The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the self-growth group counseling program on the self-concept and the interpersonal relationships of depressed children in elementary school. A total 20 children who were screened by CDI criteria ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the self-growth group counseling program on the self-concept and the interpersonal relationships of depressed children in elementary school. A total 20 children who were screened by CDI criteria participated in this study, these students were randomly assigned to the experimental group(N=10) and the control group(N=10). The self-growth group counseling programs were implemented for ten week period.
The research hypothesis were as follows:
1-1 : The scores on the self-concept measure of the experimental group received the self-growth group counseling program will be higher than the control group.
1-2 : The post-test scores on the self-concept measure of the experimental group received the self-growth group counseling program will be higher than the pre-test scores.
2-1 : The scores on the interpersonal relationships measure of experimental group received the self-growth group counseling program will be higher than the control group.
2-2 : The post-test scores on the interpersonal relationships measure of the experimental group received the self-growth group counseling program will be higher than pre-test scores.
3-1 : The scores on CDI of the experimental group received the self-growth group counseling program will be lower than the control group.
3-2 : The post-test scores on CDI of the experimental group received self-growth group counseling program will be lower than pre-test scores.
The results of the study were as follows:
First, the scores of the self-concept and the interpersonal relationships measures of the experimental group students appeared to be higher than the control group. However among the self-concept measure, the score of the emotional se]f showed no statistically significant differences between the groups. Second, within the experimental group, the scores of the self-concept and the interpersonal relationships measures of the post-test appeared to be higher than the pre-test. Third, the scores on CDI measures also showed significant mean differences between the experimental group and the control group, and between the pre- and post-tests.
These findings suggested that the self-growth group counseling program interventions were functioned as for improving the self-concept and the interpersonal relationships, and for decreasing the depressed level of children.
The implications and limitations of the study were discussed, and the suggestions for further researches were made.