@article{oai:u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp:02016185,
 author = {Takizawa, Tohru and Naka, Kouichi and Wake, Norie},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {琉球医学会誌 = Ryukyu Medical Journal},
 note = {School non-attendance (school refusal), in Japan refers to being absent from school 30 or more days in a year, not including absences for reasons of illness or economic problems. The purpose of this study was to examine the problem of school non-attendance in junior high schools in Okinawa Prefecture by comparing with the whole of Japan statistically. The data were obtained from The School Basic Investigation, About the Present Situation of the Problem in Case of Student Guide and the Policy of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture), as well as using materials (The Prefectural Educational Bureau). Results were as follows: According to the reason for non-attendance, anxiety was revealed as the highest percentage (29%) among whole Japanese junior high school students, however, disinterest in class, decline in grades was revealed the highest percentage (21%) of Okinawan students as the main reason. Discussion: There most remarkable feature of the reasons for school non-attendance between Okinawan students and whole Japan were disinterest in class, wasting time and delinquency in Okinawa, while in other parts of Japan, the reasons were extreme anxiety, nervousness, apathy and emotional disturbance. Currently, throughout Japan, school non-attendance is considered a pediatric psychosomatic disorder with physical symptoms. But in Okinawa it is also considered as a social problems. One measure taken to deal with the problem of school non-attendance is placing counselors in the schools., 論文},
 pages = {83--87},
 title = {[原著］A Comparative study of school non-attendance (school refusal) between Okinawa and Japan from a demographic viewpoint},
 volume = {21}
}