The effect of group sandplay therapy on the social anxiety, loneliness and self-expression of migrant women in international marriages in South Korea
Mikyung Jang; Yun-hee Kim
The Arts in Psychotherapy 39(1): 38-41
2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2011.11.008Document Number: 198557
Recently, the numbers of international married couples in South Korea have been increasing and thus the related negative social phenomena, which have been observed in other multicultural societies, are also increasing. The purpose of this study was to implement group sandplay therapy on migrant women in international marriages in Korea and verify if this intervention was effective in relieving the social anxiety and loneliness and improving the self-expression of these women. The results indicated that women who immigrated to and live in Korea for marriage can reduce negative emotions related to anxiety and loneliness, and produce positive self-expressions, while making their own world during sandplay.
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