| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | a143 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/Elementary School Students Now: Children and Human Relationships, 1993 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
It has long been pointed out that children have changed in many ways. Among these changes, adults are the most concerned about the weakening of children’s interpersonal relationships. Many point to the cause as either a generalized tendency to avoid hurting others and being hurt by friends or a tendency to avoid confrontation with others because they lack confidence in their ability to repair relationships. This is very disturbing, considering that while growing up, children experience not only fun and interesting things, but also the pain, grittiness, and frustration that come with co-existing with other people, which increases the number and depth of the folds in their hearts and helps them grow. What is the current state of modern children’s interpersonal relationships? In order to answer that question, this survey attempted to ascertain whether today's children actually have interpersonal relationship problems and clarify children's relationships and perceptions of people. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | 6th-year elementary school students at 35 schools nationwide |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Number of valid responses: 2,993 students (1,552 boys and 1,441 girls) |
| Date of Collection |
1993-06-01 ~ 1993-06-01 1993/06/01 |
| Time Period |
1993 ~ 1993 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | 500 (one out of every 50) of the 25,000 elementary schools in Japan were randomly selected, so that the sample would equitably represent each prefecture. Sample questionnaires were sent to the target schools, requesting their cooperation. Responses were received from 3,098 sixth-graders from 35 schools across Japan; these participants were selected. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.a143 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items | Extent to which the respondent’s family would worry about them if they were injured; quality of the respondent’s relationship with their father, mother, and siblings; whether the respondent’s grandparents live in their household; quality of the respondent’s relationships with their relatives, friends, and neighbors; family cohesion; number of close friends the respondent has in class; quality of the respondent’s friendships; respondent’s self-evaluation of their relationships; respondent’s perceptions of people; self-image; number of cohabitating family members in the respondent’s household; family structure; gender; respondent’s parents’ jobs (mother and father), etc. |
| Date of Release | 2005/08/01 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education SOCIETY AND CULTURE |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2005-08-01 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |