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KMID : 1148220230190010175
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Journal of Arts Psychotherapy
2023 Volume.19 No. 1 p.175 ~ p.204
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The Effects of Group Art Therapy on Emotional Intelligence, Problem Behaviors, and Adaptive Abilities of Preschool Children
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Park Yun-Jung
Lee Mi-Sun
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Abstract
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The study aimed to examine the effects of group art therapy on emotional intelligence, problem behaviors, and adaptive abilities of preschool children. The subjects of the study were preschool children (4-5 years) enrolled in early childhood education institutions, and the final consent was obtained from their guardians and teachers. Of the 16 preschool children, eight were assigned to the experimental group and the control group, respectively. The assessment tools were the Emotional Intelligence (EI), Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), and Iowa Social Competency Scale Preschool Form (ISCS). The experimental group participated in eighteen sessions of group art therapy, once a week with each session lasting 40-45 minutes, from June 2019 to January 2020. In addition, the control group was untreated. The statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Ver. 22.0. The results were as follows. First, the experimental group showed a statistically significant change in emotional intelligence, compared to the control group. Second, the experimental group showed a statistically significant decrease in problem behaviors, compared to the control group. Third, the experimental group showed a statistically significant difference in adaptive abilities, compared to the control group. Our study demonstrated that group art therapy has positive effects on reducing problem behaviors and improving preschool children's emotional intelligence and adaptive abilities.
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KEYWORD
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Group art therapy of preschool children, Emotional intelligence, Problem behavior, Adaptive ability
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