"Don't let the muggles get you down": A pilot RCT on using Harry Potter to increase well-being
(2021) PSPR14 20212Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- A randomized comparative study was used to explore the effect of self-help bibliotherapy and creative bibliotherapy on psychological flexibility, self-compassion and psychological well-being. Participants were randomized to self-help condition (n=17) or book circle condition (n=21) and during eight weeks they read either Harry Potter Therapy: an Unauthorized Book from the Restricted Section (Scarlet, 2017) or Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Rowling, 1997). After the intervention psychological flexibility and self-compasssion increased significantly in the self-help- and the book circle condition. Self-help bibliotherapy increased self-compassion more than creative bibliotherapy while psychological flexibility increased equally in... (More)
- A randomized comparative study was used to explore the effect of self-help bibliotherapy and creative bibliotherapy on psychological flexibility, self-compassion and psychological well-being. Participants were randomized to self-help condition (n=17) or book circle condition (n=21) and during eight weeks they read either Harry Potter Therapy: an Unauthorized Book from the Restricted Section (Scarlet, 2017) or Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Rowling, 1997). After the intervention psychological flexibility and self-compasssion increased significantly in the self-help- and the book circle condition. Self-help bibliotherapy increased self-compassion more than creative bibliotherapy while psychological flexibility increased equally in both conditions. Psychological well-being did not increase significantly in any of the conditions. The implications of this study are not clear but the results indicate that bibliotherapy can be used to increase psychological flexibility and self-compassion both in therapy settings and book circles. Future studies are needed that have a higher participation number. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- En randomiserad kontrollerad studie användes för att undersöka effekten av självhjälpsbiblioterapi och kreativ biblioterapi på psykologisk flexibilitet, självmedkänsla och psykologiskt välmående, samt en jämförelse mellan självhjälpsbiblioterapi och kreativ biblioterapi. Deltagare randomiserades till självhjälpsbetingelse (n=17) eller bokcirkelbetingelse (n=21) och under åtta veckor läste de antingen Harry Potter Therapy: an Unauthorized Book from the Restricted Section eller Harry Potter och de vises sten. Efter genomförd intervention ökade psykologisk flexibilitet och självmedkänsla signifikant i självhjälps- och bokcirkelbetingelse. Självhjälpsbiblioterapi ökar självmedkänsla mer än kreativ biblioterapi medan båda betingelser ökar... (More)
- En randomiserad kontrollerad studie användes för att undersöka effekten av självhjälpsbiblioterapi och kreativ biblioterapi på psykologisk flexibilitet, självmedkänsla och psykologiskt välmående, samt en jämförelse mellan självhjälpsbiblioterapi och kreativ biblioterapi. Deltagare randomiserades till självhjälpsbetingelse (n=17) eller bokcirkelbetingelse (n=21) och under åtta veckor läste de antingen Harry Potter Therapy: an Unauthorized Book from the Restricted Section eller Harry Potter och de vises sten. Efter genomförd intervention ökade psykologisk flexibilitet och självmedkänsla signifikant i självhjälps- och bokcirkelbetingelse. Självhjälpsbiblioterapi ökar självmedkänsla mer än kreativ biblioterapi medan båda betingelser ökar psykologisk flexibilitet likvärdigt. Ingen av betingelserna ökade i psykologiskt välmående signifikant. Implikationer av denna studie är inte självklara men resultaten indikerar att biblioterapi ökar psykologisk flexibilitet och självmedkänsla och kan därav användas i detta syfte.
Framtida studier behövs med ett högre deltagarantal. (Less)
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- author
- Olsson Lundahl, Josefine LU and Andersson, Maja LU
- supervisor
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- Sima Wolgast LU
- Eva Hoff LU
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20212
- year
- 2021
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Bibliotherapy, Harry Potter, ACT, acceptance and commitment therapy, self-compasssion, biblioterapi, självmedkänsla
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9072949
- date added to LUP
- 2022-01-26 10:16:04
- date last changed
- 2022-01-26 10:46:00
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abstract = {{A randomized comparative study was used to explore the effect of self-help bibliotherapy and creative bibliotherapy on psychological flexibility, self-compassion and psychological well-being. Participants were randomized to self-help condition (n=17) or book circle condition (n=21) and during eight weeks they read either Harry Potter Therapy: an Unauthorized Book from the Restricted Section (Scarlet, 2017) or Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Rowling, 1997). After the intervention psychological flexibility and self-compasssion increased significantly in the self-help- and the book circle condition. Self-help bibliotherapy increased self-compassion more than creative bibliotherapy while psychological flexibility increased equally in both conditions. Psychological well-being did not increase significantly in any of the conditions. The implications of this study are not clear but the results indicate that bibliotherapy can be used to increase psychological flexibility and self-compassion both in therapy settings and book circles. Future studies are needed that have a higher participation number.}},
author = {{Olsson Lundahl, Josefine and Andersson, Maja}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"Don't let the muggles get you down": A pilot RCT on using Harry Potter to increase well-being}},
year = {{2021}},
}