Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2018, Volume : 9, Issue : 3
First page : ( 816) Last page : ( 822)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00389.3

The Person-in-the-Rain Projective Drawing as a Measure of Coping Strategies in Korean College Students

Chung Kil-Soo¹, Moon Weon-Hee²

¹Department of Nursing, Kyung-in Women's University, Incheon

²Department of Nursing, Pai Chai University, Daejeon, Korea

Online published on 14 May, 2018.

Abstract

The paper went to proceed with the goal of investigating whether PITR drawing test is worth as an auxiliary measurement tool for counseling college students under stress situations. Participants were a convenience sample of 162 students. The data were collected by the Person in the Rain drawing and questionnaire of the coping strategies. Two raters used revised PITR rating scales to score the drawings for stress and protection indicators. This paper seeks for applicability of PITR drawing test as diagnostic tool for stress coping behavior of college students with the focus being on stress coping behavior. Stress coping behavior showed 2.38±0.36 points out of 4 points. Stress coping behavior showed 2.38±0.36 points out of 4 points. The average score of each subscale indicated that seeking assistance coping behavior (2.64±0.59) was the highest. Total stress score of the subjects was 6.19±2.05 points, coping resources of 4.91±3.08 points and coping ability of-1.28±3.63 points. Problem focused coping behavior showed significant difference depending on the exposure of figure's body in ‘clothed figure’ item R10 of resource scale(t=-2.752, p<.05). Problem focused coping behavior showed statistically significant difference (t=3.078, p<.05). Stress calculated from drawing a person in the rain has statistically significant and weak correlation(r=-.167, p=.034) with problem focused coping behavior. And PITR drawing analysis indicated that calculated coping ability or problem focused coping ability have statistically significant and weak positive correlation(r=.195, p=.013). Coping ability of PITR drawing can be interpreted to express problem focused coping behavior which signifies ‘effort of facing and shifting stress inducing individual-environmental issues into applying into stress cause.’ The PITR is related to the problem focused coping and the emotion focused coping of coping strategies. This drawing test appears to be a promising instrument in measuring coping strategies.

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Keywords

Person in the Rain, Drawing test, Stress coping, Coping strategy, College students.

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