title: [The hierarchical semantic structure of respect-related emotions in modern Japanese people].
abstract: This study examined the reproducibility of the hierarchical semantic structure of respect-related emotions and the prototypical meaning of sonkei (respect) in modern Japanese people. Participants, ages 20-79, rated the semantic similarity of 153 pairs of 18 respect-related words used in previously published work. Hierarchical cluster analysis (n = 515) showed almost the same semantic organization as the previous study. The highest level of abstraction consisted of "person-focus respect, emotional attitude" and "action-focus respect, emotional state." The basic-level consisted of (a) respect mingled with mild love; (b) ought-respect (respect as moral duty); (c) idolatry (worship and adoration); (d) awe mingled with fear; (e) admiration; and (f) wonder. The word sonkei was included in category (a). Additional analyses were conducted according to age. The results revealed that the basic categories seen in adults ages 60-79 differed from those in the whole sample and that sonkei was included in the category which could be considered as, ought-respect. These findings suggest that the semantic organization of respect-related emotions is gradually changing under the influence of modern culture.
authors.forename: Sera
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012660:Semantics