近年,思春期の児童生徒による他者への攻撃性は,いじめや暴力,稀には殺人といった形で表出し,大きな社会問題となっている。本研究は,県内の公立小・中学校3校の協力を得て,小学5・6年生及び中学2年生の計452名を対象として,子どもの持つ攻撃性を早期に発見し,行動化する前に予防するための対応策を探索することを目的とした調査報告である。方法として,彼らの心身の健康状態と心を理解することが重要と考え,健康調査と攻撃性質問紙,心理テスト(エゴグラム)及び自己投影法であるコラージュ法を用いた。攻撃性については表出性,不表出性攻撃性をコラージュ作品との関連でみた。結果は,思春期の特性や集団力動など作品への影響因子が推測され,必ずしも関連しなかったが,攻撃的アイテムを示唆する傾向が得られた。コラージュ制作後の心身健康状態では,症状個数は有意に減少し,精神面では肯定的変化を得た。コラージュの自己治癒力,カタルシス効果が考えられ,攻撃性予防対策に応用の可能性が示唆された。

The purpose of this research was to investigate methods of uncovering aggression in children at an early stage and to search for countermeasures to prevent the acting out of this aggression. The objects of study were 452 children who were either in the 5th or 6th grade of elementary school or in the 2nd grade of junior high school. Considering it important to first understand their physical and mental health, we investigated their health and aggressiveness using a written health survey, psychological test (egogram), written questions focusing on expression and non-expression of aggression, and a self-projective collage method. We then investigated the relationship between outward and inward aggressiveness and the collages produced by the young people. The results of our analysis showed that the relationship between them was not directly significant. There seemed to be other factors influencing the collages, in particular characteristics of adolescence and group dynamics. However, the tendency to inspire aggressive items was confirmed. With regard to the physical and mental state, making collages reduced significantly the occurrence of aggression, demonstrating the cathartic effect of the collage itself and suggesting its suitability as a countermeasure against aggressiveness.

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