| The Effects of Sandplay Therapy on the Behavioral Problems, Self-esteem, and Emotional Intelligence of Children in Grandparents-grandchildren Families in Rural Korean Areas |
| Ye-seul Yang |
| Sandplay Therapist & Psychotherapist, Namseoul Child & Youth Counseling Center, Cheonan, Korea |
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Ye-seul Yang ,Tel: +82-10-3117-1899, Fax: +82-31-716-1685, Email: xnaudw1rn@naver.com
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Received: April 30, 2014 Accepted: June 15, 2014 |
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This study aimed to verify the effects of sandplay therapy on the behavioral problems, self-esteem, and emotional intelligence of children in grandparents-grandchildren families in rural Korean areas. To this end, the researcher selected fifteen children for an experimental group and another fifteen children for a control group from grandparents-grandchildren families in a rural area. The selection process was conducted in cooperation with three elementary schools and seven local children centers in A and B cities in South Chungcheong Province. Those children who participated in the study underwent a forty-minute session of sandplay therapy every week for twelve weeks. The following pre and post-tests were administered to the subjects: the Teacher’s Report Form, which assesses a student’s adaption ability and behavioral problems; the Self-esteem Scale, which was reconfigured from the Self-esteem Inventory; and the Emotional Intelligence Scale. The results of this study showed that sandplay therapy was effective in improving behavioral problems as well as the self-esteem and emotional intelligence of children in grandparents-grandchildren families in rural areas. |
| KeyWords:
Self-esteem, Emotional intelligence, Children in grandparents-grandchildren families, Sandplay therapy |
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