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The Effects of an Integrated Group Therapy Program on the Social Adjustment of Divorced Families  

Chung Moon Ja (Dep't of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei Univ.)
Kim Jiny (Dep't of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei Univ.)
Lee Hyunju (Dep't of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association / v.43, no.6, 2005 , pp. 145-169 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate Comprehensive Croup Therapy Program developed for children and mothers of divorced families. The research questions were to determine first, any differences between program participants and non-participant in the areas of life wellbeing, attitude towards divorce, self-esteem, and communication skills as a result of this program; and second the durability of these effects three months after implementation of the program. The subjects of this study were 41 children and 14 mothers of the divorced families. Among them, 18 children and 6 mothers, including 5 mother-child dyads were assigned to experimental group, while 23 children and 8 mothers, including 8 mother-child dyads, to control group. Both groups received pre-and post-test evaluation but experimental group additionally received a follow-up test. The data were analyzed by t-test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test and qualitative analysis. The results showed that therapy Program enhanced the life wellbeing of both child and mother participants significantly, and this effect lasted for at least for three months after the termination of the program. Second, though the effects were not statistically significant, child and mother participants' attitude towards divorce, self-esteem, and communication skills between mother and child changed positively after the program and these effects lasted for over three months.
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children and mother of divorced families; comprehensive group therapy Program;
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