Art Making as a Component and Facilitator of Resiliency With Homeless Youth

Autor:	Margaret V. Prescott, Banu Sekendur, Bryce Bailey, Janice Hoshino
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Complementary and Manual Therapy Clinical Psychology Coping (psychology) Art making Life style Facilitator Art therapy media_common.quotation_subject Big Five personality traits Creativity Psychology Social psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Art Therapy. 25:156-163
ISSN:	2159-9394 0742-1656
DOI:	10.1080/07421656.2008.10129549
Popis:	Homelessness among youth is a serious societal problem in the United States. Treatment efforts have approached the problem from a damage model that focuses on pathology and deficits instead of strengthening coping skills and resiliency. This study utilized both quantitative (N=212) and qualitative (n=3) measures to examine the function of creativity and art making with respect to resiliency in homeless youth who were attending a drop-in art center. Quantitative methods identified a strong correlation between an individual's engagement in creative activity and his or her life achievement. Individual stories derived from interviews and drawings illustrate how participants valued the role of art in making healthy lifestyle choices. Creativity may be a critical component of resiliency in the lives of homeless youth.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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