A longitudinal study of the possible social safety net for the development of child's sociability.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22330188
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: University of Yamanashi
• Principal Investigator: SAKAI Atsushi 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 准教授 (70345693)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MAESHIRO Kazumi 清泉女学院大学, 人間学部, 准教授 (70365823) ; MAEKAWA Hiroko 金沢学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (10434474) ; NORISADA Yuriko 和歌山大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10543837) ; KAMINAGA Moyuru 佐賀大学, 文化教育学部, 講師 (50552965) ; UMEZAKI Takayuki 甲南女子大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (00350439) ; TAKAHASHI Eiji 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 准教授 (40324173) ; MATSUMOTO Satoko お茶の水女子大学, 文教育学部, 研究員 (30401590) ; OZAKI Koken 筑波大学, ビジネス科学研究科, 准教授 (50574612)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 社会性 / セーフティネット / 就学前期 / 縦断研究 / 仲間関係 / 地域連携

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to identify 1) risk factors for hindering the development of children's sociability and 2) protective factors which might compensate for such risks and constitute a possible safety net. For this study, a longitudinal survey on five hundred and thirty children of preschool age was carried out over five years. To examine the essential factors contributing to the development of children's sociability, the survey focused on the interaction between personality traits of each child and the various environments surrounding them. The results showed that close relationships between a family and a local community could be a safety net for the development of children's sociability, while maladaptive parenting and the lack of peer experience could be risk factors. The survey also suggests that pre-school institutes can play a major part in uniting parents and local communities.

Free Research Field

教育心理学