ベビー・スキーマを超えて: 触れた物体は可愛いものとして認識されます
Akane Ohashi1, Hiroshi Nittono1
1Graduate School of Human Sciences, The University of Osaka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
PloS one
|February 19, 2026
まとめ
キュートネスの知覚は,身体的特徴と社会的相互作用の両方によって影響を受けます. 赤ちゃんのスキーマ特性にかかわらず,誰かが触った物体は可愛いものとして認識されます.
科学分野:
- 心理学 心理学とは
- 人とコンピュータの相互作用です.
- 社会心理学 社会心理学とは
背景:
- キュートネスの研究は,伝統的に"赤ちゃんのスキーマ" (身体的特徴) に焦点を当てていました.
- 最近の研究では,身体的接触のような相互作用の特徴も,可愛さ (kawaii) を喚起することを示唆しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 身体的な接触が知覚された可愛さに影響を及ぼすかを調査する.
- 赤ちゃんのスキーマの特徴と身体的接触の相互作用を,可愛さ知覚における相互作用を調べる.
主な方法:
- 日本と米国で行われたオンライン調査 (N=397).
- 参加者は,赤ちゃんのスキーマの特徴と身体的な接触のために操作された写真のオブジェクトの可愛さについて評価しました.
- 写真の人の印象と,その人の感情を評価した.
主要な成果:
- ベビー・スキーマの特徴がより高いオブジェクトは,より可愛いものとして評価されました.
- 触れた物体も,赤ちゃんのスキーマとは無関係に,より可愛いものとして評価されました.
- これらの影響は,その人の知覚と感情にまで広がった.
結論:
- 認知された可愛さは,固有の身体的特徴 (赤ちゃんのスキーマ) と身体的接触のような関係性要因の両方によって決定されます.
- 身体的な接触は,可愛さ感を高め,カワイイの形態学を超えたより広い理解を示唆します.
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