Women’s experiences of change through art therapy
(2017) In Arts and Health 9(3). p.199-212- Abstract
Background: Art therapy is based on the conception that image making in a therapeutic context may facilitate processes of change. Methods: A semi-structured interview with focus on the image was conducted with 17 women in order to explore change, after which a qualitative content analysis was performed. Results: The women experienced internal change as a sudden, unexpected turning point or as a more gradual process, although some reported no internal change whatsoever. Five themes reflecting the women’s experiences of what was important for internal change emerged: Trust in the therapist, Belief in the method, Creative impulse, Meaning of the image and The art therapy process. Conclusions: Art therapy may contribute to change in the... (More)
Background: Art therapy is based on the conception that image making in a therapeutic context may facilitate processes of change. Methods: A semi-structured interview with focus on the image was conducted with 17 women in order to explore change, after which a qualitative content analysis was performed. Results: The women experienced internal change as a sudden, unexpected turning point or as a more gradual process, although some reported no internal change whatsoever. Five themes reflecting the women’s experiences of what was important for internal change emerged: Trust in the therapist, Belief in the method, Creative impulse, Meaning of the image and The art therapy process. Conclusions: Art therapy may contribute to change in the sense of moving from an inadequate to a healthier state. Even when art therapy does not lead to internal change it may be supportive and provide short-term help in everyday life.
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- author
- Holmqvist, Gärd Marie Louise ; Jormfeldt, Henrika LU ; Larsson, Ingrid and Lundqvist, Cristina LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-09-02
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Art therapy, change, Expressive Therapies Continuum [ETC], turning point
- in
- Arts and Health
- volume
- 9
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 199 - 212
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- wos:000411793900001
- scopus:84988568908
- ISSN
- 1753-3015
- DOI
- 10.1080/17533015.2016.1225780
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- ef9e95f0-6b69-4a35-bd9f-77cf3d28233f
- date added to LUP
- 2016-11-03 07:02:31
- date last changed
- 2025-01-12 14:16:10
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