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KMID : 1148220180140030001
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Journal of Arts Psychotherapy
2018 Volume.14 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.21
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A Research on the Effects of the Group Art Therapy Employing Positive Psychology on some Adolescents' Adaptation to School Life and Self-Efficacy
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Song Min-Ji
Lee Young-Ok
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Abstract
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This Research aims to examine the effects of the Group Art Therapy Employing Positive Psychology on Some Adolescents' Adaptation to School Life and Self-Efficacy. Among the students in their first and second year In K High School in W city, ten students showing signs of maladjustment to school life, such as absence, school rule violations, and poor relationship with classmates, were selected subjects participated in the therapy by their teachers' recommendation. The study period spanned from November 8 to December 21, 2016, a total of 14 sessions were provided. Two sessions were given every week, and each session last 60 minutes. The tests were performed using School Life Adaptation Test developed by Jeon Hye-kyung(2007) and a Self-efficacy Scale(SES), which was originally developed by Sherer et al(1982), translated and localized by Hong Hye-young(1995), and further modified by Lee Kuk-hwa(2008) to be suitable for adolescents. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical program and a non-parametric independent sample Mann-Whitney U test was performed. The conclusions of this study can be summarized as follows. First, the positive psychology applied group art therapy program showed positive effects on the adaptation of adolescents to school life. Secondly, the program was effective in improving the self-efficacy of adolescents. Therefore, the results of this study suggest that the positive psychology applied group art therapy program can be helpful to improve adaptation to school life and self-efficacy of adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Positive Psychology Applied Group Art Therapy, Adolescents, Adaptation to School Life, Self-Efficacy
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