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영어

This research was conducted to verify the effect of group art therapy combined with natural soap crafting activity on decreasing the level of depression and psychological stress of women on low wages. The subjects of this research were five women living in the city I, who were gathered by advertisement from a local rehabilitation center on the city. The age band of the group was varied from 20s to 50s, and all of them were entitled to government’s livelihood subsidy. The group art therapy program was processed on the group by eight sessions of total, dating from October 17, 2011 to January 14, 2012. During the program, the following natural soap crafting activities were executed: casting solid type soap, making liquid type soap, blending natural cosmetics and forming soap molding. Also, they were executed along with genuine art activities like clay molding, collage and drawing. To determine the effect of the therapy, the experimental group was requested to take diagnosis on the level of depression and psychological stress before and after the sessions, and also leaded to perform K-HTP inspection three times on early, middle and latter stage of the sessions. Plus, their behavior and the patterns of language were monitored. The test result clearly showed that reduction of the depression and stress level of each and every individual of the group. Thus, this research reveals that art therapy combined with natural soap crafting activity to women on low wages has positive effect on relieving depression and psychological stress of them. Furthermore, it is considered that these activities can be applied and should be beneficial not only to women of the class but also to old aged women or juvenile girls.

한국어

본 연구는 천연비누공예를 중심으로 한 집단미술치료가 저소득층여성의 우울과 스트 레스 감소에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 실시되었다. 연구대상은 I시에 위치한 지 역자활센터의 모집공고를 통하여 I시에 거주하는 20대에서 50대의 저소득층(기초수급 대상자 및 차상위 계층) 여성 5인을 선정하였다. 프로그램은 2011년 11월17일부터 2012년 1월14일까지 전체 8회기로 진행하였다. 집단미술치료 과정에서 고체비누, 액체 비누, 화장품, 비누몰드 만들기 등의 천연비누공예와 찰흙소조, 꼴라주, 회화 등의 순 수미술이 적용되었다. 효과성을 알아보기 위해 대상자들의 사전, 사후 우울 및 스트레 스척도검사와 초기, 중기, 후기의 K-HTP검사, 행동 및 사용언어 관찰을 실시하였다. 연구결과 대상자 모두의 우울과 스트레스가 감소되어 천연비누공예를 중심으로 한 집 단미술치료가 저소득층 여성의 심리적 우울과 스트레스 감소에 긍정적인 영향을 미침 을 알 수 있었다. 천연비누공예를 중심으로 한 미술치료는 저소득층여성 뿐 아니라 일반여성과 노인여성, 여성청소년에게도 도움을 줄 것으로 여겨진다.