Elucidation of neurological recovery mechanism of abused delinquents

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K04841
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: Matsuura Naomi 三重大学, 教育学部, 教授 (20452518)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 児童自立支援施設 / 矯正教育 / 心理的変容 / MRI / 虐待 / 発達障害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is a study to measure the effect of corrective education on child independence support facilities. IQ, self-esteem, aggression, and depressive symptoms were evaluated at the time of admission, and similar measurements were taken at the time of admission. As a result, self-esteem increased significantly, and depressive symptoms and divergence symptoms also improved dramatically. Moreover, when WISC-4 was used to perform intelligence tests on almost all of them, the average increase was about 20 points. Of course, the children who showed serious academic retardation were also able to acquire academic abilities to a level commensurate with their grade. It is considered that these effects are simply caused by the pseudo-family treatment structure of the couple's hut system. Up until now, there were many positive evaluations of the therapeutic effect, but we were able to show evidence again.

Free Research Field

少年非行

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本は平成30年間で少年非行の数（警察に補導もしくは検挙された数）を約85％も減少させてきた。30年前も国際的には最も少ない国の一つであったが，そこからさらに減少を持続していることは驚くべき現象といえよう。筆者はその理由の一つとして，質の高い矯正教育の実施とその効果の維持を挙げている。本研究は児童自立支援施設の矯正教育効果の検証であるが，心理的変容や認知的改善をエビデンスを提示しつつ検証することが出来た。