A Study of rival cognitive process : case study by semi-structural interview

本研究では,相手をライバルとして認知する前からライバルとして認知した以降の相手に対する感情や行動の変化について探索的に検討することを目的として,ライバルが存在した大学生23名に対して半構造化面接を用いた調査を行った.ライバルを「基準」「目標」「好敵手」に分類し,分類間の比較を行った.結果,ライバルに対する競争心を明確にライバルに示すかどうかが対人関係の進展に影響することが示唆された.「基準」的なライバルに対しては競争心を示さないため,二者関係の親密化には影響がみられないが,「目標」的なライバルでは明確にライバルに競争心を示すため,相手に対する影響の認知も報告され,また,「好敵手」に関係が変化することでより二者関係が親密になる者が多くみられた.この「好敵手」への変化は,明確な競争心を示すことと,能力的に対等になることによりもたらされることが明らかとなった.The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory examination of the changes in the feelings and behavior of people towards another party prior to their acknowledging them as a rival and after acknowledging them as a rival, which it did by performing surveys using semi-structured interviews on 23 undergraduate who had a rival. Rivals were classified into <standard,< <target,< and <good match,< and a comparison was performed between these classifications. The results suggested that whether or not the person clearly demonstrated a competitiveness towards their rival had an impact on the development of their interpersonal relationship. They did not demonstrate a competitiveness towards “standard< rivals, and thus no impact was seen in terms of developing intimacy between the two people. But they clearly demonstrated a competitiveness towards “target< rivals, and so an acknowledgment of an impact on the other party was reported. What is more, with <good match< many of the people were seen to reach intimacy in their relationship between the two people due to a change in the relationship. This revealed that showing a clear competitive spirit and accommodating the other person in terms of their capabilities brought about a transition to