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KMID : 1094520140170040471
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Korean Journal of Play Therapy
2014 Volume.17 No. 4 p.471 ~ p.489
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The Effects of Physical Contact Play Activities on Young Children’s Emotional Intelligence and Pro-social Behavior
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Jung In-Hee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of physical contact play on the emotional intelligence and pro-social behavior of young children For this purpose, 40 5-year old young children were selected as subjects for this research. Of these young children, 20 were assigned to an experimental group, to which physical contact play was used, and the other 20 were assigned to a controlled group, in which the physical play activities were notused. Furthermore, a comparison and analysis were conducted of the subject` s emotional intelligence and pro-social behaviors. For the purposes of analysis, the rating scale of preschool children` s emotional intelligence for teachers developed by Kim(1998) and the pro-social behavior scale for young children(PBSYC) by Kim(2003) are used. The study results revealed that young children` s physical contact play experiences affected the sub-elements of young children` s emotional intelligence, including others` emotions, use of their own emotion, adjustment of sentiments, relations with their teachers, and relations with their peers and also had positive effects on the sub-elements of young children` s pro-social behaviors including leadership, helping others, initiative considerations, sharing, and adjustment of sentiments.
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KEYWORD
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physical contact play, emotional intelligence, pro-social behavior
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