동물매개치료 프로그램이 소년범죄자의 정서조절과 자아존중감에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This research is designed to give positive effects on juvenile convicts to assimilate to normal socialization and prevent maladjustment by implementing animal assisted therapy program. Juvenile convicts are vulnerable to show emotionally damaged self-esteem and tend to have instable emotion and unsound self-concept. This research is to study the effect of the animal assisted therapy program on emotional regulation and self-esteem for normal activity and rehabilitation to the society of such juvenile convicts. The experiment group was designed for those who have kept animals before or friendly acceptance of animals. The number of applicants were 6 and their average age was 17.6. The controlled group was assigned to be 6 juvenile convicts in the same reformatory who were not executable group of animal assisted therapy program and that made 12 study participants in total. This research is to study the effect of animal assisted therapy program on emotional regulation and self-esteem of juvenile convicts. The hypothesis was, firstly ‘the participants of animal assisted therapy program will show improvement on emotional control ability’. Secondly, ‘the participants of animal assisted therapy program will show improvement on self-esteem’. The research process of experiment group had begun with 1st interview and I and three assistants arranged meetings which took place twice a week, 16 times in total, and 45 minutes per each meeting. For the controlled group, we only proceeded the preliminary and post test whereas did not processed any other experiments. This research used the SPSS/WIN 19.0 program for the statistical treatment of collected data. Initially, we computed the internal consistency reliability value(Cronbach’s ɑ) of the inquiries to verify the reliability of emotional control ability index and self-esteem index. Also, we computed the standard deviation(SD) and mean(M) of preliminary and post test for the descriptive statistic of the experiment group and controlled group. To add to this, we processed non-parametric statistical method of Wilcoxon sum-rank test(Mann-Whitney Test) to verify the equivalence of the experiment group and the controlled group. Lastly, due to an only limited number of the experiment group and the controlled group which lead to incongruity to follow the normal distribution, we executed non- parametric statistical method of Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test. As a result of this research, animal assisted therapy program has significant effects on emotional regulation and self-esteem of juvenile convicts. Firstly, emotional control ability of the experiment group has increased from 171.83 (±.8.89) before the animal assisted itherapy program to 217.67(±.13.09) whileas that of the controlled group has increased a little from 173.50(±20.28) before the animal assisted therapy program to 174.50(±26.31). As a result of analyzing the difference between emotional control ability of the experiment group and that of the controlled group, the experiment group showed a significant increase in emotional control ability comparing to the controlled group and the statistical measure is to be =-2.20, p<.05. The subelement of self-awareness, self-expression, emotion control, impulse control, utilization of emotion, emotion awareness and consideration of others, and personal relation all showed positive changes. Secondly, analyzing the change in self-esteem of the experiment group, the experiment group has increased from 163.83(±19.15) before the animal assisted therapy program to 205.67(±21.57). The controlled group has shown a little increase from 167.67(±47.71) before the animal assisted therapy program to 169.50(±27.75). As a result of analyzing the difference between self-esteem of the experiment group and the controlled group, the experiment group showed a significant increase in self-esteem comparing to the controlled group, and the statistical measure is to be z =-2.20, p<.05. After the program, the overall self-esteem has increased significantly by training , play activity, and photo shoots with animal assistants. The subelement of learning, overall ego, friend-related ego, family-oriented ego, physical appearance ego, personality ego, physical ability ego, and education-related ego all showed positive changes. In conclusion, the animal assisted therapy program has proven to be effective to increase emotional regulation and self-esteem of juvenile convicts