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KMID : 1159120120190010063
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2012 Volume.19 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.83
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Impact of Music Therapy Program on the Self-Esteem and Depression of Middle-Aged Women
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Park Jung-Sook
Cho Hyea-Kyong
Kim Youn-Tae
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a music therapy program on the psychoemotional characteristics of depressed middle-aged women such as self-esteem and depression in an attempt to provide some information on the promotion of middle-aged women’s emotional health. The subjects in this study were the depressed middle-aged women who participated in programs provided by M mental health center located in the city of C, South Gyeongsang Province. A music therapy program was provided for them in 20 sessions, twice a week. The findings of the study were as follows:
First, the music therapy program was found to exert an effective influence on the improvement of the self-esteem of the depressed middle-aged women. Second, the music therapy program was found to exercise an effective influence on the alleviation of the depression of the depressed middle-aged women. Given the findings of the study, the music therapy program could be said as one of effective intervention programs to boost depressed middle-aged women’s self-esteem and relieve their depression.
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KEYWORD
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Music therapy, middle-aged women, Self-esteem, Depression
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