Formation of Emotional Well-Being of Younger Schoolchildren Through Fairy Tale Therapy
https://doi.org/10.26907/esd.19.2.06
EDN: HNODVU
Abstract
The psychological and emotional well-being of children is one of the most discussed problems in modern scientific research. In studies of domestic psychologists, it was found that 37% of children have increased and 16% of children have high general school anxiety. Studying at school, worries about grades and performance are the main reason for increased anxiety among schoolchildren. One of the conditions for the development of a child’s personality is emotional well-being, which can be developed through fairy tale therapy. The fairy tale therapy method allows for the development of the emotional well-being of children, since it uses the metaphorical resources of fairy tales and creates conditions for maintaining a stable emotional-positive state and life satisfaction.
The paper sets out to experimentally test the effectiveness of using fairy tale therapy in the formation of the emotional well-being of schoolchildren. The diagnostics selected were: 1) test tasks “The Magical Land of Feelings” (authors: T.D. ZinkevichEvstigneeva, T.M. Grabenko, D.A. Frolov); 2) SAN test questionnaire (V.A. Doskin’s method). A fairytale therapy program “My Emotions” was created to develop the emotional well-being of elementary school students. The study showed a positive growth trend in the number of children in the experimental group demonstrating emotional well-being, a sense of joy, motivation to study and communicate with peers. The developed program for fairy tale therapy “My Emotions” can be used by primary school teachers to develop the emotional well-being of children in extracurricular activities, and for the professional training of teachers and psychologists.
About the Author
L. Kamalova
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lera Kamalova
Kazan, Russia
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Kamalova L. Formation of Emotional Well-Being of Younger Schoolchildren Through Fairy Tale Therapy. Education and Self-Development. 2024;19(2):70-84. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/esd.19.2.06. EDN: HNODVU
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