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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/kjhe.2014.23.2.281

The influence of gratitude enhancement program on preschoolers' aggression perceived by their teacher and mother  

Kim, Mi Kyoung (Irea Kindergarten)
Kwon, Ki Nam (Dept. of Early childhood Education, Ulsan College)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.23, no.2, 2014 , pp. 281-292 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was designed to examine the influence of gratitude enhancement program on preschoolers' aggression perceived by their teacher and mother. The subjects in this study were 40 four-year-old children in kindergarten in U city. This study employed a pre/post-test control group design, and so all subjects were assigned to an experimental group(gratitude enhancement program) or comparative group(general education program according to the year curriculum). Preschoolers' aggression was measured by the teacher and mother of the subjects and the collected data were analyzed by independent and paired t-test. This study also computed Cohen's d to estimate effect size of gratitude enhancement program on preschoolers' aggression. The findings of this study were as follows. Firstly, gratitude enhancement program and general education program were all effective in reducing preschoolers' aggression(aggression against things, verbal aggression and total aggression) perceived by their teacher except of aggression against others. But gratitude enhancement program was more effective than general education program in reducing these sort of aggression. Meanwhile, only gratitude enhancement program was effective in reducing preschoolers' aggression against others. Secondly, gratitude enhancement program was effective in reducing preschoolers' aggression(aggression against things, aggression against others, verbal aggression and total aggression).
Keywords
gratitude enhancement program; preschoolers' aggression;
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