ISSN : 1229-0688
본 연구의 목적은 감사편지 쓰기가 삶의 질에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보는 것이다. 감사에 대한 과학적 및 경험적 연구에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있지만, 국내에서 감사편지 쓰기가 행복을 포함한 삶의 영역에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 실험적으로 살펴본 연구는 드물다. 이에 본 연구에서는 보육교사 교육원생 총 109명을 대상으로 감사편지 쓰기 집단, 일상경험 쓰기 집단 및 통제집단 간의 효과 차이를 비교함으로써 감사편지쓰기의 효과를 검증하였다. 실험집단인 감사편지쓰기집단과 비교집단인 일상경험 쓰기 집단은 총 4회에 걸쳐 글쓰기를 했다. 세 집단 모두에게 감사성향, 주관적 안녕감, 자기존중감, 삶의 의미 및 주관적 활력을 측정하기 위한 사전, 사후, 추수검사를 실시했다. 연구 결과 감사편지쓰기 집단이 두 집단에 비해서 감사성향, 주관적 안녕감, 자기존중감, 삶의 의미 및 주관적 활력이 사후와 추후에서 유의하게 증가하였다. 결과적으로 감사편지 쓰기가 행복 및 심리적 자원을 증진시키는 효과적인 활동이며, 더불어 심리적 신체적인 자원을 확장하는 역할을 하는 것이 확인되었다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 의의와 제한점을 논의하였다.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of writing letters expressing gratitude on psychological well-being. Although an interest in thanksgiving is increasing, there has been little research in Korea examining the relative importance of writing letters expressing gratitude. One hundred nine childhood pre-service teachers participated in this study. They were assigned to one of three groups: thanksgiving-letter writing group; daily-experience writing group; and no treatment group. Both writing groups wrote a letter in a writing session for 15-20 minutes with four sessions overall. Dependent variables - gratitude, happiness(SWB), self-esteem, meaning in life, and subjective vitality - were measured three times: pre-experiment, post-treatment, and one month after the final writing session. Results indicated that thanksgiving-letter writing showed more increase on all outcome variables than the other two groups. Implications for and limitations of the current study are discussed.
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