- 著者
- Sawako Takahashi Mikako Arakida
- 出版者
- The Japanese Association of School Health
- 雑誌
- School Health (ISSN:18802400)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.12, pp.1-8, 2016 (Released:2017-08-31)
- 参考文献数
- 22
Background: Since 2008, there has been a heightened awareness in Japan concerning the use of illegal drugs by college students. As a result, colleges and universities have been implementing drug abuse prevention programs as required by the government. Previously, drug abuse prevention programs in Japan mainly targeted middle school and high school students. We conducted a study concerning the prevalence of drug use and related factors among college students to inform drug use prevention programs targeting college students.Methods: A questionnaire was completed by 1,445 sophomore students at 16 colleges and universities throughout Japan in 2012-2013. The questionnaire asked respondents about current drug use and other drug use related experiences. It also assessed students’ personal backgrounds, orientations toward drugs, and personality characteristics.Results: Among the respondents, 2.1% reported having drug use experience. The logistic regression analyses indicate the risk of drug use, measured by past drug use and the intent and willingness questions, is correlated with the students’ sense of norm toward drug use, Pachinko/Pachi-slot experiences, club/rave experiences, and personality characteristics such as self assertiveness and affinity for sensation.Conclusions: The present study confirms that there are college students already have had experience of using drugs (2.1%), and the risk of drug use is correlated with several behavioral factors and students’ personality characteristics. The findings suggest a drug use prevention program targeting college students would be more effective if it aims to raise the sense of norm among not only individual students but also the school as a whole and includes monitoring Pachinko/Pachi-slot and club/rave activities. Individual students’ personality characteristics should also be considered in designing a prevention program. Since the present study was conducted at only those schools which complied with our request for cooperation, it is difficult to generalize these results to represent the national college population.
- 著者
- Miki Matsumoto Kanako Yamauchi Misa Tanaka Tadahiro Kato
- 出版者
- The Japanese Association of School Health
- 雑誌
- School Health (ISSN:18802400)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.3, pp.1-6, 2007 (Released:2019-06-08)
- 参考文献数
- 12
A 14-years-old schoolgirl having suffered from anorexia nervosa for a year was referred to our counseling room by her family doctor. She was admitted to the hospital suffering from weakness, fatigue, and amenorrhea as a result of marked weight loss over a six-month period. She was a high achiever who pushed herself to excel in every facet of school life, falling short only in her social relationships. She put pressure on herself to excel in every academic subject and was worn out, leaving little time for friends, and ultimately leading to social isolation. The constant pressure led to anorexia. Using role-plays based on KiKi's Delivery Service (KDS) scripts (Hayao Miyazaki animated movie, "Majo no takkyuubin"), we helped her discover her personal style and develop her interpersonal social skills. Our role-play model proved to be a successful treatment for anorexia nervosa and we recommend these methods for patients with anorexia nervosa needing a more developed sense of identity.