The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of Art Therapy on a depressed adolescents and to show the general trends of adolescents self-esteem and social-adjustment ability and to measure the effectiveness of Group art therapy program in i...
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of Art Therapy on a depressed adolescents and to show the general trends of adolescents self-esteem and social-adjustment ability and to measure the effectiveness of Group art therapy program in improving adolescents self-esteem and social-adjustment ability.
Art Therapy helps depressed adolescents to cope with emotional and social problems by themselves which they face in their home and school. Art Therapy enables depressed adolescents to adjust their conflict, to express their suppressed desires actively and eliminate.
Investigation and research focused on the following :
1. What effects does Group Art Therapy have on a depressed high school girl art therapy sessions?
2. What effects does Group Art Therapy have on a self-esteem high school girl art therapy sessions?
A seven girls was as suffering from depression was selected as the subject for this study. Through a series of Art Therapy sessions, the subject of this study was able to express her deep emotions, obtaining the effect of actharsis.
this study has proved that the Group Art Therapy has definite effect on improving adolescents self-esteem. Continuing to use the variety of counseling, education and therapy programs for adolescents, these can contribute significantly to the improvement of their self-esteem.
The acquired results of this study are following
First, the level of the depressed of the experimental group was significantly improved that of the control group in post-test.
Second, the level of the self-esteem of the experimental group was significantly improved that of the control group in post-test.