Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of river lessons on the perceptions and emotions of junior high school students regarding water accidents.
The subjects of analysis were 52 junior high school students.The survey items were “fear”, “perceived susceptibility to the threat”, “perceived severity of the threat”, and “perceived response efficiency”.
The results of the analysis were as follows
1) The effects of the lessons were observed in “perceived susceptibility to the threat” and “perceived severity of the threat”, and these effects persisted until the delayed condition However, the lesson did not affect “fear” and “perceived response efficacy”.
2) An analysis of the effects of gender factors on the effectiveness of lessons revealed no effect on any of the items.
3) An analysis of the effects of conversational factors related to water accidents with family members on the effectiveness of the lessons revealed no effect on any of the items.
4) The experience of playing in the river influenced the emotions of the students It was suggested that the feeling of fear in students who had never played in the river changed and persisted after class.
As a result of the research, it was shown that the lessons in the river may have an educational effect on the factors that influence the intention of preventive behavior.
