Effect of participation in taegkyeon on peer status and problem behaviors of infants Kim Young-Mee1,*, Lee Wang-Ha2 1Professor, Department of and Leisure Sports, Seowon University, 28674, 2Lecturer, Department of and Leisure Sports, Seowon University, 28674, Republic of Korea *Corresponding Author: Young-Mee, Kim Professor, Department of Leisure Sports, Seowon University, Republic of Korea Email: kimym@seowon.ac.kr
Online published on 16 October, 2018. Abstract This study is to investigate the influence of Taegkyeon participation on peer status and problem behavior of infants. 70 infants at age 6∼7 were selected as the study subjects. 37 infants who participate in Taegkyeon class voluntarily were sampled as experimental group and the other non-participating 33 ones were sampled as control group. The Taegkyeon course was conducted twice a week for 16 weeks. The control group was asked to only go through the regular class schedule at kindergarten. The data were under the t-test, paired t-test. The results were as follows. First, there was no significant difference between experimental and control group in peer status according to Taegkyeon class participation of infants. Second, there was significant difference problem behavior according to Taegkyeon class participation. 6 years old infants showed significant difference between experimental and control group`s attention deficit and noncooperation. And 7 years old infants showed significant difference hyperactivity problem between experimental and control groups. To positively change the children's attitude, teachers guiding physical activities of children need to develop instruction methods that are appropriate and efficient given the development and characteristics of children. Top Keywords Taegkyeon, Peer status, Problem behaviors, Infants, Attention deficit. Top |