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The purpose of this study is analyze the results of previous studies and to make an integrated conclusion by performing meta-analysis about theses testing the effect of mandala art therapy. The research results are as follows. First of all, the mean effect size calculated in the total 15 of subject theses is .226 and it was significant. According to interpretative criterion of the effect size purposed by Cohen(1988), the grand mean effect size of mandala art therapy showed the effect size below median. Next, the conclusion about the mean effect size by dependent variables of mandala art therapy in children is as follows. The effect size of emotional variables (attention, self-esteem) was .54 and showed the effect size below median. In the additional analysis, the effect size of self-esteem was .52 and was higher than .44, the effect size of attention. The size-order by sub-variables of self-esteem was shown to be school-related self-esteem, society-related self-esteem, general self-esteem, and household-related self-esteem. On the other hand, in the case of behavioral variables including aggression, assault, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness, the effect size was r=-.56 and insignificant. Lastly, as treatment characteristic variables, the effect sizes grade level, the number of treatment, and duration time per treatment were analyzed. As for the grade level variable, the effect size of the lower grades (first∼third grade) was r=.16 and the effect size of the upper grades (fourth∼sixth grade) was r=.29, and so the effect of mandala program for the lower grades was relatively small, compared with the upper grades. In the effect sizes by the number of treatment, program performance more than 20 times was more effective than the performance less than 20 times. In the case of the effect sizes by duration time per treatment, the analysis was conducted as the treatment less than 60 minutes and more than 60 minutes and the effect size of the treatment less than 60 minutes was r=.42 and the effect size of the treatment more than 60 minutes was r=.21 and it was smaller than the effect size of the treatment less than 60 minutes. In other words, children’s mandala art therapy program was more effective in less than 60 minutes per treatment. This study is significant in the sense that it put together the research results on the effects of children’s mandala art therapy program and provided information for the program development and effective operation.

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본 연구는 2003년부터 2011년까지 국내에서 일반 아동을 대상으로 실시한 만다라미술 치료의 효과성을 검증한 논문을 메타분석(meta-analysis)하였다. 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 총 15편의 연구대상 논문들에서 산출된 99개의 평균 효과 크기는 .226으 로 통계적으로 유의한 효과크기였다. 정서변인(주의집중, 자아존중감)의 효과크기는 .54로 중간 이상의 효과크기를 보였다. 추가적인 분석에서 자아존중의 효과크기가 .52 로 주의집중의 효과크기 .44보다 높았다. 자아존중의 하위 변인별 크기순으로 보면 학 교 관련 자아존중감, 사회관련 자아존중감, 일반관련 자아존중감, 가정관련 자아존중 감 순으로 나타났다. 반면에 행동변인에 포함된 공격성, 폭행, 과잉행동, 충동성 등의 경우 효과의 크기가 r=-.56으로 유의미 하지 않게 나타났다. 학년별 변인에서는 저학년(1∼3학년)의 효과크 기는 r=.16이며 고학년(4∼6학년)의 효과크기는 r=.29로 저학년의 만다라 프로그램의 효과는 고학년에 비해 상대적으로 효과가 적었다. 회기수별 효과크기는 20회 미만의 프로그램 진행보다는 20회이상 실시한 경우에 그 효과의 크기가 더 컷다. 회기당 시 간별 효과크기로는 회기당 60분미만의 경우 효과크기는 r=.42였고, 회기당 60분 이상 의 경우 효과크기는 r=.21로 60분미만의 경우보다 효과크기가 작았다. 본 연구는 아동 의 만다라 미술치료 프로그램의 효과연구 결과를 종합하고, 프로그램 개발 및 효과적 인 운영에 필요한 정보를 제공하였다는데 의의가 있다.