Department of Thanatology and Health Counseling, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2021 Sep;2021(179):75-92. doi: 10.1002/cad.20435. Epub 2021 Sep 24.
This study examined the effects of group art therapy on self-concept and peer relationships among adolescents using a mixed-method approach. Twelve recruited adolescents from a high school in Northern Taiwan attended weekly 2-h group art therapy sessions for 8 weeks. Through a discovery-oriented approach incorporating focus group interviews and individual interviews, qualitative results revealed that the participants started getting to know themselves better and were able to explore their inner selves while noticing their own emotions. Their self-concept also became more positive along with reduced negative self-concept, increased positive self-concept, and clearer visions towards future goals. Furthermore, the therapy modified adolescents' negative peer relationships by reducing their social anxiety and adjusting their complicated experiences. Participants were found to experience trustable, allied, and compassionate positive peer relationships while having reduced loneliness and improved social skills at the same time. Besides, the participants answered self-concept and peer relationship scales at pre- and post-interventions as well as a 12-month follow-up thereafter. Friedman test on the longitudinal data showed participants reporting consistently higher self-concept and peer relationship at post-intervention and 12-month follow-up than at the pre-intervention stage. Taken together, the findings duly support art therapy in boosting adolescents' self-concept and peer relationships.
本研究采用混合方法，考察了团体艺术治疗对青少年自我概念和同伴关系的影响。从台湾北部一所高中招募的 12 名青少年参加了每周 2 小时的团体艺术治疗，共 8 周。通过采用以发现为导向的方法，结合焦点小组访谈和个人访谈，定性结果表明，参与者开始更好地了解自己，能够在注意自己情绪的同时探索自己的内心世界。他们的自我概念也变得更加积极，负面的自我概念减少，正面的自我概念增加，对未来目标的看法更加清晰。此外，通过减少社交焦虑和调整复杂的经历，治疗还改变了青少年的负面同伴关系。参与者体验到了值得信赖、友好和富有同情心的积极同伴关系，同时减少了孤独感，提高了社交技能。此外，参与者在干预前、干预后和随后的 12 个月随访中回答了自我概念和同伴关系量表。对纵向数据的 Friedman 检验表明，与干预前相比，参与者在干预后和 12 个月随访时报告的自我概念和同伴关系更高。综上所述，这些发现充分支持艺术治疗对青少年自我概念和同伴关系的提升作用。
