The purpose of this thesis is to study effect of group art therapy on self-esteem and interpersonal relations adequacy of homeless alcoholics.
This study was done on 40 of homeless who were living in P shelter for homeless in Busan City, and surveyed on five of homeless alcoholics who wanted to participate into this
group art therapy among the persons who were diagnosed as their last stages, with more than 20 of checked items by ‘Korean Alcoholism Screening Test’ with test of Rosenberg(1979), self-esteem scale revised by Byeong Je Jeon(1974), purpose and function of personal relation, benchmark of personal relation, specialty of normal persons and appropriate persons by Beom Hee Ahn(1983), and test of interpersonal relations adequacy was done with 「Behavior Sample of Interpersonal Relation」 by Leary. But, only three of them could participate in this program since two of them went to hospital by alcohol during the program of group art therapy.
As for the result, all of them showed increase of self-esteem and showed positive change in all of the field of interpersonal relations adequacy through process of art therapy. All of them showed change of self-esteem and showed positive improvement of interpersonal relations adequacy.
Subject A showed lack of spontaneity and self-confidence at the early period of therapy, but showed understanding and concern to the other persons after he showed improvement of self-confidence and expression of himself.
Subject B showed improvement in field of perceptive relation and field of expressive and emotional relation as well as improvement of self-confidence and spontaneity but showed a
little improvement in field of role relation and self-control and field of penetrative relation.
It was an example which showed that private development was preceding ahead of development of relation.
Subject C showed conspicuous development in field of role relation and field of perceptive
relation by improving self-confidence and spontaneity, and he showed not form of alone but
form of common in role accomplishment of concern for other persons.
Through the process of change of the three clients, it was revealed that private establishment was ahead of establishment of mutual relation, and understanding of oneself and positive view point was giving enormous of effect for establishment of relation with other persons.
As for the result, when we observe the process of change shown by client persons, it
was observed that improvement of personal self-confidence and spontaneity and
establishment of self-esteem were psychologic foundation for each person's voice in a
group, and through spreading of personal insistence, they could compare and understand
each other's role, and it experienced developmental process of mutual concern, co-existence,
and sympathy.
Through the result, I'd like to suggest several things;
First, we need following study on change and relation between each other to survey what kind of change is derived into what kind of field from interpersonal relations adequacy according to change of self-esteem.
Second, through long term's of research, we need concrete study on what kind of change is derived into change of behavior by change of inside of a person in changing human life by group art therapy.
Third, since this study is with small number of subjects, we need to research on effect of much more subjects of therapy for propriety verification for the effect of art therapy.
Key Words : Group art therapy, Homeless Alcoholics, Self-Esteem, Interpersonal Relations Adequacy