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http://dx.doi.org/10.5934/kjhe.2014.23.4.613

The Effects of Personality Education Activities Based on Roots of Empathy Program on Young Children's Empathic Ability and Emotional Intelligence  

Kim, Nawon (Wonkwang University Kindergarten)
Ryu, Kyunghee (Dep. of Early Childhood Education, Wonkwang University)
Shim, Seongkyung (Dep. of Early Childhood Education, Wonkwang University)
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Korean Journal of Human Ecology / v.23, no.4, 2014 , pp. 613-631 More about this Journal
Abstract
Personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program were designed and practiced in this study to investigate their effects on young children's empathic ability and emotional intelligence. The subjects of this research were 60 five years old of 2 classes in 'W' kindergarten in 'I' city, Jeonra Buk province. We randomly assigned 30 children of one class to the experimental group and 30 children of the other class to the controlled group. The personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program was by the researcher. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, the personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program improved children's empathic ability. And that effects are shown in all sub-areas of empathic ability(sorrow/burden/joy/fear). Second, the personality education activities based on the roots of empathy program improved children's emotional intelligence. And that effects are shown in all sub-areas of emotional intelligence(recognition and expression of emotion/promotion of thinking by emotion/application of emotional knowledge/emotional reflective control).
Keywords
the roots of empathy program; empathic ability; emotional intelligence;
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