The effects of group intervention for battered women in Korea.
This study developed a group intervention model appropriate for battered women in Korea and tested its effectiveness. The sessions in the group intervention were formatted to stress the following topics: assess trauma, identify major problems, deal with feelings, understand self, identify batterer's characteristics, improve stress management strategies, develop action plans, and promote empowerment. The major finding was that the trait anxiety scores of the 16 battered women in the experimental group significantly decreased after the intervention. The change in levels of state anxiety, self-esteem, and depression in the experimental group were not significantly different from those of the 17 the subjects in the control group.
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Research Institute for Home Health Care and the Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea. psy0962@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008875:Middle Aged; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012649:Self Concept; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires