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Lee and Kim: Development and Effect of a Logotherapeutic Program for Problem Drinking in Female College Students
Original Article

Perspectives in Nursing Science 2019; 16(1): 25-34.

Published online: 30 April 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16952/pns.2019.16.1.25

Development and Effect of a Logotherapeutic Program for Problem Drinking in Female College Students

Soohee Lee1, Sungjae Kim2

1Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Cheju Halla University, Jeju, Korea.

2Professor, College of Nursing · The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Sungjae. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, 03080 Seoul, Korea. Tel: +82-2-740-8814, Fax: +82-2-765-4103, sungjae@snu.ac.kr

Received 18 March 2019       Revised 20 April 2019       Accepted 21 April 2019

© 2019 The Research Institute of Nursing Science Seoul National University

The Research Institute of Nursing Science Seoul National University

Abstract

Purpose

Alcohol use in South Korean women, particularly college students, is increasing. Women are more vulnerable than men to alcohol use, which puts them at greater risk of physical and psychosocial problems. Some studies have reported that on failing to find meaning in life, many South Korean college students experience depression, subsequently using alcohol as a coping mechanism. This study aimed to develop a logotherapeutic program and identify its effects on meaning in life, depression, and problem drinking among female college students.

Methods

This study was a quasi-experimental trial. The participants were female college students who scored over 8 in the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Twenty-four students were assigned to the experimental group and twenty-three to the control group. Three scales were used in this study: the Purpose in Life test, Beck Depression Inventory, and AUDIT. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test in SPSS/WIN 12.0.

Results

After the conclusion of the logotherapeutic program, the level of meaning in life and depression were more greatly improved in the experimental group than the control group.

Conclusion

The logotherapeutic program is an effective method to help female college students find meaning in life and reduce depression in this population.

Keywords: Group psychotherapy, Alcohol drinking in college, Value of life, Depression

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Fundamental Structure of the Logo-therapeutic Program

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Table 2

Homogeneity Test of Demographic Characteristics (N=47)

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Cont.=Control group; Exp.=Experimental group.

Table 3

Homogeneity the Pretest of Outcome Variables between the Groups (N=47)

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AUDIT=Alcohol use disorders identification test; BDI=Beck depression inventory; Cont.=Control group; Exp.=Experimental group; PIL=Purpose in life.

Table 4

Comparison of the Meaning in Life, the Depression, and the Problem Alcohol Use between the Groups (N=47)

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Cont.=Control group; Exp.=Experimental group.

Notes

This article is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis from Seoul National University.

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