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Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors
Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/65532 Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors Van Heerden, Maria Elizabeth danni.mckinnon@gmail.com Dos Santos, Andeline McKinnon, Danielle UCTD Music therapy Sexual abuse Self-compassion Mental health Physical health Emotional needs Common humanity Mindfulness Experiences Community center Lavender Hill Cape Town Support Encouragement Enjoyment Vitality Stress relief Emotional expression Transformation of perspectives Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Sexual abuse is a traumatic event, which leaves survivors with mental, physical and emotional needs. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore whether closed group music therapy sessions could enhance self-compassion, as reported and expressed by sexual abuse survivors. The music therapy process that was conducted was designed to facilitate the three core constructs of self-compassion as researched by Kirsten Neff (2003a), namely self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness. The study explored the experiences of six sexual abuse survivors residing at a community centre in Lavender Hill, Cape Town, South Africa. Music therapy sessions took place once a week for a period of six weeks and the main musical components of the sessions included song-writing, group singing, drumming, vocal and instrumental improvisations and relaxation. The findings emerged from the interpretive phenomenological analysis of the individual semi-structured interview transcripts and thick descriptions of excerpts of the audio recordings. From the findings of this study it was concluded that the group music therapy sessions offered sexual abuse survivors opportunities for: self-exploration, self-confidence, interpersonal connections, the experience of being supported, encouragement, enjoyment and vitality, stress relief, emotional exploration and expression, and transformation of perspectives. These findings were represented by the following three main themes; characteristics of their lifeworlds, the affordances of music therapy for the group, and the group’s experience of transformation, which are then discussed in relation to self-compassion. ae2025 Music MMus Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2018-07-16T07:26:29Z 2018-07-16T07:26:29Z 2018-09-05 2018 Dissertation McKinnon, D 2018, Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors, MMus Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65532> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65532 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Music therapy Sexual abuse Self-compassion Mental health Physical health Emotional needs Common humanity Mindfulness Experiences Community center Lavender Hill Cape Town Support Encouragement Enjoyment Vitality Stress relief Emotional expression Transformation of perspectives Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| title | Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| title_full | Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| title_fullStr | Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| title_short | Exploring self-compassion : group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| title_sort | exploring self compassion group music therapy with sexual assault survivors |
| topic | UCTD Music therapy Sexual abuse Self-compassion Mental health Physical health Emotional needs Common humanity Mindfulness Experiences Community center Lavender Hill Cape Town Support Encouragement Enjoyment Vitality Stress relief Emotional expression Transformation of perspectives Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65532 |