Kruk-Borisov Kerry A
Expressive Therapies, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2025 Apr 23;19:1492779. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1492779. eCollection 2025.
Advances in social cognitive neuroscience research have contributed deeper understanding of neural processes relevant to art therapy, and of social, interrelational phenomena including racism and implicit bias. Confoundingly, emerging critical discourse about neuroscience research design highlighted systemic racism, implicit bias, and inequality perpetuated by imaging technologies, lack of diversity, and funding disparities. Emphasis toward antiracist practices within cognitive neuroscience research and various other fields has grown; however, literature on antiracist research practices within art therapy research is scant.
The purpose of this qualitative pilot research study was to elicit conceptualizations about antiracist research practices from art therapy researchers in response to relevant literature. Purposive sampling was used to recruit four female art therapy researchers from the United States (U.S.) and Europe. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using grounded theory coding resulting in three main categories, seven themes, and subthemes. Member-checking and reflexive journaling were employed to enhance credibility.
Core categories revealed points of convergence across participants, areas of concern, and requirements outlining antiracist research practices in art therapy. The first core category, , had three themes: ; and . The second core category, , had two themes: and . The third core category, , had two themes: ; and , and subthemes.
Preliminary outcomes revealed ideas aligning current antiracist neuroscience research discourse with art therapy experimental research practices. The small group of neuroscience-focused art therapist researchers provided realistic considerations about amplifying discourse within the art therapy profession and infusing antiracist research into neuro-informed art therapy curriculum, and prioritizing diversity throughout experimental research design. An antiracist art therapy research framework with principles including education, intentionality, and diversity was proposed, along with recommendations for further research using the framework and to implement the framework into graduate art therapy education.
社会认知神经科学研究的进展有助于更深入地理解与艺术治疗相关的神经过程，以及包括种族主义和内隐偏见在内的社会、人际关系现象。令人困惑的是，关于神经科学研究设计的新兴批判性话语强调了成像技术、缺乏多样性和资金差距所导致的系统性种族主义、内隐偏见和不平等现象。认知神经科学研究和其他各个领域对反种族主义实践的重视有所增加；然而，艺术治疗研究中关于反种族主义研究实践的文献却很少。
这项定性试点研究的目的是根据相关文献，从艺术治疗研究人员那里引出关于反种族主义研究实践的概念。采用目的抽样法从美国和欧洲招募了四名女性艺术治疗研究人员。使用扎根理论编码对半结构化访谈进行分析，得出了三个主要类别、七个主题和子主题。采用成员核对和反思性日志记录来提高可信度。
核心类别揭示了参与者之间的趋同点、关注点以及概述艺术治疗中反种族主义研究实践的要求。第一个核心类别有三个主题：；和。第二个核心类别有两个主题：和。第三个核心类别有两个主题：；和，以及子主题。
初步结果揭示了将当前反种族主义神经科学研究话语与艺术治疗实验研究实践相结合的想法。一小群专注于神经科学的艺术治疗研究人员提供了关于扩大艺术治疗专业内话语、将反种族主义研究融入神经导向的艺术治疗课程以及在整个实验研究设计中优先考虑多样性的现实考量。提出了一个反种族主义艺术治疗研究框架，其原则包括教育、意向性和多样性，同时还提出了使用该框架进行进一步研究以及将该框架应用于研究生艺术治疗教育的建议。
