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An analysis of Emotional Contagion and the level of Empathy Based on the Microsystem Variables of Children at Risk of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2019, 20(4), pp.151-178
  • DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2019.20.4.09
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : November 7, 2019
  • Accepted : December 12, 2019
  • Published : December 31, 2019

Lee, Yeon-hee 1 Hwang, Soon-Young 1

1부산대학교

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ABSTRACT

[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to provide basic data necessary to support children at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders through an analysis of emotional contagion and the level of empathy based on the microsystem variables of children at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders. [Method] Accordingly, 28 elementary schools and five welfare centers in Busan, South Gyeongsang and North Gyeongsang Province and Gyeonggi Province surveyed 306 children at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders and distributed the documents related to the children's microsystem variables, emotional infection and the level of empathy. The data on the collected microsystems, emotional contagion, and the level of empathy were performed technical statistics analysis, independent sample t-test, and one-way ANNOVA analyses. [Results] The results of the study showed that emotional contagion and the level of empathy of children at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders are usually higher than normal. In addition, In the individual characteristics variables, there were group differences in academic performance, gender, and home environment variables in fathers' jobs, mothers' jobs, family atmosphere, family types, and school environment variables in terms of teacher age, close friend sex, and number. [Conclusion] Therefore, existing support measures that were primarily concerned with emotional support for children at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders should be expanded to microsystems around children at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders, and should explore specific and broad emotional support considering the environmental characteristics of individual children.

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