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The purpose of this study is to examine changes in behavior and attitudes induced by focusing on and expressing of significant others. A significant other’s image was focused to the subjects through t...he writing method called Role Lettering (RL). The subjects（N=46）were separated into two groups and participated in this study for 4 times in 2 weeks. This study showed that: 1)The group that was focused on significant others moved toward its goal, while the other group did not approach its goal. 2) When the motivation for changing the behavior diminished, the group that was focused on significant others continued to approach to its goal, whereas the other group was away from the goal. These results suggest that focusing on significant others helps maintain behavior related to goal achievement. There is a possibility that RL with the internalization of significant others is useful as a stress coping and self-monitoring mechanism, and serves as a source of emotional and instrumental support. Further studies are needed to clarify the determinants of changing attitudes.show more
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