The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of parent education program based on self-understanding. To do so, we have developed parent education program focused on self-understanding, and analyzed its effect throughout the recognition changes ...
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of parent education program based on self-understanding. To do so, we have developed parent education program focused on self-understanding, and analyzed its effect throughout the recognition changes of mother in parent efficacy, anger control ability and ego differentiation. The parent education program has been performed total of 8 times, 2 hours per session. Participants are 17 mothers with children in ages of 6-7, who attend at kindergarten in Seoul. For the analysis of the results, quality analysis and quantity analysis have been performed. The summary of this results are as following. On the quantity analysis, the changes in parental efficacy and ego differentiation are shown to be significant. But in anger control there were no changes after program. Also, On the quality analysis, participants have expressed changes from negative self description to positive self description during program process. In conclusion, we can say that this parent education program based on self-understanding is effective in the aspects of mothers` parent efficacy and ego differentiation, and also helpful in the improvement of various dimensions, including self¬understanding, emotion and behavior regulation and so on.