과외체육활동이 유아의 운동능력과 감성지능에 미치는 영향

Effects of Extracurricular Physical Activity on the Infant s Motor Ability and Emotional Intelligence

[서론] 본 연구는 과외체육활동이 유아의 운동능력과 감성지능에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. [방법] 연구대상은 C시의 유아교육기관에 재원 중인 5~7세 유아 50명을 대상으로 과외체육활동 집단 25명, 유치원활동 집단 25명으로 구성하였다. 유치원활동 집단은 유치원교육과정을 그대로 진행하였다. 과외체육활동 집단은 유치원교육과정 이외에 수영, 스케이트, 체조, 줄넘기 및 기구운동으로 구성하여 12주간 주 4회, 1 회당 50분씩 체육활동을 실시하였다. 체육활동 실시 전, 후 운동능력(평형성, 근지구력, 순발력, 유연성, 민첩성)과 감성지능(정서수용, 정서인지, 정서조절, 정성표현)의 변화를 분석하였다. [결과] 과외체육활동과 유치원활동의 평형성, 근지구력, 순발력 및 유연성은 유의하게 증가하였고 민첩성은 유의하게 감소하였다. 과외체육활동과 유치원활동의 정서수용 및 적응능력, 정서인지, 정서표현은 유의하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 정서조절의 경우 과외체육활동에서만 유의하게 증가한 반면 유치원활동은 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. [결론] 유아기는 발육발달이 현저하게 나타나는 시기로 유치원활동 및 일상생활에서 다양한 형태의 신체활동이 운동능력 및 감성지능에 긍정적인 영향을 미친 것으로 사료된다.

[INTRODUCTION] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of extracurricular physical activity on the infant s motor ability and emotional intelligence, and to find out the importance of the infant s physical exercise activity. [METHOD] The subjects of this study were the 50 infants from 5 to 7 years old who were attended at the kindergarten in the city of C. The subjects were divided into extracurricular physical activity group(n=25, 5.40±0.64 years) and kindergarten activity group(n=25, 5.16±0.68 years). Extracurricular physical activity group did 4 times of 50 minute physical activity each week for 12 weeks from the curriculum of kindergarten education. Kindergarten activity group was the curriculum of the kindergarten education. Motor ability (the sense of balance, muscle endurance, ability to react instantly, flexibility, quickness) and emotional intelligence (emotional acceptance and adaptation abilities, emotional cognition, emotional control, emotional expression) were measured before and after physical activity. [RESULT] 1. The balance, muscle endurance, ability to react instantly, the quickness were significantly increased in both extracurricular physical activity group and kindergarten activity group. Also the quickness were significantly decreased in both extracurricular physical activity group and kindergarten activity group. 2. The emotional acceptance and adaptation abilities, emotional cognition, emotional expression were significantly increased in both extracurricular physical activity group and kindergarten activity group. However, emotional control were significantly increased in extracurricular physical activity group. [CONCLUSION] In conclusion, these results showed that extracurricular physical activity were effective in infant s motor ability and emotional intelligence.