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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2016.105.2.253

Effect of Forest Education Program on Juvenile Probationers' Mood States, Self-esteem, and Self Control  

Eom, Mun-Seol (Division of Forest Welfare, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Yeon-Hee (Division of Forest Welfare, National Institute of Forest Science)
Ha, Si-Yeon (Division of Forest Welfare, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.105, no.2, 2016 , pp. 253-260 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study identified the effect of forest education on juvenile probationers' psychological and emotional changes. Changes of mood states, self-esteem, self-control of 77 juvenile probationers, who attended forest education program co-managed by Korea Forest Service and Ministry of Justice in 2015, were identified by self-report survey. The result came out that forest education program had influence on positive change of juvenile probationers' mood states, increase of self-esteem, pursuing long-term satisfaction. The significance of the study is that the positive effect of applying forest education to attendance order program of juvenile probation was identified.
Keywords
forest education; mood states; self-esteem; self control; juvenile probationers;
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