affinity for hikikomori.

scholarly journals Possible effects of diets on serum lipids, fatty acids and blood pressure levels in male and female Japanese university students

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Utako Umemura ◽  
Mako Ishimori ◽  
Toshio Kobayashi ◽  
Yuji Tamura ◽  
Kazuko A. Koike ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
University Students ◽  
Serum Lipids ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Japanese University

scholarly journals Association between Knowledge about Comprehensive Food Education and Increase in Dental Caries in Japanese University Students: A Prospective Cohort Study

Nutrients ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneyoshi Kunitomo ◽  
Daisuke Ekuni ◽  
Shinsuke Mizutani ◽  
Takaaki Tomofuji ◽  
Koichiro Irie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
University Students ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Food Education
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