Effects of Art & Culture Education on Behavior and Social Skill in Children: A Preliminary Study.
10.5765/jkacap.2014.25.4.203
- Author:
Yeon Kyung JUNG
1
;
Subin PARK
;
Young BAIK
;
Kihyun KIM
;
Min Sup SHIN
;
Jin LEE
;
Mi Kyoung KIM
;
Bung Nyun KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Art and Culture Education;
Child and Adolescent;
Behavior
- MeSH:
Checklist;
Child Behavior;
Child*;
Education*;
Humans;
Social Behavior;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2014;25(4):203-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: Art and culture education might play a good role in children's emotions ; however, few studies to verify this have been conducted. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of an art and culture education program on behavior and social skills in children aged 7-10 years. METHODS: Fifteen children (mean age 7.31+/-0.95 years) were recruited from a community center and participated in an art and culture education program. The participants received a once a week program for 17 sessions, and we compared scores on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales (SSIS-RS) before and after intervention. RESULTS: The participants' subscale scores of CBCL-aggressive behavior, social immaturity, internalizing behavior, externalizing behavior, total behavior problems and social skill scores on the SSIS-RS showed improvement (p<.05) after 15-weeks of the art and culture education program. CONCLUSION: These results suggest a positive effect of an art and culture education program on the reduction of externalizing and internalizing behaviors and improvement of social skills in children. Further prospective, controlled studies in large samples are needed in order to confirm our findings.
