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Mikami, Hitoshi; Leung, Chi Yui; Yoshikawa, Lisa – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2016
This study explores the internal structure of psychological attributes (i.e., motivation, belief and emotion) related to foreign language reading (FLR) (hereafter FLR attributes) and checks the utility of existing FLR attribute measurements for the specific learner group (i.e., Japanese university students studying English as their foreign…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Student Motivation, Beliefs
Cole, Levi Edward – Online Submission, 2013
First conceptualized in the 1960s, the term culture-bound disorders refers to a classification of mental disorders or syndromes that are considered specific or closely related to cultural factors and or particular ethnocultural groups. In Japan, two culture-bound disorders, "taijin kyofusho" and "hikikomori," have seized the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian Culture, Mental Disorders, Cultural Influences