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KMID : 1022520090130030047
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Journal of Play Therapy
2009 Volume.13 No. 3 p.47 ~ p.64
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Effects of a father-child communication play on stress of the non-disabled sibling of the disabled
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Park Eun-Jeong
Youn Chang-Young
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Abstract
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The aim of the study is to examine effects of a father-child communication play on stress of the non-disabled sibling of the disabled. The subjects of the study were selected as follows. Recommended by a regular gathering of the mothers with disabled children, non-disabled siblings who had difficulties at school, in peer and family relationships were subjected to a general stress test. Among them the highest third on the stress level, that is six children, were grouped into a control group and a experimental group for three children per group. The research task was to examine effects of the father-child communication play on the stress reduction of the non-disabled sibling of the disabled. The stress reduction included changes in stress scales, stress behavior, and father-child communication. The program applied in the study was designed to measure self-exposure, recognition and expression of emotions, communication skills enhancement, family relationship, and problem solving as a moderating strategy. It was also designed by utilizing a therapeutic element of the play. The program was implemented once a week for 12 weeks and each session was comprised of relaxation activity for 20 minutes, structuring activity for 30 minutes, discussion for 10 minutes, and free play for 10 minutes. To measure changes of the stress of the non-disabled sibling, the daily stress was measured before and after the program for comparison. Furthermore changes in father-child communication were examined by the score comparison for each category of the father-child communication scales in each session by initial, in-session, and post-session assessments. The results of the study are as follows. The father-child communication play reduced the stress of the non-disabled sibling. More specifically the stress scale decreased, stress behavior decreased, and father-child communication scale increased. Accordingly the father-child communication play presented in this study had a positive effect on reducing the stress of the non-disabled sibling.
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KEYWORD
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communication play, non-disabled sibling, stress
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