摘要：This study researched aspects of gender and grade related to the after-school happiness of lower grade elementary students and the correlation between the children’s happiness and their stress and playfulness. Results of surveys and interviews of 124 lower grade elementary students who attended 4 after-school programs in Seoul showed that : (1) there were no gender differences in happiness but first graders were the happiest,then 2nd graders and the 3rd graders who were the least happy. (2) Children’s happiness correlated negatively with stress. (3) There was no relationship between children’s overall happiness and playfulness,but there was a negative correlation between happines and playfulness under the sub-category of cognitive spontaneity. Results were discussed in relation to the Korean socio-cultural environment.
关键词：Lower grade elementary school student;after-school program;children`s happiness;children`s stress;children`s playfulness
