This study is to research the any influence to the self-esteem of children of increasing North Korean refugees who experience the fear and withering.
The North Korean defection is increasing by the economic difficulties and food shortage, and outsi...
This study is to research the any influence to the self-esteem of children of increasing North Korean refugees who experience the fear and withering.
The North Korean defection is increasing by the economic difficulties and food shortage, and outside information come to North Korea after the mid-1990s. In the past, the defection was just only by the thought problem, but now by the economic difficulties of North Korea and the decline of trust of North Korea's political power, inflow of outside information, and supporting of private organization, the entrance of North Korean refugees of family unit is increasing rapidly. Therefore, the children of the refugees are increasing, and the adaptation in the South Korean society is brought up to the new social problem.
The children experienced the shock and fear in the defection course, and the extreme strain during the stay in China, or other country, so they often express the stress after the trauma, or the psychological and emotional fear during the certain period. The tension and stress for the long time may be the reason of the psychological difficulty to adapt to the new society, and they may experience the discouragement by the psychological distinction and alienation by the disparateness of South Korean society.
The study for the North Koran refugees was performed by the government institution or some relevant institutions, and the contents of the study was just understanding of the status of North Korean and the society, or the adaptation problem of the adult. Especially, the study for the children of the refugees in the sensitive period was very few. The children who was born in the third country and moved in Korea is increasing gradually since 2000, therefore, the time of art therapy for the children is very important. The study for the adaptation in the new society of the children in the sensitive period shall be performed and shall give help as one of various therapeutic approaches. Therefore, I research the any influence to the self-esteem of children of North Korean refugees who experience the fear and withering by the art therapy around the design activities.
The studying objects were 5 children who went to the studying room after school located in Y city from 8 years old to 12 years old, and the art therapy around the design activities was performed 15 times of group art therapy from October 18, 2011 to December 13, 2011. I analyzed the detailed items for the change stages of the art therapy around the design activities of the children, and performed the K-HTP test and self-esteem test before and after the program performance as the additional tool.
For the decreasing the subjective analysis and prejudice for the work and expression, the help of clinical expert was done, and the K-HPT test was performed by the clinical psychological expert of Korea Art Therapy Academy.
The results of this study are the following.The first, how is the change of self-esteem of the children who experience the fear and withering after the art therapy around the design activities?
The art therapy around design activities for the children who had low self-esteem and withering was effective to increase the their value and to recover the positive self-esteem.
The second, does the art therapy program around the design activities give the change to the children's art expression?
In the start, they expressed the superficial expression for the unaccustomed art medium, but as time went on, the expression for the work was various and the contents was specific.
The third, how is the relationship with their partners?
In the start, they was unfamiliar each other, but as thime went on, they discussed their works, and they gave and took their opinions and thought for the their work, and also they had the positive relationship with their partners.
The forth, this study that was the art therapy around the design activities for children of the North Korean refugees is the first example study as the meaningful work.
I advise the following based on the results of this study.
The first, the detailed data and information was few by the specific character of North Korean refugees, and the exact analysis was difficult by the insufficiency of date of the preceding study and restriction for the objects. Therefore, the generalization for the children of the refugees is difficult.
The second, the systematical and specific program shall be prepared for the stable adaptation of the children in South Korean society hereafter.
The third, many example studies based on this study shall be performed.