The purpose of this study is to testify the effect of the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program that influences on the communication ability and conflict solution method of adolescence. I took the two study issues to accomplish this purpose;...
The purpose of this study is to testify the effect of the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program that influences on the communication ability and conflict solution method of adolescence. I took the two study issues to accomplish this purpose; First, does the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program influence on the communication ability of adolescence? Second, does the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program influence on their conflict solution method?
This research was carried out in B high school located in Busan Metropolitan City and the target groups were 23 third grade female students (experimental group 11, control group 12). After pre-testing of both the experimental group and the control group, I got the experimental group to experience the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program in totally 9 sessions for 4 weeks and I didn't take anything in the control group during that period. After applying this program, I took the post-test of both groups at the same time.
I used Communication Ability Test produced by Bienvenu(1971) and translated by Kang Kyung Ja(1996) and 12 conflict solution method suggested by Sternberg & Dobson(1987) and appropriately translated according to Korean culture and situation by Lee Hee Kyung(1989) as the measurement instruments.
SPSS/WIN statistical program was used in the result process. I examined the hypothesis through the Analsys of Covariance(ANCOVA) which takes pre-test grade of communication ability test and conflict solution method test as convariable and post-test grade of them as dependent variable.
The result of the study is as follows.
First, the communication ability of adolescence was improved through the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program. Especially, I could see the statistically meaningful difference in the self-exposure, self-conception area. It means Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program developed the communication ability.
Second, although Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program didn't show the statistically meaningful difference in the conflict solution method, the average score of active mitigate and active intensify enhanced and it means the Interpersonal Relationship Enhancement Program has a effect on the conflict solution method.