Effects of closeness on identification of other's emotional state and self-evaluation of emotional experience

本研究旨在了解人际关系如何影响他人情绪状态的认同和情绪体验的自我评价。本研究的具体目的是探讨他人存在的性质如何影响情境评价，包括对他人情绪状态的认同、自我评价和对情境的应对方式。为此进行了一系列的心理实验，采用问卷调查的方式。人际关系的本质是由他人的品质所操纵的。这种品质包括亲密和社会地位。以日本被试为研究对象，探讨了亲密感对他人情绪状态认同和情绪体验自我评价的影响。本研究的主要目的是考察日本人在与他人互动时，在情绪体验和对他人情绪状态的认同的评价反应上的差异和相似之处。实验结果表明，人际关系性质（他人品质）和情绪品质影响情绪体验和对他人情绪状态的认同。结果从人际关系的性质（他人的质量）和情感的质量进行了讨论。

The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how interpersonal relationship influences identification of other's emotional state and self-evaluation of emotional experience. Specific purpose of this study is to investigate how the nature of the presence of others influences situational-appraisal including identification of other's emotional state, self-appraisal and coping style toward the situation.A series of psychological experiments using questionnaires were conducted for this purpose. The nature of interpersonal relationship is manipulated by quality of others. The quality consists of closeness and social status. Effects of the closeness on identification of other's emotional state and self-evaluation of emotional experience were explored in the laboratory experiments using Japanese subjects. Main interest of this study is to examine how the Japanese show differences and similarities in their evaluative responses concerning emotional experience and identification of other's emotional state in interaction with others. The results of the experiments indicate that the nature of interpersonal relationship (quality of others) and quality of emotion influence emotional experience and identification of other's emotional state. The results are discussed by the nature of interpersonal relationship (quality of others) and quality of emotion.