Graded meridian-test (M-Test) program to prevent bullying

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870692
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities; General internal medicine(including psychosomatic medicine)
• Research Institution: Teikyo Heisei University
• Principal Investigator: MIYAZAKI Shogo 帝京平成大学, ヒューマンケア学部, 准教授 (40581971)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: いじめ / M-Test（経絡テスト） / タッチ（触刺激） / ストレス / レジリエンシー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The primary cause of "bullying" in schools is stressful emotions; therefore, establishment of effective stress management is desired. In this study, I initially investigated whether the effort to find effective acupuncture points and apply touch stimuli to these points (M-test) would prove effective for ameliorating stressful emotions. As a result, this effort was found to ameliorate both physical and psychological stresses. I next provided gradual instructions, over a 3-month period, to the fifth graders in a primary school using the M-test. This ameliorated stressful emotions in girls, and their frequencies of bullying experiences were reduced.
These results were released on the web(https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/enroll/DWJ-FER-FPC) with restrictions.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学