The Effects of a Post-Traumatic Stress and Post-Traumatic Growth Group Program for Children at Childcare Facilities

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth program for children at childcare facilities. And for hypothesis verification, Mann-Whitney U analysis and Wilcoxon signed rank test were conducted. The major findings were as; The group program had the effect of the reducing the post-traumatic stress and enhancing the post-traumatic growth of children in child care facilities. It was also found to be effective for changes in self-perception, enhancement of interpersonal relationships, discovery of new possibilities, and increase in spiritual and religious interest, which are sub-factors of children's post-traumatic growth. This study has significance in terms that it proved the importance on the improvement of children’s post-traumatic growth at childcare facilities.