기혼여성의 우울 성향 감소와 양육 스트레스 해소를 위한 대상관계 미술치료 사례연구 = A Case Study of Object Relations Art Therapy for Reducing Depressive Tendencies and Alleviating Parenting Stress in Married Women

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examined the effects of object relations art therapy on reducing d epressive t endencies and alleviating parenting stress in married women t hrough pre- and post-therapy comparative analysis and qualitative analysis per session.
A 43-year-old married woman raising an 18-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old son with intellectual disabilities participated in an object relations art therapy program. This program, conducted from late June to November 2024, comprised 18 weekly 50-minute sessions. The sessions were structured into three phases: the absolute dependency phase, the relative dependency phase, and the p hase t oward independ ence. Research t ools included p re- and post-treatment assessments using depression and parenting stress scales, the KFD, and the PITR drawing test for comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis was conducted using session-by-session observation records. Analysis revealed positive changes in both pre- and post-treatment depression and parenting stress scale results and in the qualitative analysis by stage. This suggests that object relations-based art theory can foster positive self-perception and enhance acceptance of others, thereby enabling the restoration of relationships with f amily and others. However, as t his is a s ingle-case s tudy, l imitations e xist in generalizing the findings. Further continuous research and validation targeting married women experiencing depressive tendencies and parenting stress are therefore proposed.