J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2014 Dec;25(4):203-208. 10.5765/jkacap.2014.25.4.203.

Effects of Art & Culture Education on Behavior and Social Skill in Children: A Preliminary Study

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Arts and Cultural Management, Graduate School of Management, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. kbn1@snu.ac.kr
  • 6Seungbuk-I Psychiatric Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
Art and culture education might play a good role in children's emotions ; however, few studies to verify this have been conducted. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of an art and culture education program on behavior and social skills in children aged 7-10 years.
METHODS
Fifteen children (mean age 7.31+/-0.95 years) were recruited from a community center and participated in an art and culture education program. The participants received a once a week program for 17 sessions, and we compared scores on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales (SSIS-RS) before and after intervention.
RESULTS
The participants' subscale scores of CBCL-aggressive behavior, social immaturity, internalizing behavior, externalizing behavior, total behavior problems and social skill scores on the SSIS-RS showed improvement (p<.05) after 15-weeks of the art and culture education program.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest a positive effect of an art and culture education program on the reduction of externalizing and internalizing behaviors and improvement of social skills in children. Further prospective, controlled studies in large samples are needed in order to confirm our findings.

Keyword

Art and Culture Education; Child and Adolescent; Behavior

MeSH Terms

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Child Behavior
Child*
Education*
Humans
Social Behavior
Weights and Measures
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