JAPANESE HIGH-SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-STUDENTS RESPONSES TO THE ADOLESCENTREINFORCEMENT SURVEY SCHEDULE

Factor-analyzed correlations among items of the Japanese Adolescent Re inforcement Survey Schedule by Japanese high school students (N = 939) and college students (N = 500) were compared to investigate the chang es in reinforcers between mid- and late adolescence, gender difference s, and the specific groupings of reinforcers which suggest certain int erventions for either or both groups of adolescents. The factor analys is yielded ten interpretable factors in both groups. These factors wer e similar and did not suggest a dramatic shift in reinforces between m id- and late adolescence. Items related to heterosexual activities and antisocial behaviors were rated as more pleasurable by males and item s related to interpersonal relationships and academic activities were rated as more pleasurable by females. Since both groups of students at tach high reinforcement value to interpersonal interaction with peers and family members, interventions focusing on social skills developmen t might be popular and well attended.