Analysis of a Role Lettering method performed to nursing students : first and 2nd year nursing students as the subjects

One of Role Lettering methods, “time-machine message” was performed to １st and ２nd year students at a college of nursing. The contents of time-machine messages were divided into three groups : the group of the subjects who wrote questions to themselves in the future ; the group of the subjects who wrote reports about their present situations to themselves in the future ; and the group of the subjects who wrote words of encouragement towards themselves in the future.
It was suggested that writing down a time-machine message could lead to an effect of making one to think over oneself and have a positive attitude, and also to an effect of enhancing the motivation to study.