Effects of School-Based Social Skills Training Program on Alexithymic Tendency: Preliminary Study.
10.5765/jkacap.2016.27.3.216
- Author:
Min Soo KIM
1
;
Jung Uk SHIN
;
Young Ryeol LEE
;
Yeon Woo LEE
;
Kyung Ae JUNG
;
Dool Nam JUNG
;
Mi Ri PARK
;
Gang Sik SONG
;
Sang Soo SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Bugok National Hospital, Changnyeong, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social Skills Training;
Alexithymia;
School-Based Mental Health Promotion
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Affective Symptoms;
Anger;
Child;
Education*;
Humans;
Mental Health;
Mental Health Services;
Social Skills*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2016;27(3):216-225
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study are to evaluate the effect of a school-based social skills training program on the emotional regulation of children and adolescents and to assess the plan for effective school-based mental health services. METHODS: The Child and Adolescent Mental health promotion team of Bugok National Hospital conducted school-based social skills training (N=90, 7 sessions) for elementary and middle school students. Evaluations were conducted before and after the application of the program using a prosocial behavior questionnaire, a cohesiveness questionnaire, the Korean version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, a self-esteem scale, and the Novaco anger scale, in order to identify any changes. RESULTS: The social skills training program increased the prosocial behavior and cohesiveness of the children and adolescents and decreased their alexithymic tendency and degree of anger, but did not significantly change their self-esteem. CONCLUSION: The social skills training program positively influences the emotional and behavioral levels of children and adolescents. The emotional regulation program based on a social skills training program is expected to have positive results in school-based mental health services. Future investigations are needed to validate the long term effects of this program.
