수줍고 위축된 유아를 위한 사회성 증진 프로그램 개발에 관한 예비연구 = A Preliminary Study on the Development of a Social Skill Enhancement Program as an Intervention for Shy and Socially-Withdrawn Pre-schoolers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to develop a social skill enhancement program for shy and withdrawn kindergarten children and to examine the effects of the intervention. Eight kindergarten children were selected based on the reports of their teachers and parents. The eight children received treatment through a one-and-a-half-hour group program twice a week for eight sessions in total. Pre- and post-assessment were conducted by child behavior questionnaires reported by parents, the children's self-report on the perceived competence and acceptance, the social status measures reported by their classmates, and the social behavior observation by trained observers. The results indicated that the children in the treatment group significantly reduced withdrawn behaviors and externalizing problems. Positive changes were identified in the children who participated in this program including improvement of self-concept, decrease in negative rating reported by their classmates, and increase of social behaviors observed by the trained observers.