TITLE:
Effects of Strength-Based Approach Horticultural Therapy on Primary Students’ Resilience
AUTHORS:
Mei-Lun Chen, Li-Chen Lo, Shi-Jer Lou
KEYWORDS:
Primary Students, Strength-Based, Horticultural Therapy, Resilience, Change Process
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.9 No.16,
December
29,
2018
ABSTRACT: This study aims to probe into effectiveness of strength-based approach horticultural group on elementary school students’ resilience. The researcher used pretest and post-test experiment design and treated 36 students as subjects. There were respectively 18 subjects in experimental group and control group. Experimental group joined the group once a week, 120 minutes for each time and a total of 10 times. Measurement tool was Scale of Resilience for Primary School Students. Pretest was conducted in two groups one week before group activity, and post-test was conducted after the group activity, and track-test was conducted after the group activity three months later. As to research data, the researcher adopted descriptive statistics, analysis of covariance and Johnson-Neyman. Quantitative results show that the strength-based approach horticultural therapy significantly changesstudents’ resilience in post-test,andsignificantly changeslower scorestudents’ resilience in track-test. This study suggestsfor future researchers to apply horticultural activities in education.