A Study of support program for children of "non attendance at school": Assessment of children and analysis of intervention effect

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780408
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: University of Fukui
• Principal Investigator: Ohnishi Masafumi 福井大学, 学術研究院教育・人文社会系部門(教員養成・院), 准教授 (20568498)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HIROSAWA Aiko 福井大学, 学術研究院教育・人文社会系部門, 准教授 (10345936) ; SASAHARA Miku 福井大学, 学術研究院教育・人文社会系部門, 准教授 (90572173) ; MATSUKI Kenichi 福井大学, 学術研究院教育・人文社会系部門, 教授 (10157282)
• Research Collaborator: SUZUKI Shizuka ; ODA Asami
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 不登校児童生徒 / 気がかりな児童生徒 / 発達障害傾向 / 学業不振 / 大学生による支援 / 非専門家 / アセスメント / 支援効果

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have coordinated Life-Partner Program (LPP) where undergraduates in the department of education support children who feel difficulties in attending school and performing many school activities, and have examined how such support activities should be developed. The purposes of this study were (1) to assess psychological states and support needs of children who was supported by LP students, and (2) to analyze intervention effect of the LPP. From results of several surveys, (1) state of mental health and adjustment of children were significantly lower than that of general children, and they demonstrated poor stress coping strategies. (2) As with the intervention effect, stress became higher in the general children, whereas that of children with special needs children supported by LP didn't become higher. This suggested LPP has preventive effect. Moreover, LPP demonstrated significant effect on reducing problematic behaviors.

Free Research Field

発達心理学