Department
Counseling and Human Services
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Date of Award
2018
Degree Level
Ph.D.
LCSH subject
Group psychotherapy -- Koreans -- United States
Identifier
EDT2018Chung
School/University
St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas)
Size or duration
xi, 252 pages
Document Type
Dissertation
First Advisor
Harper, Melanie
Abstract
This study evaluated the relationship between acculturative stress and depressive symptoms in Korean immigrant women and evaluated the use of expressive group counseling interventions for these women's acculturative stress and depressive symptoms. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. The intervention group received a total of four sessions of expressive group counseling interventions while the control group was asked to color pictures at home. Pearson correlations found statically significant relationships between acculturative stress and depressive symptoms in Korean immigrant women. The results of a one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) indicated no statistically significant difference in the effect of expressive group counseling on the acculturative stress between the intervention and control groups. However, ANCOVA indicated a statistically significant difference in the effect of expressive group counseling on the depressive symptoms between the intervention and control groups.
Recommended Citation
Chung, Sun-kyung, "The Effects of Using Expressive Intervention in Group Counseling on Acculturative Stress and Depressive Symptoms among Korean Immigrant Women in South and Central Texas :a n experimental study" (2018). Theses & Dissertations. 24.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/dissertations/24
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.