The Effects of Group Art Therapy on Mothers of Children With Special Educational Needs. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Sau-Lai; Peng, Maria Sau-Chi
• Is Part Of: Art therapy. Volume 34:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 12
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Art therapy -- Periodicals; Art Therapy -- Periodicals; 615.85156
• DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2016.1273697
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-1656

Abstract

Abstract: In this study we explored the effects of group art therapy on the emotional well-being and parental empathy of mothers of children with special educational needs. Eleven mothers of children who were diagnosed with at least 1 kind of special educational need participated in a 16-week program. We hypothesized that the art therapy group would help the mothers improve their emotional well-being and reduce parenting stress in comparison to a control group who received no intervention. The results from weekly ratings, interviews, and artwork supported the 2 hypotheses; however, the results from the questionnaire ratings did not support them. The possible reasons for the inconsistency in results and the limitations of the study are discussed.