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- Title
TIPPING THE SCALES: A SUBSTANTIVE THEORY ON THE VALUE OF GROUP MUSIC THERAPY FOR SUPPORTING GRIEVING TEENAGERS.
- Authors
McFerran, Katrina
- Abstract
The value of group music therapy for bereaved young people has been described in a number of studies using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. This article details a qualitative investigation of a school-based program in Australia and presents the results of a grounded theory analysis of focus-group interviews conducted with adolescents. A brief empirical theory is presented in combination with a set of relational statements which conceptualize the phenomenon. This theory states that bereaved teenagers feel better if they have opportunities for fun and creative expression of their grief alongside their peers. This statement is compared to findings in the literature and addresses clinically relevant issues of: how music therapy engages young people; what active music making means in this context; what constitutes the action of "letting your feelings out"; how the group influences the outcomes of its members; and how important a specific bereavement group is compared to a group with a broader "loss and grief" focus.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of music; MUSIC therapy; ADOLESCENT psychology; QUALITATIVE research; QUANTITATIVE research; INTERVIEWING; SELF-expression; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy, 2010, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
1559-7326
- Publication type
Article