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Table 4 Changes in KCYP after 10 weeks of sandplay therapy

From: The clinical effects of school sandplay group therapy on general children with a focus on Korea Child & Youth Personality Test

Scale

Before sandpaly therapy

(n = 284)

M ± SD

After 10 weeks of sandplay therapy

(n = 284)

M ± SD

t

p-value

Reliability

 Response reliability

47.98 ± 9.67

45.65 ± 9.52

4.028

<.001

 Infrequency

48.02 ± 9.28

46.81 ± 9.47

2.224

.027

 Exaggeration

50.45 ± 9.81

50.9 ± 10.26

−.906

.366

 Defense

50.14 ± 10.33

49.79 ± 9.44

.657

.512

Ego strength

54.32 ± 10.26

55.87 ± 10.44

−3.781

<.001

Psychosis

 Reality distortion

50.58 ± 9.99

49.21 ± 9.83

2.693

.008

 Hallucination

50.85 ± 10.37

48.49 ± 8.80

4.332

<.001

Somatization

 Psychosomatic

49.99 ± 9.78

47.99 ± 9.60

1.841

.067

 Tension/Anxiety

49.46 ± 9.56

47.48 ± 9.42

4.145

<.001

 Hypochondriacs

49.60 ± 10.47

47.79 ± 9.42

3.308

.001

Emotional distractibility

 Phobia

48.54 ± 10.16

46.23 ± 10.16

4.295

<.001

 Depression

48.62 ± 9.68

46.23 ± 10.07

.789

.431

 Sleep problems

50.08 ± 11.21

48.38 ± 10.16

3.325

.001

Withdrawal

 Introversion

48.31 ± 10.17

46.75 ± 9.88

2.954

.003

 Isolated feeling

49.32 ± 8.70

48.50 ± 7.98

1.504

.134

ADHD

 Inattention

48.71 ± 9.41

46.86 ± 9.03

3.304

.001

 Hyperactivity

48.88 ± 9.34

48.07 ± 9.42

1.599

.111

Delinquency

 Oppositionality

46.54 ± 17.49

44.77 ± 17.87

2.015

.045

 Conduct problem

48.59 ± 19.36

45.63 ± 19.58

2.700

.007

Social relation

 Peer isolated feeling

48.39 ± 18.06

47.06 ± 18.92

1.483

.139

 Peer conflict

44.78 ± 16.82

45.43 ± 16.42

−.813

.417

Family relation

 Parent conflict

47.38 ± 16.43

43.59 ± 15.91

4.276

<.001

 family discord

45.46 ± 19.65

45.90 ± 19.72

−.530

.596

Learning difficulty

48.11 ± 9.58

47.56 ± 10.01

.916

.361

Media Indulgence

49.54 ± 9.42

49.11 ± 9.34

.846

.398