身体障害領域における作業療法士の職業的アイデンティティ形成に影響を与えるプロセス分析—複線径路等至性モデル（TEM）を用いた分析

Process analysis affecting occupational identity formation of occupational therapists in the area of disability: A Trajectory Equifinality Model (TEM)

要旨：本研究は，作業療法士がどのようなプロセスを経験することが職業的アイデンティティを高めることにつながるかを検討した．方法は，合目的的に抽出した作業療法士4名にインタビューを実施し，職業的アイデンティティの高い作業療法士がアイデンティティを確立するまでに，どのようなプロセスを経験したかを明らかにした．分析は，複線径路等至性モデル（TEM）を用いた．結果，キャリアの開始時には不安や理想と現実のギャップを経験したが，周囲からの外発的な要請に応える過程で作業療法への関心が高まっていき，職業的アイデンティティを強化していく過程が明らかとなった．

　This study aims to clarify the process of strengthening occupational therapists' professional identity. Four occupational therapists who scored high on the Occupational Identity Self-Assessment Scale were interviewed for 60 minutes in a semi-structured interview using a voice recorder. A written verbatim record was obtained, and a Trajectory Equifinality Model (TEM) was performed. Occupational therapists with a high professional identity experienced anxiety and a gap between ideals and reality at the start of their careers, but their interest in occupational therapy and occupation increased during their efforts to respond to the needs of their organizations. Subsequently, the process of enriching their knowledge of the occupation strengthened their professional identity.