This study investigated the correlation between the existence of depression
in married women and their Favorite Kind of Weather (FKW) drawing
characteristics. The study participants were 164 married women at ages 20
to 50 residing in the cities: Busan, Changwon, or Kimhae. The research ran
from November 11, 2011 until March, 2012. The instruments included Beck
Depression Inventory (BDI) and the FKW test. Data were analyzed using a
cross-tab analysis on SPSS 18.0. First, significant differences were found
between the non-depression group and depression group in the categories of
FKW drawing characteristics such as pen pressure, space use, and degree of
space utilization. The depression group showed weaker pen pressure, more
use of the space and more use of the left side. Second, significant differences
were found between the non-depression group and depression group in the
factors such as sun, dark clouds, rain, and weather change. The depression
group showed smaller suns, many dark clouds and rains, and more weather
change. Third, significant differences were found between the non-depression
group and depression group in the color use of gray and black. The
depression group used the colors gray and black more than the
non-depression group. These findings support the FKW can provide useful
data as a screening tool to predict the depression in the married women.