Research for power relationships formed within peer groups of junior and senior high school students

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H05923
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Childhood science (childhood environment science)
• Research Institution: Akita University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Sho 秋田大学, 理工学研究科, 講師 (40756855)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 同輩集団 / 生徒文化 / いじめ / 中高生 / 中学生 / 学校適応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of the relationship between peer group relationships and school life in Japan by analyzing multiple data from elementary school to high school students. As a result, the following three points were clarified. First, group relationships among peers have a strong influence on school life from the elementary school level, contributing to the tendency toward bullying. Second, from elementary school to high school, girls are more influential in peer group relationships than boys. Thirdly, high school students tend to show their influence in extra-curricular activities such as school events.

Free Research Field

教育社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の貢献は、以下の三点である。第一に日本の学校生活のあらゆる場面で、同輩集団関係が強固な影響力を有し、その在り方によって、学校適応できるか否かが左右されるということを明らかにしたこと。第二にその在り方は性差によって異なり、女子の方が同輩集団関係の影響を受けやすいことを実証したこと。そして第三に、同輩集団関係の影響力は、学校行事などの特別活動の中で顕在化しやすいことを指摘したことである。