This study is a case study performed to determine how much the art therapy may have effects on the self-concept of transsexual. In this study, the art therapy was privately applied to one transsexual from male to female at total 30 times of session for about 4months (60 minutes per session, twice a ...
This study is a case study performed to determine how much the art therapy may have effects on the self-concept of transsexual. In this study, the art therapy was privately applied to one transsexual from male to female at total 30 times of session for about 4months (60 minutes per session, twice a week). Here, a standardized self-concept test as adapted and revised by Jung Won-sik(1980) from Tennessee Self-Concept Scale(TSCS)(Fitts, 1965), and House-Tree-Person(HTP) Test(Buck, 1948) were used in turn as a measuring instrument. As a result, this came to the following conclusions: First, it was found that the self-concept of a transsexual was a little more positively improved in post-test. Secondly, the results of HTP test showed that transsexual's self-portrait expression and psychologic conditions were a little more positively changed in post-test than pre-test. Notably, DAP analysis showed that the transsexual experienced a little better and more positive change in the aspect of self intensity and self-expression upon post-test than pre-test. Thirdly, it was found that the transsexual showed more or less positive changes throughout self-concept factors as shown in periodic art activities, such as total self-affirmation and 8 subordinate domains that belong to internal and external self-reference, respectively. These results imply that art therapy may help the transsexual explicitly confess daunted and confused self conditions - a negative sense of difficulty, rejection and even enmity in personal relationships - mainly due to negative experiences in her society, as well as her own psychologic questions, so that she may discover and value her own advantages as woman, not man. Ultimately, such positive self-concept may bring her rational role with gender individuality, self-integration and positive establishment of self-identity. Hence, it is concluded that art therapy had positive effects on self-concept of transsexual. Based on these results and discussions, this study may give the following recommendations: Since this study in the form of a case study applied a private art therapy only to a transsexual from male to female, it can be pointed out that there may be researcher's own intentionality and subjective interpretation about the results hereof, which means certain limitations in the generalization of the resulting effects. Therefore, it is expected that follow-up studies will give a little more generalized and objective results to support those hereof. Furthermore, it is necessary to follow up more multidisciplinary studies focusing these considerations in the future.
This study is a case study performed to determine how much the art therapy may have effects on the self-concept of transsexual. In this study, the art therapy was privately applied to one transsexual from male to female at total 30 times of session for about 4months (60 minutes per session, twice a week). Here, a standardized self-concept test as adapted and revised by Jung Won-sik(1980) from Tennessee Self-Concept Scale(TSCS)(Fitts, 1965), and House-Tree-Person(HTP) Test(Buck, 1948) were used in turn as a measuring instrument. As a result, this came to the following conclusions: First, it was found that the self-concept of a transsexual was a little more positively improved in post-test. Secondly, the results of HTP test showed that transsexual's self-portrait expression and psychologic conditions were a little more positively changed in post-test than pre-test. Notably, DAP analysis showed that the transsexual experienced a little better and more positive change in the aspect of self intensity and self-expression upon post-test than pre-test. Thirdly, it was found that the transsexual showed more or less positive changes throughout self-concept factors as shown in periodic art activities, such as total self-affirmation and 8 subordinate domains that belong to internal and external self-reference, respectively. These results imply that art therapy may help the transsexual explicitly confess daunted and confused self conditions - a negative sense of difficulty, rejection and even enmity in personal relationships - mainly due to negative experiences in her society, as well as her own psychologic questions, so that she may discover and value her own advantages as woman, not man. Ultimately, such positive self-concept may bring her rational role with gender individuality, self-integration and positive establishment of self-identity. Hence, it is concluded that art therapy had positive effects on self-concept of transsexual. Based on these results and discussions, this study may give the following recommendations: Since this study in the form of a case study applied a private art therapy only to a transsexual from male to female, it can be pointed out that there may be researcher's own intentionality and subjective interpretation about the results hereof, which means certain limitations in the generalization of the resulting effects. Therefore, it is expected that follow-up studies will give a little more generalized and objective results to support those hereof. Furthermore, it is necessary to follow up more multidisciplinary studies focusing these considerations in the future.
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