Intervention Effect of Group Counseling in Improving Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Congruent Communication Style among Female Victims of Family Violence

Lee, Jongwon

doi:2010.48.4.103

J. Korean Home Econ. Assoc > Volume 48(4); 2010 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2010;48(4):103-123. doi: https://doi.org/10.6115/khea.2010.48.4.103

Intervention Effect of Group Counseling in Improving Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Congruent Communication Style among Female Victims of Family Violence

Jongwon Lee

Department of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University

Corresponding Author: Jongwon Lee ,Tel: +82-880-8770 , Fax: +82-880-8770 , Email: ensory@yahoo.co.kr

Received: January 31, 2010; Revised: February 17, 2010 Accepted: April 20, 2010.

ABSTRACT

This study examined the effect of group counseling on the self-esteem, self-efficacy, and congruent communication style of female victims of family violence. A twice-weekly group counseling consisting of 10 sessions was provided to 5 women residing in shelters in Seoul, South Korea from October to November 2009. This study employed the self-esteem scale developed by Rosenberg(1965) and translated into Korean by Jeon Byoung Jae(1974), a self-efficacy measurement tool(Kim A Young,1997) and a congruency scale(Go Moon Jeong, 2008). The Wilcoxon non-parametric verification was used to identify the differences between before and after the group counseling sessions. The results revealed meaningful improvements in self-esteem, self-efficacy and congruent communication styles.

Keywords: self-esteem, self-efficacy, congruent communication style, congruency, family violence