The Effects of Verbal-Violence Prevention Program on Friendship and Aggression of Elementary School Students in Lower Grade

언어폭력 예방상담이 초등학교 저학년 아동의 친구관계와 공격성에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of verbal-violence prevention program on friendship and aggression of 2nd graders in elementary schools. In order to verify these purpose, total of 24 2nd graders from each different two elementary school located in the A-Gun(a rural-mountainous area) of JeollaBukdo. Out of students, 12 students were into the experimental group, while the rest of 12 students were into the control-group. Then, the experimental group participated in the verbal-violence prevention program. Both groups were pretested the questionnaire on friendship and the questionnaire on aggression. For 12 students of the experimental group, total of 10 sessions: (40 minutes per session and 2 times a week) of program were conducted. After the sessions were complete, students of two groups took the post-test for proving the effects of the program. The results through this study can be summarized as follows. First, there was a significant difference in friendship between the experimental groups which participated in the verbal-violence prevention program and the controlled group which didn't participate in any program. Second, there was a significant difference in aggression reduction between the experimental groups which participated in verbal-violence prevention program and the controlled group which didn't participate in any program.

본 연구의 목적은 언어폭력 예방상담 프로그램이 초등학교 저학년 학생들의 친구관계와 공격성에 미치는 효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 전라북도 A군에 소재하는 초등학교 2학년 학생들을 실험집단(12명)과 통제집단(12명)으로 나눈 후, 실험집단에 언어폭력 예방상담 프로그램을 총 10회기 실시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 얻어진 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 언어폭력 예방상담 프로그램에 참여한 실험집단과 통제집단 간에 친구관계 하위 영역중에서 동반감, 인정, 정서적 안정, 전반적 만족감 영역에서 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 공격성 하위 영역 분석 결과에서 간접적 공격성, 부정성은 집단간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 신체적 공격성, 언어적 공격성, 흥분성에서는 집단간에 유의한 차이가 나타났다.