The Experience of Vibroacoustic Therapy in the Therapeutic Intervention of Adolescent Girls

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ID4677247
AuthorsEha Rüütel (0000-0001-7698-5377), Marika Ratnik, Eda Tamm, Heli Zilensk
Year2004
Volume13
Issue1
Pages33-46
Publication date2004-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordisk Tidsskrift for Musikkterapi (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0803-9828 • E-ISSN: 1944-8260
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08098130409478096
OpenAlexW1978214337
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

A qualitative approach was used to study the therapeutic intervention based on vibroacoustic therapy (treatment method based on the combined effect of music and low frequency sound vibrations), to which other methods (mood assessment, drawing) had been added according to the therapy plan. The participants were ten girls aged 15-18 with heightened anxiety combined with low self-esteem and/or body image problems. The principles of grounded theory were used to study the experience of the girls and the outcome of the intervention. Three categories describing the meaning of the therapy process emerged in the girls' interviews: "balancing self-discovery," "tension release," and "interesting and beneficial experience." Vibroacoustic therapy can be considered as an important therapy component useful for enhancing coping ability through fulfilling the bodily needs for relaxation, improving self-knowledge through physical selfawareness, and giving peaceful time for reflection. Keywords: adolescent girlsvibroacoustic therapymusicdrawinggrounded theory

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Grounded theory · Intervention (counseling · Mood · Music therapy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Clinical Psychology · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Noise Effects and Management · Psychology

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