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KMID : 0897020150180010101
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Korean Journal of East West Science
2015 Volume.18 No. 1 p.101 ~ p.119
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Effects of Empathy Training Programs on Emotional Intelligence, Aggression, and Peer Relationship of Institutionalized Children
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Seong Eun-Hee
Ahn Hyeo-Won
Yun Myung-Hee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of empathy training programs on emotional intelligence, aggression, and peer relationship of institutionalized children. Twenty 5th grade students were selected from a child care facility located in Busan. The students were divided equally into experimental and control groups. The program was carried out for 10 sessions, each lasting 50 minutes with cooperation of instructor. To examine the effects of this program, pre and post tests were conducted about emotional intelligence, aggression, and peer relationships for both experiment and control group. SPSS WIN 20.0 statistics program was used for calculating the means and standard deviations of the above measures. In addition, correlated t-tests were performed between pre- experimental group and the pre-control group. In order to verify the differences between those two groups, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed on the post scores of the two groups, considering the pre score as covariates. The results of this study are as follows. First, emotional intelligence of the experimental group after participating the empathy training programs was improved than control one that is not participated in the program. Second, aggression of the experiment group after participating the empathy training programs decreased more than that of the control one that did not join the programs. Third, peer relationship of the experimental group after participating the empathy training programs was improved than control one that is not participated in the program. We conclude that this program is effective for institutionalized children to improve their emotional intelligence and peer relationships and to decrease their aggression. This program was devised after considering factors of empathy like cognitive, emotional, communication. Also this program will be helpful to institutionalized children in ways that they have a good peer relationship and decrease their aggression by participating the program. Limitations to the current study and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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KEYWORD
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institutionalized children, empathy training program, emotional intelligence, aggression, peer relationship
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