미술 치료 연구

Art Therapy Research - The Effect of Older People's Hanji Art Therapy on Their Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Recuperation Facilities -

The purpose of this study was to examin effects of group art therapy by using Hanji(Korean traditional paper) on self-esteem and life satisfaction of the elderly. From a pool of elderly persons who completed the battery of tests given testing sessions, twenty individuals(100 experimental group participants and 10 control group participants) who scored both below the 40th percentile on the self-esteem and below 40th percentile on the elderly life satisfaction scale, were scheduled as participants. The subjects are the elderly over 65 living in facilities. This group art therapy program comprised 24 sessions by twice a week. The experiment had a 2×2 factorial design that included one within-subjects variable(group : experiment니 group or control group). The results obtained are as follows: First, group art therapy by using Hanji had a positive effect on self-esteem with the consequence. Second, group art therapy by using Hanji had a positive effect on life satisfaction of elderly. Participants of experimental group who received the group art therapy by using Hanji showed a significant increase in life satisfaction. These results suggest that the group art therapy by using Hanji become effective for elderly as indexed by increases in evaluation of self-esteem, and increases in evaluation of life satisfaction. We accordingly must not underestimate the effect of group art therapy by using Hanji. Future research should diversify comparative study of the subject and between Hanji and other art materials.