A Study of the Life Image : University Students and Their Parents

埼玉県越谷市The purpose of the present research was to investigate the life image between university students (men＝173,femal＝281) and parents (men＝58, femal＝108). They were asked to select the most fitting 3 words from 50 key words about 16 items. The frequency of each category calculated cross analysis among 4 groups. The main results were as follows: (1)Self-image; The male students and fathers wished to be the self-realization, but the female have some conflicts. It may be claimed to the enterprise that mothers find a value in a housewife. (2)Father; The male students and fathers image were "strict" which were correlated with the traditional paterfamilias system. (3)Mother; The female and mothers showed the symbiotic, dependent relationship which were correlated with the system "Amae of Doi and maternal principle of Kawai". (4)Society; The male students and fathers were eager for the harmony of the group which was the japanese a velue system based on groupism. (5)Work; The forties father had decreased "Sigoto Ningen" but increased a hobby behavior than the fifties. (6)Marriage; The fathers were "life and duty" on the other hand female and mothers were "love and peace of mind"．There were the mental differentia so that it may became causes of young older divorce. (7)Old age; The students had not only high the ratio of "death" but also, the forties mothers were negative image as "angst and loneliness" but the fifties mothers were positive as to be "self-realization and hobby"