Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Effect on the Life Satisfaction and Emotional Clarity For Adult Women by Laughter Therapy Program

웃음치료 프로그램이 성인 여성의 삶의 만족과 정서인식 명확성에 미치는 효과

  • 정하곤 (신라대학교 융합예술학과)
  • Received : 2017.07.10
  • Accepted : 2017.09.20
  • Published : 2017.09.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the laughter treatment program on the satisfaction of life and emotional perception clarity of adult women. The subjects were 90 adult women in P metropolitan city who agreed to participate in the experiment and randomly placed 45 women in the control group and 45 women in the experimental group. In the experimental group, the laughter treatment program was conducted for fifteen weeks for a total of fifty minutes a week. t-test and covariance analysis were used to verify the effectiveness of the laughter treatment program. The results of the study are as follows. First, it was found that the laughter treatment program significantly improves the satisfaction of life of adult women. Second, the laughter treatment program significantly increased the emotional perception of adult women. Finally, the implications and limitations of this study and future research topics were discussed.

본 연구에서는 웃음치료 프로그램이 성인 여성의 삶의 만족과 정서인식 명확성에 미치는 효과가 어떠한지를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 B광역시에 소재한 성인 여성이며 실험 참여에 동의한 여성 90명을 선발하여 무작위로 통제집단 45명, 실험집단 45명으로 배치하였다. 실험집단에서는 주 1회 50분씩 15주간 총 15회기에 걸쳐 웃음치료 프로그램을 실시하였고, 통제집단에서는 같은 기간 동안 어떠한 프로그램도 실시하지 않았다. 웃음치료 프로그램 효과성 검증을 위해 SPSS 23 프로그램을 이용하였고, 독립표본 t-검증과 공분산분석(Analysis of Covariance)을 사용하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 웃음치료 프로그램이 성인 여성의 삶의 만족을 통계적으로 유의미하게 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 웃음치료 프로그램이 성인 여성의 정서인식 명확성을 통계적으로 유의미하게 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 의의와 제한점 및 추후 연구과제에 대해 논의하였다.

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