학교모래놀이 집단상담이 자해행동 초등학생의 우울, 불안에 미치는 효과

The Effects of School Sand Play Group Counseling on Depression and Anxiety of Elementary School Students: A Preliminary Study

본 연구는 자해행동을 한 초등학생들에게 학교모래놀이 집단상담을 실시하여 우울, 불안에 미치는 효과에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 대상으로는 천안시에 소재한 A, B초등학교 6학년에 재학 중인 8명의 학생들로 구성되었으며 학교모래놀이 집단상담은 주 1회, 40분씩 총 10회로 실시하였다. 학교모래놀이 집단상담의 효과를 검증하기 위하여 우울척도(CDI), 상태불안척도(SAIC), 특성불안척도(TAIC)를 측정도구로 사용하였으며 수집된 자료는 SPSS 25.0을 이용하여 wilcoxon’ s signed-ranks test를 실시했다. 학교모래놀이 집단상담은 내담자의 불안과 심리적인 긴장감을 해소하고 정서적인 안정을 찾을 수 있도록 도와주기 때문에 사전검사에 비해 종합적으로 유의한 감소가 나타났다. 이에 본 연구는 학교모래놀이 집단상담이 자해행동을 한 초등학생들에게 우울, 불안을 감소시키는 효과가 있다는 것을 밝혔다는데 의의가 있다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on depression and anxiety by conducting a group counseling on school sand play to elementary school students who were self-harmful. The subjects of this study consisted of 8 students enrolled in the 6th grade of A and B elementary school located in Cheonan City, and group counseling was conducted once a week, for a total of 10 40 minutes. In order to verify the effectiveness of school sandplay group counseling, the Depression Scale (CDI), State Anxiety Scale (SAIC), and Characteristic Anxiety Scale (TAIC) were used as measurement tools, and the collected data were signed using SPSS 25.0. Ranks test was conducted. The school sand play group counseling showed a significant reduction in overall compared to the pre-test because it relieves the client s dissatisfaction, anxiety, and psychological tension and helps them to be more emotionally stable. Therefore, this study is meaningful in that it revealed that group counseling at school sand play has the effect of reducing depression and anxiety in elementary school students who have been self-harmful.