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お化け屋敷は英語で？友だちと入ると仲が深まる？2000人以上の調査でわかったこと

Scared Together, Closer Together

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1People who went through a haunted house together said they felt closer, a U.S. study found. Halloween is on October 31.

2The researchers did their study at a haunted house in Gainesville, Florida. They asked more than 2,000 visitors about their feelings. Visitors who were more afraid also felt closer to the people they went with. Holding hands and talking were linked to closer feelings, too.

3But when visitors answered before and after the haunted house, their scores changed only a little. So the team also talked with 20 visitors. These visitors said they grew closer later, when they talked about the scary parts. One researcher said groups talk about things like who screamed the loudest.

4The study shows a link, not a cause. It was published in the science journal Emotion this year.

Words　単語

togetherA1副いっしょにwith another person or other people
closerA1形（気持ちが）より近い、より親しいmore friendly with someone than before
visitorsA2名客、訪れる人（visitor の複数形）people who come to see a place
afraidA1形こわがってfeeling scared of something
feelingsA1名気持ちwhat you feel inside, like happy or sad
scoresB1名点数（score の複数形）numbers that show how well or how much
screamedA2動さけんだ、悲鳴をあげたmade a very loud, high sound with your voice
publishedA2動（雑誌などに）のせられた、発表されたprinted or put out for people to read

単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））

1. Reading Quiz　本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう

  1. Where did the researchers do their study?

    A. At a school in TokyoB. At a haunted house in FloridaC. At a movie theaterD. At a zoo

  2. How many visitors answered the surveys?

    A. About 20B. About 200C. Fewer than 1,000D. More than 2,000

  3. Which visitors felt closer to the people they went with?

    A. Visitors who were more afraidB. Visitors who went aloneC. Visitors who did not talkD. Visitors who left early

  4. When did the 20 visitors say they grew closer?

    A. Before they went inB. When the ghosts jumped outC. Later, when they talked about the scary partsD. The next morning at school

2. True or False　正しければ T、違っていれば F

  1. (     ) Holding hands was linked to closer feelings.

  2. (     ) The scores changed a lot from before to after.

  3. (     ) The team talked with 20 visitors.

  4. (     ) The study proves that haunted houses make people friends.

3. Fill in the Blanks　下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）

screamedvisitorstogetherscoresfeelingscloser

  1. Holding hands and talking were linked to closer _____, too.

  2. One researcher said groups talk about things like who _____ the loudest.

  3. Visitors who were more afraid also felt _____ to the people they went with.

  4. But when visitors answered before and after the haunted house, their _____ changed only a little.

  5. They asked more than 2,000 _____ about their feelings.

  6. People who went through a haunted house _____ said they felt closer, a U.S. study found.

4. Word Order　語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう

  1. ( more / than / feelings / 2,000 / their / They / asked / about / visitors ) .

  2. ( team / talked / with / also / 20 / visitors / So / the ) .

  3. ( cause / The / shows / study / link, / not / a / a ) .

5. Think and Write　英語で答えてみよう

  1. Do you like haunted houses? Why or why not?（あなたはお化け屋敷が好きですか？その理由は？）

  2. What do you do with your friends after a scary or exciting time?（こわかったりドキドキしたりしたあと、友だちと何をしますか？）

Answers　解答

1. (1) B　(2) D　(3) A　(4) C

2. (1) T　(2) F　(3) T　(4) F

3. (1) feelings　(2) screamed　(3) closer　(4) scores　(5) visitors　(6) together

4.

  1. They asked more than 2,000 visitors about their feelings.
  2. So the team also talked with 20 visitors.
  3. The study shows a link, not a cause.

全文訳

1いっしょにお化け屋敷に入った人たちは、おたがいを近く感じたと答えました。アメリカの研究でわかりました。ハロウィンは10月31日です。

2研究者たちは、フロリダ州ゲインズビルのお化け屋敷で調べました。2000人以上の客に、気持ちをたずねました。こわがった客ほど、いっしょに来た人を近く感じていました。手をつないだり話したりしたことも、近く感じることと関係していました。

3でも、お化け屋敷に入る前と出たあとで答えてもらうと、点数は少ししか変わりませんでした。そこでチームは、20人の客とも話をしました。その客たちは、あとでこわかった場面のことを話したときに仲が深まったと言いました。研究者の1人は、だれがいちばん大きな声でさけんだか、といった話をすると言いました。

4この研究でわかったのは関係で、原因ではありません。研究は、今年『エモーション』という科学の雑誌にのりました。

文法ポイント：比較級（closer / more afraid）

「より～」は、短い語なら -er（close → closer）、長い語なら more をつける（afraid → more afraid）。本文の Visitors who were more afraid also felt closer to the people they went with. に両方が出てくる。

出典：PsyPost、WUSF、Simply Psychology ほか（記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル）｜https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-10-24-haunted-house-friends-closer/