(1)The Journal of Tokai Gakuin University School of Junior College Division Vol.46 CONTENTS A study on how children with different roots interact ‐Focusing on nursery teachers’ conflicts‐ ··· KITO Yayoi 1 The relationship between self-esteem and group identification of mentally disturbed people who play soft volleyball ··· KUWABARA Nobuharu, TANAKA Chie, HAYASHI Kumiko and TANAKA Katsumi 15 A study on child-rearing anxiety ‐As a way of family support‐ ··· KAMIYA Katsue 19 A Practical Report on the Program in Support of the Quality of Childcare in “Asobi no Mori” (A Play Room called “Forest for Play”) Part 15 ‐Activities during the 29th and 30th years of Heisei‐ ··· SUGIYAMA Akira and ASANO Hideo 31