The purpose of this study was to examine how traditional-play songs affected the emotional intelligence of young children. The research questions were posed as below:
1. What is the effect of activities of singing traditional-play songs on emotional i...
The purpose of this study was to examine how traditional-play songs affected the emotional intelligence of young children. The research questions were posed as below:
1. What is the effect of activities of singing traditional-play songs on emotional intelligence?
1-1. What is the effect of activities of singing traditional-play songs on self-awareness and expressiveness?
1-2. What is the effect of activities of singing traditional-play songs on an ability to control one's own emotion?
1-3. What is the effect of activities of singing traditional-play songs on an ability to perceive others?
1-4. What is the effect of activities of singing traditional-play songs on interpersonal skills?
The subjects in this study were 40 young children who attended S kindergarten and K daycare center that were closely located in the city of Masan, south Gyeongsang province. 20 preschoolers from S kindergarten were selected as an experimental group, and the others from K daycare center were selected as a control group. The instrument used in this study was Lee Byeong-rae(1997)'s Preschooler Emotional Intelligence Inventory. After pretest and posttest were conducted to assess the emotional intelligence of both groups, the experimental group participated in a program of singing traditional-play songs. For data analysis, SPSS 12.0 program was utilized to make a covariance analysis.
The findings of the study were as follows:
First, the activities to sing traditional-play songs exercised a positive influence on improving the emotional intelligence of the preschoolers.
Second, among the subareas of emotional intelligence, the activities to sing traditional-play songs had a positive impact on their self- awareness, expressiveness and ability to perceive others.
Third, among the subareas of emotional intelligence, the activities to sing traditional-play songs didn't affect their ability to control their own emotion and their interpersonal relationship.