1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Community Psychological Study on Suicide Prevention for Students in a Suburban University.
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09610122
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教育・社会系心理学
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
KODAMA Kenichi Hiroshima U., Health Service Center, Professor, 保健管理センター, 教授 (10186702)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
UCHINO Teiji Hiroshima U., Health Service Center, Research Associate, 保健管理センター, 助手 (00294603)
NAKAMARU Sumiko Hiroshima U., Health Service Center, Research Associate, 保健管理センター, 助手 (30034672)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1999
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| Keywords | prevention of student suicide / suburban campus / community psychology / faculty consultation / peer counseling / peer support / professional campus counseling / psycho social resources |
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| Research Abstract |
The purposes of this study were to describe and examine some activities for the prevention of student suicide on a suburban campus from a community psychological point of view. These activities consisted of faculty consultation. peer counseling/peer support. and professional campus counseling. A survey was given to faculty members consulting campus counselors on guidance of their students. 6 of 31(19.4%) consultees had students with suicidal problems. The data suggested that faculty consultation was one of Exist useful ways of the prevention of student suicide. Psycho-educational programs to train volunteer students as peer counselors/peer supporters were developed and elaborated. The experience of the programs showed that many students had a great interest in preventing suicide of their peer friends. The analysis cases of professional campus counseling during 3 years suggested that suicudal problems were closely associated with various problems on campus. including learning problems. mental disorders handicaps harassments and destructive cults. Finally, implications to utilize psyco-social resources on campus were discussed.
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Research Products
(11 results)
