2005 Volume 43 Issue 1 Pages 1-16
The purpose of this study is to examine a relationship between problem behaviors and student cultures. We conducted a questionnaire, which contained scales of (1) negative feelings about school life, (2) experiences of problem behavior, (3) the level of problem behavoir of school, (4) images of "bad student", for 674 junior high school students of 5 schools. All students and schools were divided into two categories, students who have problem behaviors and normal student; schools with high level of problem behavior and schools with low level. And we have examined what differences in student cultures between schools with high levels of problem behavior and schools with low levels are. A result of comparison between problem schools and non-problem schools, students of problem schools have more positive image about bad student and more negative feelings about school life than that of non-problem schools. And there are such differences not in problem students but normal students. We considered that the consiousness and attitudes of normal students are related to the high level of problem behavior of school. Thus, in order to prevent and solve the problem behavior among students, it is important that we give instructions and supports to only on problem students, but also normal students.
