A study of the psychological and physical effects of "pain pain go away" and the significance of the existence of straw song.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K18534
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kanagawa University
• Principal Investigator: Arai(Aso) Noriko (麻生典子) 神奈川大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (70570216)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小林 麻衣子 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 日本学術振興会特別研究員(PD等) (10802580) ; 佐々木 恭志郎 関西大学, 総合情報学部, 准教授 (70831600)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-07-09 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 痛いの痛いの飛んでいけ / わらべうた / 心理学的効果 / 痛み / 文化差 / 世代差

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychological effects of "pain pain go away," to examine cultural differences in spells to take away pain, and to examine generational differences in the images of the experience of straw song. The study found that the "pain pain go away" spell did not attenuate the physiological response to pain. In addition, spells for taking away pain were found to be common across cultures. However, cultural differences were found in the wording of the spell and the act of taking the pain. Furthermore, it was suggested that "tickle songs," "lullabies," and "pain pain go away" may each have their own unique roles. It was suggested that the process of experiencing straw song may differ between the parents' generation and the children's generation.

Free Research Field

乳幼児期の身体接触

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、日本の育児の社会的文脈に生起する「痛いの痛いのとんでいけ」のおまじないを、実験的に検討する挑戦的な試みを行なった。本研究は、おまじないの複雑なメカニズムを解明する基礎的データを見出し、有益な示唆を与えた。おまじないの効果に関する先行研究は極めて少ないため、学術的意義は高い。
また、本研究は、親世代と子ども世代のわらべうたの体験プロセスのモデル化を行った。このモデルは未だ仮説的なものだが、今後実証研究を行うことで、親が子どもにわらべうたを歌う意義を裏付けるエビデンスとなり得る。これらは、親子の愛着形成及び次世代育成、子育て支援の観点からも貴重なデータであり、大いに社会的意義がある。