ISSN 2078-9823 (Print), ISSN 2587-7879 (Online)

DOI: 10.15507/2078-9823.058.022.202202.216-224

УДК 159.9.072.432

Natalia E. Kuleshova1, Liudmila I. Lashmaikina2

1 Synergy University (Moscow, Russia),

e-mail: Lobanova80.80@mail.ru

2 Nationai Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia),

e-mail: L.Lashmaikina@yandex.ru

 

Socio-Psychological Features of the Correction of Children’s Anxiety Through Play Therapy

 

Abstract

Introduction. Currently, the number of anxious children, characterized by increased anxiety and uncertainty, has increased. These qualities are most acute in the preschool period. One of the most important social and psychological characteristics of preschoolers is the emergence and subordination of motives. There is reason to believe that increased anxiety can exacerbate the manifestation of the negative aspects of the crisis of seven years. The problems of child anxiety are of great concern to education of parents of social workers, as well as acute scientific and practical interest of researchers. The need to fill this gap in scientific knowledge determines the relevance of our study. The authors have set the following tasks: 1. Based on a theoretical analysis scientific literature to reveal the essence of children’s anxiety and features of play therapy as methods of socio-psychological correction. 2. Determine the level of anxiety preschool children and bring corrective work through the method of non-directive game therapy. 3. Outline the main ways and forms of social work with parents of anxious preschoolers. Research hypothesis: socio-psychological correction of child anxiety underlying violations of the social status of a preschooler will be most effective if this process is organized within the framework of play therapy.

Materials and Methods. Analysis scientific literature observation psychodiagnostic methods (tests, conversation), experimental methods, mathematical and statistical methods (the Mann –Whitney test, the Wilcoxon test).

Discussion and Conclusions. The results of a study are presented that are associated with a decrease in the level of anxiety preschoolers as a result of classes using play therapy.

Keywords: anxiety, game therapy, correction, non-directive methods.

For citation: Kuleshova N. E., Lashmaikina L. I. Socio-psychological features of the correction of children`s anxiety through play therapy. Gumanitarian: aktual’nye problemy gumanitarnoi nauki i obrazovaniia = Russian Journal of the Humanities. 2022; 22(2): 216–224. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.15507/2078-9823.058.022.202202.216-224.

 

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