心灵的具象化：心理学视角下《青春猪头少年》中的自我形成与“补完”

Abstract

The Seishun Buta Yaro series employs the supernatural concept of “Adolescence Syndrome” as its central narrative device, transforming the psychological conflicts that adolescents struggle to articulate into visible and tangible phenomena. Drawing primarily on psychosocial developmental theory, object relations theory, and symbolic interactionism, this paper examines the psychological issues of self-identity, interpersonal relationships, traumatic experiences, and social evaluation reflected in different manifestations of “Adolescence Syndrome.” Rather than representing a disease in the medical sense, “Adolescence Syndrome” functions as a literary mechanism for externalizing psychological experiences: it projects internal conflicts that are difficult for individuals to integrate into the external world, giving concrete and perceptible form to such internal relationships as “seeing-being seen,” “self-other,” “real self-ideal self,” and “past-future.” Likewise, “completion” does not signify the elimination of personal flaws, the erasure of suffering, or the attainment of a flawless self; instead, it represents the reintegration of those aspects of the self that have been denied, fragmented, or not yet understood into a complete and continuous life narrative. From this perspective, adolescence should not be regarded as a “problematic period” that must be rapidly overcome, but rather as a crucial stage of personality development and self-reconstruction. Instead of demanding that adolescents become so-called “perfect adults” as quickly as possible, it is more important to provide them with stable and reliable relationships, sufficient space for self-expression, and necessary professional support, enabling them, through being understood and accepted, to gradually develop the capacities to understand themselves, take responsibility for their choices, establish personal boundaries, and build healthy relationships with others.