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KMID : 0608420140270030148
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
2014 Volume.27 No. 3 p.148 ~ p.158
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Impact of Self-confidence in Elementary School Students related to Sense of Humor and Music
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Sim In-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the impact of sense of humor and music on the self-confidence of elementary students with general characteristics. The research found differences between the impact of each participants’ sense of humor and sense of music on self-confidence.
Methods: The participants of this study comprised 265 children who were 3rd to 6th grade elementary students who lived in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do. The participants reported their sense of humor sense, sense of music and self-confidence on three separate questionnaires. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and t-test, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results: The results showed an increase in self-confidence related to the higher income status, young aged mothers and birth order. Moreover, academic achievement was shown to relate to a high sense of humor and music, and self-confidence. The elementary students with a sense of humor and music and self-confidence showed a significant positive correlation with each other.
Conclusion: The above results of this study can be utilized as a source in the development of programs applying sense of humor and music to improve the self-confidence of elementary school students.
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KEYWORD
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Elementary school student, Humor sense, Music sense, Self-confidence
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