Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Fall 2009
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Advisor
Carol L. Patrick
Abstract
The current study examined whether children can learn behaviors from fictional characters in books. Additionally, the researcher explored whether discussion of the topic at hand would improve the learning of those behaviors or if it would have no effect and reading alone can elicit change. Children in kindergarten and first-grade (n = 85) took both a pre-test and post-test about two separate topics, bullying and trying new things. They were assigned to four different groups: book only, discussion only, both book and discussion, and unrelated book. No significant differences were found between groups regarding the "trying new things" topic, whereas there were significant differences between groups regarding the "bullying" topic. The results indicate that bibliotherapy may be more effective for some topics rather than others or that children relate to characters or topics differently.
Recommended Citation
Augustine, Marleah, "Learning Our Lessons: A Proactive Approach to Bibliotherapy and Its Application to Children" (2009). Master's Theses. 3089.
DOI: 10.58809/LVUS8430
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/3089
Rights
© 2009 Marleah Augustine
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