Clinical Profiles of Relationships in the Play Expression of Children by Developmental, Behavioral, and Emotional Disorders

발달·행동·정서장애 아동이 놀이표현에서 보이는 관계 요소의 임상적 프로파일

The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical characteristics and the attribution of children having play therapy by developmental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. Subjects of this study were 118 3- to 9-year-old children randomly selected from children who were receiving or who already finished play therapy at one of the child and family counseling centers in Cheong-Ju City. Results showed that children with developmental disorders had lower levels of relationship during play, and their relationships were more disorganized or separated than children with emotional or with behavioral disorders. This study has significance by providing psychological information on play characteristics of children by type of disorder.