J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2020 Jun;29(2):185-193. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2020.29.2.185.

Factors associated with Nicotine Addiction and Coping Skills in the Synthetic House-Tree-Person Drawing Test

• Lee EJ

• KMID: 2504577
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2020.29.2.185

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with nicotine addiction and coping skills in the Synthetic House-Tree-Person Drawing Test.
Methods
This was a descriptive correlational study. The S-HTP drawings were scored using the Buck’s quantitative scoring manual. Participants completed the revised Multidimensional Coping skills questionnaire and the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale.
Results
Non-smokers sketched additional decorations of a house (p=.009), 2D body parts (p<.001), and proportioned body parts (p=.001) as compared to the smokers (n=186). Smokers sketched a more disproportionate stem and branch (p=.010) and did not sketch the nose, lips, or eyes, and generally sketched 1D body parts as compared to the non-smokers (p=.001). There were correlations among the S-HTP drawings, nicotine addiction, and coping skills. The lack of additional decorations of a person, disproportionate house parts, and a lack of proportionate body parts explained 26% of the nicotine addiction (adjusted R²=.26, p<.001).
Conclusion
The results of this study showed that the S-HTP sketches differed according to the extent of nicotine addiction and coping skills.

Keyword

Nicotine dependence; Coping skills; Projective techniques; Sketching