在日留学生のライフスキル獲得の実態調査

抄録

　In 2020, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread through Japan, and international students studying at Japanese universities were greatly affected by the ensuing pandemic. The purpose of study 1 was to examine the reliability and validity of the English version of the Daily Life Skills Scale. The purpose of study 2 was to ascertain the degree of life skills acquisition among international students in Japan to offer effective suggestions for future university education. In study 1, we conducted a questionnaire-based survey of 413 (212 males and 201 females) international students attending 2 universities in the Kansai district. In study 2, 110 subjects (52 males and 58 females) participated. Study 1 demonstrated the reliability and validity of the English version of the Daily Life Skills Scale. The results of study 2 indicated that international students had higher mean scores for the intimacy factor and interpersonal manner factor, and showed low scores for other factors. It was found that the characteristics of life skills among international students were uninfluenced by gender or whether or not they belonged to athletic clubs. Both differences were not statistically significant. These results indicated the importance of activities experience by international students studying in Japan. Because of the restriction of activities imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, life skills among international students were uninfluenced by gender or whether or not they belonged to athletic clubs. Consequently, through cross-cultural experience, it is expected that enhancing the activities experience of international students studying in Japan would lead to improved life skills. In the future, it will be important to develop research that is helpful for life skills enhancement based on this unique characteristic.