The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of group play therapy on peer acceptance and adaptive level to school of school maladjustment children.
The subjects in this study were recommendation of homeroom teacher among in the S elementary s...
The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of group play therapy on peer acceptance and adaptive level to school of school maladjustment children.
The subjects in this study were recommendation of homeroom teacher among in the S elementary school 4~5 graders which is located in Seongnam 6 people school maladjustment children selected. From January 2009 to February 2009, group play therapy was carried out twice a week, each time for 60 minutes over 12 sessions in these children. The quantitative analysis of data collected in this research, analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test among non parametric verification techniques, the qualitative analysis of child behavior change within the group to observe the full session recording and analysis of transcripts of phenomenological psychology, the process said.
The summary of the results of this research is as follows.
First, the group play therapy had a positive effect on peer acceptance of school maladjustment children. Especially, children who have considered themselves negative came to have positive a self image so they could control themselves after failure experiences by getting positive feedback from others and achieving satisfaction and accomplishment through plays in group play therapy programs. Also, as they obtained a positive self-concept, they showed some positive image in social cognition such as understanding and respecting of the position, thinking and feelings of others.
Second, the result showed that group play therapy had a positive effect on School life adjustment level of school maladjustment children. In particular, positive changes were shown such as important rules compliance and mutual cooperation in group adaptation. The researcher and children set rules such as not being absent and arrangement after activities and 3 out of 6 children kept to not being late and absent and lateness time of 2 children was shortened at the end of the program. Also in the arrangement after play activities, most children arranged the things earnestly. In addition, there was a positive change in mutual cooperation such as eager participation in the play which the children do not like very much and are not interested in and mutual help of members in group play etc.
Third, as we could see from the result of prior and posterior examination, group play therapy had a positive effect on peer acceptance of school maladjustment children, especially in a sense of alienation which is a subcategory of peer acceptance test.
Fourth, as we could see from the result of prior and posterior examination, group play therapy had a positive effect on school adjustment level of school maladjustment children, especially in subcategories of school adjustment test such as friends relationships, class attention and school rules compliance.
In short, it turned out that group play therapy for school maladjustment children was helpful for improving peer acceptance and school adjustment level. In the future, it is needed to compare this study with the subsequent study about which the significant effect on school adjustment and peer acceptance can be applied to real life and formed into personality so can be generalized in daily life besides groups.