J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2012 Sep;21(3):167-175.

Impact of Group Dynamic Imagery Therapy on Job Stress and Psychosocial Stress of Female Nurses

• Kim SM
• Sim BH
• Ahn HR

Abstract

PURPOSE
Purpose of this study was to examine the impact of group dynamic imagery therapy on job stress and psychosocial stress of female nurses.
METHODS
The research questions were tested through a quasi-experimental research with a non-equivalent pretest-posttest design. Seventy-seven female nurses from G University Hospital in J City participated in this study; 38 of them were assigned to the experimental group, and the rest were assigned to the control group. Once a week for 8 continuous weeks, participants in the experimental group had 90-minute group dynamic imagery therapies.
RESULTS
1) The level of job stress was significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group, and 2) The level of Psychosocial stress was also significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group.
CONCLUSION
The results of the study indicate that group dynamic imagery therapy can be an effective intervention against job stress and psychosocial stress of female nurses.

Keyword

Imagery; Stress; Nurses

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans

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