Back to Search
Start Over
Acting and Dancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic as Art Therapy for the Rehabilitation of Children with Behavioural Disorders Living in Socially Disadvantaged Environments.
- Source :
- Children; Apr2024, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p461, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
-
Abstract
- Art therapy is employed in numerous ways in rehabilitation. This study focuses on an art and movement therapy project carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting and dancing methods were adapted to produce a short musical film series for ten children from disadvantaged social backgrounds displaying nonorganic behavioural disorders. The aim was to acquire novel ways of expression on the part of the participants to release painful emotions in a safe setting using the method of catharsis through acting and dancing, triggering relaxation as a physiological response and improving their attitude. This study retrospectively analyses the changes in the children's behaviour and their active participation in the project through quantitative and qualitative research. The children improved their attention and self-esteem, their behaviour became less aggressive and impulsive, and half showed increased empathy. The active participation rate during the project was 82%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EMPATHY
PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities
CATHARSIS
QUALITATIVE research
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
PERFORMING arts
RETROSPECTIVE studies
QUANTITATIVE research
EMOTIONS
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
BEHAVIOR disorders in children
SOCIAL context
ATTENTION
AGGRESSION (Psychology)
IMPULSIVE personality
DANCE
ART therapy
QUALITY assurance
DATA analysis software
COVID-19 pandemic
PATIENTS' attitudes
SELF-perception
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279067
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176903544
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11040461