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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2014.35.1.95

The Effects of Childcare Center Based Play Therapy on Infant's Problem Behaviors, Self-Concept, Social Interaction and Infant's Response Changes during Play Therapy  

Yang, Sun Young (Dept. of Child Development & Education, Myoungji University)
Han, You Jin (Dept. of Child Development & Education, Myoungji University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.35, no.1, 2014 , pp. 95-117 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study was performed at a childcare center based play therapy to help ameliorate the problems of infants in the borderline, self-concept, social interaction, infant's response changes observed during play therapy. The subjects of this study consisted of twenty eight infants between the ages of 4 to 5 years who exhibited behavior problems. All subjects were located in the Seoul. The play therapists were sent to the child care center, and conducted 16 sessions of play therapy to infants exhibiting problem behaviors. In summary, the results indicated the following. First, childcare center based play therapy was effective in improving infants' behavior problems in the borderline areas outlined above. Second, childcare center based play therapy had a positive effect on the self-concept of infants. Third, childcare center based play therapy had a positive effect on the social interaction among the infants. Finally, there was significant difference in the responses of infants during childcare center based play therapy.
Keywords
childcare center based play therapy; problem behaviors; self-concept; social interaction; infant's response during play therapy;
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