This study has been carried out to examine the effects of group art therapy using doll making on
affection and depression in unmarried mothers in facilities. Seven unmarried women, who cohabitate
in an unmarried-mother support center, participated in this study. The program was carried out for
12 sessions, two to three times a week, in 2014. In addition, Experiences in Close Relationship (ECR)
and Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) were used for measurement. Collected data were analyzed
through Wilcoxen signed-rank test. The contents of each session were recorded and processed, and
subsequently analyzed. The results from this study indicate there was not a statistically significant
change in attachment. However, the content analysis found somewhat stable changes in attachment for
babies, gratitude and appreciation about parents and group members, communication, and
consideration. Additionally, the sense of depression showed a statistically significant change. Further,
in the content analysis, demonstrated that the unmarried women were found to be psychologically
stabilized after they participated in activities with pleasure and expectation, and they were found to
overcome the sense of depression through achieving satisfaction and figuring out their merits from
completing these activities. Accordingly, doll making can be employed as an effective media for art
therapy.