英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study is to examine the functions and characteristics of materialarts intervention in an university student growth group.An intensive analysis of onegroup member's Experiencing process was also examined.Functions and characteristics of this group were explored by interviewing eachgroup member at the end of the group and eight months after.Group member reportedthat material art intervention made them feel playful.Material art was viewed as auseful tool for facilitating self-awareness,self-communication,self-understanding,self-expression and emotional catharsis.Material art also enshrined with symbolic meaning tobe fancied and rehearsed mentally.Eight months follow-up interviewing data revealedthat group member assured the following sustaining effects:to provide an alternative forself-understanding;to sense happiness,freedom,and compelling passion through artcreation;to be more sensitive and expressive in feelings;to be more self-accepting;tobe able to endure the image from art creation;to provide a tool for mutual communication;to pertain sedimentation through time.An intensive analysis was carried to examine one selected male group member'sExperiencing process change.Verbal contents were recorded and analyzed by usingKlein's(1983)Experiencing Scale.The findings of the intensive study on this particularmember were:Experiencing is of a dynamic process,but it does not change along withthe group session increased;The Experiencing process in this member mostly rangedbetween the third and the forth stage on the Experiencing Scale;This member expressedhimself with difficuties in freely releasing feelings and experiencing it into a purposefulexploration and a more detailed narration.It was also found that this member hadattempted to explore feelings,narrated himself in detail,elaborared his inner self,concentrated on his inner experience;expanded his potential of self-awareness to come up withthe capability of insight.Based on the above findings,discussion and suggestion for practice works andfuture studies were proposed. |