집단미술치료가 한부모가정 아동의 불안/우울 및 자아존중감 미치는 효과

Abstract

This study aims to identify the effect of group art therapy on anxiety, depression and self-esteem of single-parented children. For the purpose, we provided a group art therapy program for five single-parented elementary school students who were attending a day program of H area in Korea. The program was provided a total of twenty sessions twice a week from July 7 - September 10, 2008. The pre- and post- behavior of the children of single-parent family changes as follows. Subject A covered his face with a hood attached to his shirt and was reluctant to present his opinion before other people. Subject B had small voice and no confidence. Subject C had small voice and looked depressed. He hated to present his opinion. Subject D was negative and aggressive. He clung to a puppy instead of his family. Subject E did not have an appetite and looked depressed. Subject A, didn`t wear the hood of clothes, didn`t veil the face and confirmed the teacher`s instruction. Subject B, spoke louder than before, the face got - vi - lighted up, and had got self-confidence. Subject C, speaking word 'Annoying' was decreased and spoke louder than before. Subject D, had got positive mind to the family and didn`t stick to a puppy any more. Subject E, ate much, and laughed more. To identify the effect of the therapy, we used a STAI-Ⅱ, a Children's Depression Inventory(CDI), a self-esteem test and a kinetic family drawing(KFD) before and after the program and analysed the change they showed. The results of the study are presented as follows: First, according to consequence of researching about the effect of the group art therapy that decreases the feeling of unrest of single-parent children, we learned the researching group quotient of the group art therapy decreases from ave, 45.4 to ave, 32.2 and the analysis results show examined measure Z is 2.023, attention probability is 0.043. Therefore statically the group art therapy to has an effect on decreasing unrest. Second, according to consequence of researching about the effect of the group art therapy that decreases the depression, the quotient of the depression down from ave, 18.8 to 12.8, it has effect on decreasing the depression. Third, according to consequence of researching about the effect of the group art therapy that has effected on self-respect, pre-self-respect score ave, 94.6 is up to 112.8 post-self-respect, therefore we learned the numerical average score is up largely and it had effect on developing the self-respect. Finally, pre- and post- Researching KFD changing, it has effect the on decreasing unrest, inferiority complex and on having got positive mind.