Journal of Music and Human Behavior (인간행동과 음악연구)

Korean Music Therapy Education Association (한국음악치료교육학회)
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Group Music Therapy Involving Creation of a Musical Play to Improve Self-Esteem, Self-Expression, and Social Skills in Children

음악극 창작활동이 지역아동센터 아동의 자아존중감, 자기표현력, 사회성에 미치는 영향

  • Bae, Sungjin (Music N Arts Convergence Center) ;
  • Kim, Kyungsuk (Hansei University Graduate School of Psychological Counseling)
  • 배성진 (뮤직N예술융합센터) ;
  • 김경숙 (한세대학교 심리상담대학원)
  • Received : 2020.03.25
  • Accepted : 2020.05.19
  • Published : 2020.05.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of group music therapy involving the creation of a musical play on the self-esteem, self-expression, and social skills of children. The participants were 14 first through third graders and 14 fourth through sixth graders from a children's center. Half of the children from each grade band (Grades 1-3 and 4-6) were assigned to the experimental group and the other half to the control group, for a total of 14 children in each group. The experimental group who participated in music therapy sessions focused on creating a musical play. The experimental group selected themes, made a script, composed song lyrics and music, and performed the completed musical play. The Self-Esteem Scale, Self-Expression Scale, and Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) were administered before and after the intervention. The experimental group exhibited significantly higher scores than the control group on all of the scales except subscales of the Self-Expression scale and the SSRS. The results of this study suggest that group music therapy can facilitate children's engagement in group work and that playing an important role in the group can positively impact their perceptions of themselves.

본 연구의 목적은 집단음악치료 기반 음악극 창작활동 프로그램이 지역아동센터 아동의 자아존중감, 자기표현력, 사회성 향상에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것에 있다. 연구프로그램은 지역아동센터를 이용하고 있는 28명의 아동들을 대상으로 진행하였으며, 저학년 14명, 고학년 14명으로 구성되었다. 학년별 집단은 실험집단 7명, 통제집단 7명으로 배치하였으며, 실험집단은 총 12회기의 음악극 창작활동 프로그램에 참여하였다. 음악극 창작활동 프로그램은 탐색-창작-실행의 총 3단계로 구성되었으며, 각 단계는 아동들이 기존 음악극을 체험하고, 자신들의 음악극을 창작하여 음악극 발표를 경험할 수 있도록 구성하였다. 참여자의 변화를 확인하기 위해 자아존중감 척도, 자기표현능력 척도, 사회성기술평가척도를 사전, 사후에 실시하였다. 연구결과, 실험집단은 통제집단과 비교해 음악극 창작활동 프로그램에 참여 후 자아존중감, 자기표현력, 사회성 점수가 유의하게 증가했다. 이와 같은 연구결과는 단계적으로 구성된 집단음악치료 기반 음악극 창작활동에서 제공되는 음악경험의 수준과 완성도가 발달기 아동의 개인적 사회적 역량강화에 긍정적 경험이 될 수 있음을 시사한다.

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