Metaphor and meaning in an online creative expression exercise to promote dyadic coping in young couples affected by breast cancer
| Autor: | Deborah McLeod, Saunia Ahmad, Karen Fergus, Iana Ianakieva, Wendy Carter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Psychotherapist Metaphor media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Medicine (miscellaneous) Cancer medicine.disease Existentialism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Meaning-making medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychological resilience Meaning (existential) Young adult Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Arts & Health. 9:139-153 |
| ISSN: | 1753-3023 1753-3015 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17533015.2016.1208667 |
| Popis: | Background: Establishing a sense of shared meaning is related to optimal adjustment for couples faced with cancer. The present study examined couple response to a creative expression exercise designed to facilitate shared meaning construction in young couples affected by breast cancer.Method: Thirteen women diagnosed with breast cancer and their male partners were guided through an original online exercise designed to help facilitate the creative processing of the couple's experience with cancer. All couples’ creative expressions were later subjected to a qualitative content analysis.Results: This analysis yielded two main themes, Existential Hardship and Mutual Resilience. The majority of participants indicated that they found the exercise to be beneficial and/or enjoyable.Conclusions: Creating a shared meaning of cancer through an online artistic expression exercise is feasible, and offers a novel approach to supporting the dyadic coping processes of young couples affected by breast cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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