Youngmi Lee ¹, Minkyeong Kim ²

Affiliations
1 Child-Family Counselor Center, Cheonan, Chungnam - 331-707, KR
2 Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Chungnam - 331-707, KR

Abstract

The present research attempts to identify the effect of filial therapy on the empathy ability of physically disabled mothers and their non-disabled children's behavior. The experiment group of 6 physically disabled women were selected with the help of the association of disabled women of a city located in Choongcheongnam-do Province. The sessions of the therapy program ran weekly from March to April 2013: each of the 10 sessions lasted 1 and a half hours including a pre-test and a post-test. First, filial therapy enhanced the empathy ability of the experiment group, in comparison with the control group. Second, a variety of positive behavioral changes were observed in the process of participating in their therapy sessions: they became more receptive of the emotions of their non-disabled children, and less prescriptive and more supportive in children-led plays. Third, it was found that overall behavioral problems of the children of the experiment group were improved in contrast to those of the control group. The filial therapy was found to be effective in improving these problems of non-disabled children.

Keywords

Behavior Problem, Empathy, Filial Therapy, Non-Disabled Children, Physically Disabled Women.

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Minkyeong Kim ¹

Affiliations
1 Department Of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Chungnam – 331-707, KR

Abstract

This study was intended to investigate the effect of sandplay therapy on multicultural mothers’ empathy ability and child’s depression and self-esteem. For this study, 14 Korean multicultural mothers were selected as study subjects that were 7 experiment group subjects and 7 control group subjects. The research was structured pre-post control group designing. Counseling was offered to them once a week for 2 hours from March to April 2013, a total of 8 sessions. The study results indicated that, first, Sand play therapy was effective in increasing the empathy ability of multicultural mothers, secondly, it affected their child’s low depression and high self-esteem. Therefore, the results of this study proved that sand play therapy was effective in increasing the multicultural mothers’ empathy ability that had suffered from child-rearing burden, and reducing the their child’s depression and increasing the self-esteem.

Keywords

Child, Depression, Empathy Ability, Multicultural Mothers, Self-Esteem

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Minkyeong Kim ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Daehak-ro, Seonghwan-eup, Chungnam, Korea 31020

Abstract

Objectives: The present research aims to propose a preventive program for internet game addiction and identify how the program affects multicultural children’s game addiction, ego-resilience and school life adjustment. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The research subjects consist of an experimental group of 8 and a control group of 6 multicultural children, who attend upper class of elementary school, located in S city and have potential risk of internet game addiction. They were selected from the multicultural children support center in that city. A set of 8 sessions of prevention program were administered to the experimental group. A pretest was conduct before the program began and a post-test was given after the program to see differences. Findings: It was found that internet game addiction did decrease significantly in the experimental group, whereas their ego-resilience and school life adjustment also significantly increased. Thus, we might conclude that the proposed program exerted positive influence on all the three factors. Improvements/Applications: Such a result of the current research is expected to help multicultural children lead healthy lives.

Keywords

Internet Game Addiction, Multicultural Children, Program Development, School-Life Adjustment.

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Minkyeong Kim ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Daehak-ro, Seonghwan-eup, Chungnam, Korea 31020

Abstract

Objectives: The central purpose of the current research is to identifying the effect of sand play therapy on parenting stress of mothers with young children and their maternal efficacy. The experimental and control group with 7 subjects each participated in the research. Methods/Statistical Analysis: A set of 10 sand play therapy sessions, once a week from April to July 2015, were provided to the experimental group. Statistical analysis of collected data was made with SPSS 20.0(Statistical Package of Social Science) program and Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test were conducted to validate the effect of sand play therapy. Findings: The results of the research can be summarized as follows. First, it was found that sand play therapy resulted in a significant difference in their parenting stress, which was reduced in the sub factors: maternal role performance and dysfunctional interaction between mother and children. Second, it was found that sand play therapy also had a significant effect on their maternal efficacy: abilities in overall child-rearing, healthy parenting, study guidance and discipline. Improvements/Applications: The current research has made some important implications for the importance of sand play therapy and consulting/psychological therapy for parents as well as for children.

Keywords

Maternal Efficacy, Parenting Stress, Sand Play Therapy, Young Children.

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Minkyeong Kim ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonnan, KR

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Objectives: The purpose of the current research is to explore the mediating effect of self-esteem on impulsiveness, depression and cellular phone addiction. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The subjects of the present study are a group of 130 multicultural adolescents living in Seoul, Gyeonggido and Choongcheongdo Provinces. Data were mainly collected from Rainbow Youth Institutes of Multicultural Family Support Center. The data were analyzed with frequency, Pearson’s correlation and structural equation modeling by SPSS and AMOS. Findings: 1. Impulsiveness and depression were negatively correlated with self-esteem and positively correlated with cellular phone addiction, 2. Self-esteem was negatively correlated with cellular phone addiction, 3. Self-esteem exerted a mediating effect on impulsiveness, depression and cellular phone addiction. 4. Impulsiveness and depression influenced self-esteem negatively but cellular phone addiction positively. Impulsiveness exerted a powerful impact on cellular phone addiction. Depression had a significant influence, direct and indirect, on cellular phone addiction. 5. Self-esteem negatively influenced cellular phone addiction. Self-esteem was found having a mediating effect on the impact of impulsiveness and depression on cellular phone addiction, which means that it can help reduce impulsiveness and depression of the subjects. Applications/Improvements: In conclusion, it is important to mediate multicultural adolescents’ cellular phone addiction through specialized education programs and counseling in order to build up their self-esteem.

Keywords

Cellular Phone Addiction, Depression, Impulsiveness, Multicultural Adolescents, Self-Esteem.

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Minkyeong Kim ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonnan, KR

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Background/Objectives: The central purpose of the present research is to investigate the effect of resilience on drinking problem, family abuse experience and negative emotion of Chinese students. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The subjects were composed of 150 Chinese students who were attending at a university located in Seoul, Kyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do Provinces. PASW 18.0 program, descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation, moderated multiple regression were conducted to explore the issues under discussion. Findings: Family abuse experience was found having a negative correlation with resilience, but a positive correlation with negative emotion and drinking problem. The Chinese students' negative experience in their childhood might later lead to a behavioral problem of drinking while studying in Korea. Depression might act as a risk factor for their drinking problem. The Chinese students' high negative emotion might lead to their maladjustment in their lives in Korea. It was also found that resilience can perform a moderating role in decreasing their drinking problem by reducing family abuse experience and negative emotion. Such a finding clearly calls for measures that may help control their negative experiences and emotion and improve their resilience. Improvements: The results of the current research are expected to provide a base data that can be used to help the Chinese students to adjust better to Korean university life and culture.

Keywords

Chinese Students, Drinking Problem, Emotion, Family Abuse, Resilience.

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