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Effects of a Self-Growth Program on Self-esteem, Inferiority, and Peer-relationships in Children using a Community Child Center.

Hee Sook Kim, Young Sun Chae, Gyeong Ran Park
Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2010;16(1):1-9.
1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. hskim8879@knu.ac.kr
2College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan, Korea.
3Gumi Mental Health Center, Gumi, Korea.
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PURPOSE
In this study the effects of a self-growth program on self-esteem, inferiority and peer-relationships in children using a community child center were examined.
METHODS
A quasi-experimental design was used. Data were collected from August 26 to October 9, 2008. To test the effects of the self-growth program, the children were divided into two groups, an experimental group (28) and a control group (25). The self-growth program was used with the children in the experimental group.
RESULTS
The self-growth program effectively increased the self-esteem scores, and the peer-relationships scores of the children, and decreased the inferiority scores.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that the self-growth program is a useful nursing intervention for improving self-esteem, decreasing inferiority, and positively affecting peer-relationships in these children.

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