Factors Related to the Feelings of School Avoidance of High School Students

• Aruga Mieko

  Nagano College of Nursing

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 高校生における登校回避感情の関連要因

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the factors that are involved in the feelings of school avoidance of high school students in order to develop an effective early support method for preventing refusal to attend school.<br>Methods: A total of 3,985 10th grade students from all the public senior high schools in “A” Prefecture in Japan agreed to participate in the study. They were asked to complete the Feelings of School Avoidance (FSA) Scale (“bad feelings toward school,” “friendlessness” and “aversion to attending school”), as well as provide information relating to their demographic details, living environment, lifestyle, and physical, psychological, and social factors.<br>Results: The “bad feelings toward school” subscale of the FSA Scale was significantly correlated with experience of smoking, anthropophobic tendency, the support from homeroom teacher and feelings of maladjustment in the study setting. The “friendlessness” subscale of the FSA Scale was significantly correlated with anthropophobic tendency and the support from school friends. The “aversion to attending school” subscale of the FSA Scale was significantly correlated with anthropophobic tendency, unidentified complaints, feelings of maladjustment in the study setting and the support from school friends.<br>Conclusions: It was supposed that the students who had anthropophobic tendency, unidentified complaints and who were not future oriented had repulsive feelings toward school. In addition, it was supposed that not being able to become part of the group by themselves and not having any friends in school intensified the sense of friendlessness. These findings suggested that anthropophobic tendency and unidentified complaints can be an important index in identifying a latent group of students who would avoid school attendance. The findings also suggested the importance of appropriate support from the yogo teacher and the need to develop a consultation system.

Journal

• Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science

  Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science 33 (1), 1_12-1_24, 2013

  Japan Academy of Nursing Science

Keywords

• high school student
• feelings of school avoidance
• anthropophobic tendency
• unidentified complaint
• <i>yogo</i> teacher

Details

• CRID: 1390001204791260672
• NII Article ID: 130004565367
• DOI: 10.5630/jans.33.1_12
• ISSN: 21858888
• ISSN: 02875330
• Text Lang: ja
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