Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Frontiers in Psychology

Peter New¹  Jeanette Tamplin³  Felicity A. Baker³  Young-Eun C. Lee³  Nikki Rickard⁴  Jennie Ponsford⁴  Chantal Roddy⁴ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Epworth-Monash Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Rehabilitation and Aged Services, Medicine Program, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Spinal Rehabilitation Service, Caulfield Hospital, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;

关键词: songwriting;    music therapy;    identity;    recovery journey;    spinal cord injuries;    acquired brain injury;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01422

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: This pilot study examined how 15 participants in early rehabilitation described their self-composed Songs 6- to 12-months following participation in a 6-week identity-focused songwriting program. Specific focus was given to the process of meaning making and identity reconstruction in the participants’ self-composed songs.Methods: Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews (n = 15) and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings were developed idiographically as super-ordinate themes unique to each participant, then analyzed across cases to identify recurrent themes and subthemes.Results: Participants described the songwriting process as taking them through one of four distinct recovery journeys described by individuals following acquired neurodisability who underwent a focused therapeutic songwriting program. These included (1) re-conceptualizing values and shifting perspectives about self (my body is broken but my mind has been set free); (2) recognizing acquired inner resources to negotiate discrepancies in self (hope is there); (3) confirming existing values and identifying resources and coping strategies (I have what I need to move forward); (4) confirming previously held values and ongoing process of negotiating discrepancies in self (I don’t yet have the answers).Conclusion: The current study provides insight into the nature and process of meaning making and recovery journeys perceived by individuals with neurodisability. Our findings suggest that songwriting could be a therapeutic tool to facilitate identity reconstruction in neurorehabilitation.

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