Effects of Horticultural Therapy Program with Life-Coaching based on Positive Psychological Capital and Self-Compassion of Early Childhood Teachers

This study aimed to investigate the effects of a horticultural therapy program combined with life coaching on the positive psychological capital and self-compassion of early childhood teachers. A specialized program was developed for this purpose, involving 17 participatants who were early childhood teachers. To assess the outcomes, the researchers uiltized the Positive Psychological Capital Scale, originally created by Luthans et al.(2007), and modified by Moon Hong-sil(2017), as well as the Self-Compassion Scale, developed by Neff(2003), adapted by Kim Kyung-eui et al.(2008). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, which is a nonparametric method for paired data. The results indicated that the horticultural therapy program combined with life coaching, positively impacted the positive psychological capital and self-compassion of early childhood teachers.