The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of drama therapy programs on the psychological well-being and self-esteem of middle school girls with depressive dispositions. The author recruited girls with depressive
dispositions who are currently attending a middle school in Seoul. The participants were randomly assigned one of two groups: the treatment group (N = 6), who underwent drama therapy, and the control group (N = 6), who did not. The drama therapy consisted of 90 minutes per session once a week, for 15 weeks. Each participant completed the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS), the Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI), and Role Checklist, before and after the drama therapy program. The results, i.e., the effect of drama therapy on well-being and self-esteem were analyzed using t-tests on SPSS (Windows version 21.0). For the role checklist, the author focused on the variability of balance and sematic change based on the number of roles. It was found that the drama therapy program had a
statistically significant impact on both, the psychological well-being and the self-esteem of middle school girls with depression. Therefore, our results support the postulation that drama therapy program improves one’s quality
of life. This study is meaningful, in that, it shows that drama therapy could be utilized in the counselling and clinical contexts for appropriate client groups.