Behavioral and musical characteristics of the children who are exposed to child maltreatment and poverty in South Korea: a survey.
A preliminary survey was conducted on primary school aged children (N=302) between seven to twelve years of age, who attend the local Community Child Centers (CCC) in the economically deprived areas of Jeollabukdo in South Korea for the purpose of identifying the children who have been exposed to on-going child maltreatment and poverty, and their needs. Both standardized and non-standardized self-report types of surveys were carried out and completed by both the children and the teachers of the CCC. As would be expected, emotional and behavioral problems are more pronounced by the children who are exposed to child maltreatment and poverty compared to the children who were not exposed to these adversities, or who were not poor. The more severely abused children in terms of frequency and co-occurrence of different abuses appear to display more behavioral problems than less severely abused children. Teachers reported that the children who were able to play a musical instrument and had arts therapy experiences appear to have less behavioral problems, particularly delinquent and aggressive behavior in comparison to the children who did not have such ability and experiences. Through the survey, it was possible to identify the children in need of therapeutic intervention and discover clinically relevant information. Clinical implications will be discussed further.
Department of Arts Therapy, College of Medical Science, Jeonju University, Hyojadong 3 ga, 1200, Wansangu, Jeonju 560-759, South Korea; Arts Therapy Research Center, Research Institute of Health Science, Jeonju University, South Korea.
Jinah
J
Kim
Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Science, Jeonju University, Hyojadong 3 ga, 1200, Wansangu, Jeonju 560-759, South Korea.
Kwanghyuk
K
Kim
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000628:therapy; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology; D009147:Music Therapy; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D057566:Self Report
Behavioral problems; Child abuse; Musical experience; Poverty