The construction of life cycle model based on the images of death and the next world among multiple cultures.

本研究的目的是：（1）通过与其他西方和亚洲文化的多重比较，利用我们独创的图像绘制方法，探索当代日本人对生命周期和死后世界的文化表征的本质，（2）提出了一种新的生活和世界模式，它有助于通过从跨学科的观点审查所获得的资料来重建我们对人性和发展的概念，如终身发展心理学、临床心理学、教育学人类研究、宗教哲学。在两个研究小组开展的活动的基础上，（数据收集组和理论构建组），主要取得以下四个成果：（1）举办了一些研究研讨会，定期举办公开讲座和学术研讨会，理论建设组成员的成果出版著作26部，发表论文15篇， 关于我们 在国际会议上提交了d4文件。其中一个典型的成果是山田在美国心理学会上发表的文章：（2003年）的报告。生成生命周期模型：日本民间形象与生成性的整合。在E.de中，St.奥宾、D. P.麦克亚当斯和T.C.金（编辑）。《生殖社会：关怀未来世代》（第97 -112页），华盛顿：美国心理学会。(3)在数据收集小组成员的产品方面，出版了3本书和5篇文章，提交了17篇论文（8篇在国际会议上，9篇在国家会议上）。我们独创的创意和图像绘制方法在国际上得到了高度评价。这在下面的文章中得到了证明：Yamada，Y.& Kato，Y.（2004）日本学生对死后灵魂的理解走向文化表征的心理模型。In S.Formanek，& W. Laflett（Eds.），练习来世：来自日本的观点。（第417 -438页）。奥地利科学院出版社。(4)所有这些结果将在即将出版的题为“今世和来世的图像”的书中显示（Yamada，Y.（编辑）Kaneko Shobo，2004）。少

Our studies have been conducted with the aim of (1) exploring the nature of cultural representations of the life-circle and the next world after death that contemporary Japanese people would have in multiple comparison with those of other Western and Asian cultures by using our original method of Image Drawing, and (2) proposing a new model of life and world which contribute to the reconstruction of our conceptions of human nature and development by examining obtained data from the interdisciplinary view-points, such as life-span developmental psychology, clinical psychology, pedagogical human studies, philosophy of religion.On the basis of activities developed by two research sub-groups (data collection group and theory construction group), following four main products were obtained : (1) A number of research seminars, public lectures and symposiums have been periodically held.As for the products of the members of theory construction group, 26 books, 15 articles have been published an … More d 4 papers have been presented in international meetings. One typical product of these is Yamada's article published in American Psychological Association : Yamada, Y. (2003). The generative life cycle model : Integration of Japanese folk images and generativity. In E.de St.Aubin, D.P.McAdams, & T.C.Kim (Eds.). The generative society : Caring for future generations (pp.97-112), Washington, DC : American Psychological Association. (3) As for the products of the members of data collection group, 3 books and 5 articles have been published and 17 papers (8 for international meetings and 9 for national meetings) have been presented. Our original ideas and image drawing method have been highly appreciated in international level. It was proved in the following article : Yamada, Y.& Kato, Y.(2004) Japanese students' depictions of the soul after death Towards a psychological model of cultural representations. In S.Formanek, & W.Lafleur (Eds.), Practicing the afterlife : Perspectives from Japan.(pp.417-438). Verlag der Osterreichischen Academie der Wissenshaften. (4) The whole of these results will be shown in the book entitled "Images of this world and the next world" which will be soon published (Yamada, Y.(Ed.) Kaneko Shobo, 2004). Less