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KMID : 0607320150240020731
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2015 Volume.24 No. 2 p.731 ~ p.81
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Effects of a Program to Enhance Ego-development on General Mental Health, Self-concept, and Depression in Elementary and Middle School Students from Low Income Families
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Sung Kyung-Mi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a program to enhance ego-development for elementary and middle school students from low income families.
Methods: The study was a pretest-posttest design with a nonequivalent control group. The participants were 84 students who were admitted to after-school programs in three youth centers. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2-test, and t-test.
Results: Students who were in the intervention group (n=43) showed improvements from baseline to 10 weeks in aspects of general mental health, self-concept, and depression.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the ego-development enhancing program positively affects the mental health of students from low income families.
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KEYWORD
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Student, Low income, Mental health, Self-concept, Depression
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