도시 빈곤여성의 우울 감소를 위한 게슈탈트 집단 심리치료 프로그램 개발과 효과 연구 = A study on the Development Gestalt Group Therapy Program for depression of Urban Poor Women and Its Effects

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of the study is to develop gestalt group therapy program and to test its effect on the treatment of the depression in urban poor women. The study subjects are 16 who are women recipients in the organization self-support in Seoul. The subjects are divided into two groups. Each group includes an experimental group(n=8) and control group(n=8), and the experimental group is treated with the Gestalt group therapy 12 times once a week for three months. Beck Depression Inventory(BDI, korea edition) is used for to measure for the depression level. And Self Value Correspondence Inventory by Jungkyu Kim is used to measure the level of self-esteem, emotional stability, personal relationship ability, problem solving ability and personal trust. The result of the study are as follow: First, the level of depression of the group members who attended Gestalt group therapy lowered significantly. Second, the level of the subscale of BDI of the group members who attended Gestalt group therapy lowered significantly. Third, the level of Self Value Correspondence Inventory of the group members who attended Gestalt group therapy higherd significantly. Fourth, the level of the subscale of Self Value Correspondence inventory of the group members who attended Gestalt group therapy higherd. Fifth, depression scores of the exerimental group were significantly reduced, and the reduced depression level was maintained in the follow-up test and Self Value Correspondence Inventory scores of the exerimental group were significantly reduced, and the reduced depression level was maintained in the follow-up test. The present finding support the hypothesis, which states that the gestalt therapy program has a positive effect on the treatment of the depression.