본 연구는 자아개념 증진 활동이 발달지체 유아의 자아개념과 놀이성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위한 목적으로 실시되었다. 이를 위해서 사전-사후검사 통제집단 설계로 38명의 발달지체 유아들이 실험집단과 통제집단에 참여하였으며 자아개념 검사와 놀이성 평정 도구에 의해서 집단 간 향상의 정도에 차이를 보이는지를 검증하였다. 그 결과, 자아개념 증진 활동 중재를 받은 발달지체 유아 집단은 중재를 통제한 발달지체 유아 집단에 비해 자아개념과 놀이성이 유의하게 향상되었으며, 자아개념의 하위요인인 (a) 인지적 자아개념, (b) 정서적 자아개념, (c) 사회적 자아개념, (d) 신체적 자아개념과, 놀이성의 하위요인인 (a) 신체적 자발성, (b) 사회적 자발성, (c) 인지적 자발성, (d) 즐거움 표현, 및 (e) 유머감각에서의 성취가 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 본 연구의 결과에 따르면 자아개념 증진 활동은 발달지체 유아들의 긍정적인 자아개념을 향상시켰을 뿐만 아니라, 유아기 삶의 태도로서의 놀이성에 영향을 미쳐 이들의 놀이성을 향상시켰다. 그러나 자아개념의 어떠한 하위요인이 놀이성을 증가시켰는지 그 상관을 명확히 하기 어려우며 자아개념 증진 활동 자체가 직접적인 놀이중재가 아니므로 추후연구를 통해 각각의 하위요인들에 대한 상관을 밝히고, 놀이의 질적 특성인 놀이성을 증진시키는 체계적인 중재와 관련된 연구들이 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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  The purpose of this study was to see the effects of Self-Concept Promotion Activity on self-concept and playfulness of young children with developmental delay.
  For this study, thirty eight young children with developmental delay were selected, on the basis of CA, PEP, and SQ results. The 38 subjects were divided into two groups: the experimental group for Self-Concept Promotion Activity and the control group for traditional small group activity. The test instrument for self-concept was "I feel......Me feel" made by Bentley and Yeatts(1974), and the CPS developed by Barnett(1990, 1991) for teachers, was used to evaluate the levels of playfulness of young children. The experimental procedure was composed of a pre-test, a treatment of experiment, and a post-test with Self-Concept Promotion Activity implemented during the fifteen 20-minute sessions. T-test was used to verify the effect of the Self-Concept Promotion Activity on self-concept and playfulness of young children with developmental delay between the two groups.
  The results were obtained as follows;
  1. A significant difference was found between the experimental group and the control group on self-concept, showing more improvements in the experimental group.
  2. Significant differences were found between the two groups on 4 factors of self-concept.
  3. A significant difference was found between the experimental group and the control group on playfulness, showing more improvements in the experimental group.
  4. Significant differences were found between the two groups on 5 factors of playfulness.
  In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that the implementation of Self-Concept Promotion Activity is the direct and systematic way to improve the self-concept and playfulness of young children with developmental delay.

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