Effect of collaborative LEGO® block construction on Japanese young women’s sense of acceptance

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Daiki Kato
Miho Asai
Mio Yoshie
Cite this article:  Kato, D., Asai, M., & Yoshie, M. (2013). Effect of collaborative LEGO® block construction on Japanese young women’s sense of acceptance. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 41(8), 1333-1338.


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In this study we examined the effect of constructing a collaborative LEGO® block creation on the sense of being accepted by others (Ibasho) in Japanese young women at the stage of late adolescence. The participants were 20 Japanese female university students whose Ibasho scores were based on comparisons before and after the construction task was completed. The findings indicated that the scores after the construction task were higher than the scores before completing the task (t(19) = -1.81, p < .10). In addition, the scores regarding the sense of role significantly increased after the students completed their construction (t(19) = -3.18, p < .01). These results indicate that a collaborative task facilitated the division of roles in groups and positively affected the participants’ Ibasho. These findings present a new possibility for the application of LEGO® block construction in group therapy.

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