Abstract
Objectives This study was to develop a group counseling program to promote self-compassion for elementary school students. Methods According to a single-purpose experimental design, a total of 16 people, 8 in the experimental group (EG) and 8 in the control group (CG), were recruited from 3rd to 4th grade elementary schools in J Island. A pre-test was conducted on them to measure self-compassion scale. For the EG, a post-test was conducted after a total of 6 sessions of 40 minutes, twice a week. For the CG, no action was taken while the experimental group was operating, and a post-test was conducted simultaneously with the EG. Results The homogeneity between the two groups was verified in the pretest. The post-test between the two groups showed that the experimental group's level of self-compassion was statistically significantly higher. Conclusions The group counseling program to promote self-compassion in this study focused on sensory play and experiential activities that take into account the developmental characteristics of elementary school students. This program was differentiated from previous studies by composing the program using various materials such as humanistic images, meditation music, and videos appropriate to the topic of each session, and the effect of promoting self-compassion in elementary school students was verified. The results of this study are expected to contribute to providing a basis for research and group counseling program development to promote self-compassion in elementary school students.
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