学校不適応傾向の児童・生徒に対するアニマルセラピーの心理的効果についての分析  [in Japanese] An Analysis of the Psychological Effect of the Animal Assisted Activities on the Children and Students with School Maladjustment  [in Japanese]

動物とのふれあいが人によい効果をもたらすことは知られている.特に子ども・障害者・高齢者などによい効果をもたらすことが新聞,雑誌などで取り上げられており,不安やストレスの軽減効果が示されたとの報告や,ペットといるだけで精神状態が安定し自然治癒力が高まるなどの報告もある.そこで今回われわれは,学校不適応傾向の児童・生徒に対するアニマルセラピーの心理的効果についての分析を試みた.結果として3回以上のアニマルセラピーで,Profile of Mood States(POMS)(緊張-不安,活気,疲労,混乱),AN-EGOGRAM(NP,FC,AC)に有意な変化を認めた.POMS(抑うつ-落ち込み,怒り・敵意)の値は低下,AN-EGOGRAM(CP,A)の値は上昇したものの有意差は認めなかった.以上のことより,アニマルセラピーを3回以上施行した症例に対し,心理状態(緊張-不安,活気,疲労,混乱)の改善,自我状態の安定傾向を認めた.

It is widely recognized that touching animals has a good effect on people. Newspaper or magazine articles report that touching animals produces a good effect especially on children, handicapped persons and old men, reduces uneasiness and stress, stabilizes a mental condition and powers the spontaneous cure. In the present study, we tried to analyze the psychological effect of the animal assisted activities on the children and the students with school maladjustment. As a result, in more than 3 sessions of animal assisted activities, scores of POMS (Tention-Anxiety, Vigor, Fatigue, Confusion) and AN-EGOGRAM (NP, FC, AC) have significantly changed. POMS scores (Depression-Dejection, Anger-Hostility) decreased and AN-EGOGRAM scores (CP, A) increased; however, there was no significant difference. These findings show that more than 3 sessions of the animal assisted activities improve psychological conditions (Tention-Anxiety, Vigor, Fatigue, Confusion), and stabilize the ego-state.