The aim of this symposium was to make clear our problems about methodology of psychology of adolescence, and examine the general systematization among the methods taken up by four symposists
T. Kuze stressed the significance of the questionnaire method, and clarified that the approach would be quite effective in order to see the behavioral traits of adolescents in general, while presenting some concrete data.
K. Sato emphasized the necessity of the experimental method especially in order to see the causality in behavioral development of adolescents. He pointed out, however, that questionaires and other methods should be used at the same time.
M. Kokugan spoke on the characteristics of directive observational method, and examined the possibility and the significance of understanding adolescents in helping them to solve their urgent and current problems
T. Sorita explained the meaning and the necessity of phenomenological approach to understand the essential traits of behavior by using their notes and other data, and to understand the structure of adolescent personality in general.
After these presentations, A. Terada emphasized that these approaches of methods had to be integrated and much systematized in the future, and commented on some concrete planning.
