Department of Psychology, Graduate School, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea.
Department of Psychology & Psychotherapy, College of Health Science; Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Hospital, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 31116, South Korea.
BMC Psychol. 2020 Jan 31;8(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-0378-9.
This study intended to examine the comprehensive clinical effects of school sandplay group counseling on the emotions and behaviors of children for the first time in Korea.
To this objective, 10 sessions of in-school sandplay group counseling were administered to 113 fourth- to sixth-graders in an elementary school located in Cheonan city for 12 weeks from March to July 2015. Each small group consisted of 10 to 16 children and the entire 12 sessions were composed of a baseline test, 10 therapy sessions, and a post-test and evaluation session. The study subjects consisted of 56 boys (49.6%) and 57 girls (50.4%). As the evaluation instruments, an epidemiologic questionnaire and the Korea Child & Youth Personality Test were used during the baseline phase and after the termination of the counseling.
The comparison of the scores according to the KCYP clinical scales and detailed evaluation scales before and after the 12-week counseling showed an increase in the self-esteem and a significant decline in depression in the elementary students after the counseling.
It is deemed that school sandplay group counseling can help elementary school students to solve emotional problems and improve their self-esteem.
本研究旨在首次在韩国检验学校沙盘团体咨询对儿童情绪和行为的综合临床效果。
为实现这一目标，2015 年 3 月至 7 月，在天安市的一所小学中，对 113 名四至六年级学生进行了为期 12 周的 10 次校内沙盘团体咨询。每个小组由 10 至 16 名儿童组成，整个 12 次咨询由基线测试、10 次治疗和后测及评估组成。研究对象包括 56 名男生（49.6%）和 57 名女生（50.4%）。在基线阶段和咨询结束后，使用了《流行病学问卷》和《韩国儿童及青少年个性测验》作为评估工具。
在基线和 12 周咨询后，根据 KCYP 临床量表和详细评估量表的分数比较，咨询后小学生的自尊有所提高，抑郁程度显著下降。
学校沙盘团体咨询可以帮助小学生解决情绪问题，提高自尊。
