말(馬)을 이용한 동물매개 프로그램이 초등학생의 또래관계와 자아개념에 미치는 효과

The effect of equine facilitated program on peer relationships and self-concept of children in elementary school

The purpose of this study is to provide Equine Facilitated Program to the Children in Elementary School and identify its effects on their peer relationships and self-concept. For this purpose, Equine Facilitated Program was provided to 18 children in the experimental group who agreed to participate in Equine Facilitated Program five times a week over two weeks, and there were 15 children in the control group who didn't agree to participate. The collected data were processed by using SPSS 20 t-test, thus obtaining the following results: First, Equine Facilitated Program exerted significant effects on peer relationships among those children in the experimental group. Second, Equine Facilitated Program exerted significant effects on self-concept among those children in the experimental group. To put the results together, Equine Facilitated Program was effective in improving peer relationships and self-concept for the Children in Elementary School.