This research is to figure out the effects of Integrated Art Therapy on
self-expression, self-efficacy, and peer relationship of withdrawn youth. To
achieve the research goal, Korean-Youth Self Report(K-YSR) was applied
to the freshmen of ‘C’ Middle School in ‘U’ city. 28 students, who score
higher than 21 points in total, were chosen and they were divided into 2
groups (14 students in each group) at random. One group is the experiment
and the other is the control group. The experimental program consisted of 10
sessions, each of which lasted 100 minutes each week and was conducted
from October 24 to December 20, 2012. Scales assessing self-expression,
self-efficacy, and peer relationship of adolescents were used as the
measuring instruments. To examine the effect of the program, the mean and
the standard deviation were calculated using SPSS 18.0 Statistical Program.
Moreover, ANCOVA was used to find the difference between the experiment
and the control group and between the before and after the tests. The
results are as follows: the levels of self-expression, self-efficacy, and peer
relationship of withdrawn youth who participated in Integrated Art Therapy
Programs were improved compared to those who in the control group. This
result shows that Integrated Art Therapy Programs have a positive effect on
improving self-expression, self-efficacy, and peer relationship of withdrawn
youth.