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

本研究的目的是为了更好地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。本研究采用问卷调查的方法，通过一系列心理学实验，探讨了他人在场的性质如何影响情境评价，包括对他人情绪状态的认同、对情境的自我评价和应对方式。人际关系的本质是由他人的品质所操纵的。质量包括亲密度和社会地位。本研究以日本被试为被试，通过实验探讨了亲密度对他人情绪状态识别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交往中，对他人情绪体验和情绪状态的认同的评价反应中，表现出的差异和相似性。实验结果表明，人际关系的性质（他人质量）和情绪质量影响情绪体验和对他人情绪状态的认同。从人际关系的性质（他人质量）和情感质量两个方面对结果进行了讨论。

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.