Taller gestáltico para fortalecer la autoestima y prevenir el consumo problemático de bebidas alcohólicas en universitarios

• Main Authors: Mirian Georgina Cab Canul, Gladis Ivette Chan Chi, Israel Alberto Cisneros Concha, Nora Verónica Druet Domínguez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Bosque 2014-12-01
• Series: Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos de Psicología
• Subjects: University Students; Self-Esteem; Problematic Alcohol Consumption; Gestalt; Intervention.
• Online Access: http://www.uelbosque.edu.co/sites/default/files/publicaciones/revistas/cuadernos_hispanoamericanos_psicologia/volumen14_numero2/08-articulo7-revista_psicologia_vol14No2.pdf

The main objective of the following piece of research was to strengthen university students’ self-esteem and to prevent problematic alcohol consumption through a workshop with the Gestalt approach. This workshop lasted 18 hours. The research design was pre-experimental pretest-posttest with a single group. Seven university students from an institution of higher education participated in the workshop, where Carrion’s Self-Esteem Test was employed. Regarding quantitative results, significant differences related to the level of self-esteem were found when comparing the pretest and the posttest. So, it can be established that this intervention led to a more responsible decision making when it comes to drinking alcohol. Moreover, students’ personal resources to deal with situations of risk were strengthened.