Development of parent-rated assessment scale and clinical application for school absenteeism prevention

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20302
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0110:Psychology and related fields
• Research Institution: Meiji Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Yamada Tatsuto 明治学院大学, 心理学部, 助教 (40963004)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 不登校 / 登校しぶり / 行動分析学 / 機能的アセスメント / 行動療法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop parent-rated assessment scale and clinical application for school absenteeism prevention.
First, due to development of the assessment scale, an interview survey was conducted to extract items. Specifically, the items were examined based on the results of the interview survey, and hypotheses regarding the factors of the assessment scale and items were generated. The subjects were 18 parents who had experienced their elementary school child's reluctance to go to school in the past six months. As a result, it was considered important to assess the reinforcers of reluctance to go to school and the punishers of school preparation behavior.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

我が国においては，1990年以降，不登校児童生徒を支援するための施策が行われてきた。しかしながら，これら支援策のほとんどは，不登校状態になった後の子どもを想定したものであり，不登校を未然に防ぐものではない。すなわち，登校はしているが，登校をしぶっている子どもの支援は，学級担任や保護者の力量に委ねられている状況である。本研究の知見は，行動分析学の観点から不登校の予防に資する仮説を生成した点で意義があると考えられる。