心理学的手法による冷え性定量化の提案 : 冷え性傾向尺度の作成と関連要因の検討

抄録

The purpose of this study was to quantify the sensibility to cold using a psychological procedure. The results of the investigation were as follows: 1) The sensibility to cold scale (SCS) was composed of three factors. Factor 1 was recognition and awareness of cold stimulus applied to the human body (Cronbach's α=0.89). Factor 2 was the sense of incompatibility of cold with bodily comfort (α=0.94). Factor 3 was the seriousness of cold exposure to bodily well-being (α=0.80). This scale was similar to the concept of sensibility to cold stimulus as defined by Kujima (1966) who suggested that the results should be reproduced in additional studies. 2) The score of SCS for girls was higher score than for boys, but there were boys who had a higher score than the mean score for girls. 3) In this study, the relationship between the score of SCS and body composition was not identified. 4) The relationship between the score of SCS and the score of Todai Health Index was examined. The score of SCS for boys was related to the score of "Oral & Anal Complaint", "Alimentary Complaint" and "Irregularity of daily life". For girls, the score of SCS was related to the score of "Inclination to complain".