Development and effectiveness of a psychoeducational program to improve life skills and sense of coherence

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14393
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 10020:Educational psychology-related
• Research Institution: University of Human Environments (2022); Rikkyo University (2019-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Kase Takayoshi 人間環境大学, 総合心理学部, 講師 (40804761)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 首尾一貫感覚 / ライフスキル / ライフスキル・トレーニング / 心理測定尺度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the present study was to quantitatively clarify the relationship between a sense of coherence (SOC; i.e., an ability to cope with stress throughout life) and life skills (LS; i.e., a psychosocial ability to facilitate problem solving in daily life). Additionally, we qualitatively examined life skills training (LST) for university students based on the results of the quantitative study. These examinations showed that though the effective countermeasure to stressors in daily life is promoted by improving LS, SOC is also strengthened, if a positive meaning for the countermeasure to the stressor can be found at the same time. Moreover, it is suggested that by including these experiences into LST, they can contribute to the maintenance and improvement of long-term mental health.

Free Research Field

教育心理学，健康心理学，パーソナリティ心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題では，長期的適応を助ける首尾一貫感覚（SOC）と短期的適応を促すライフスキル（LS）との相互関係性や因果関係を，質問紙調査と統計分析を用いた縦断的な量的研究により精緻に明らかにすることができた。この知見は，SOCとLSを同時に向上，強化するLSTの開発に必要不可欠な知見であり，今後も引き続き行われる健康教育プログラムの開発研究に大きく貢献するものである。またこの知見を，教育機関や企業での実践例が多いLSTに導入し，プログラムの内容を検討することができた。効果検証の実施などの課題があるが，このことで，社会における導入可能性の高いプログラムを提案する基盤が構築されたと考えられる。