A comparative study of verbal descriptions of emotions induced by music between adults with and without visual impairments

Park, Hye Young; Lee, Sang Jae; Chong, Hyun Ju

doi:10.1080/09298215.2020.1717544

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“…Hence, music is likely to have reinvigorated individuals with AVI to live on, by letting them actively apply their remaining senses and attain a sense of immediate reward ( Rostohar, 2006 ). In fact, the activity of creating music has been reported to help improve the self-efficacy of individuals with AVI, and the activity of listening to music was found to reduce depressive feelings ( Clements-Cortes and Pascoe, 2020 ; Park et al, 2020 ). This implies that the varied experiences of musicing could help individuals with AVI to overcome the challenges of psychosocial adaptation so that they may actively communicate and empathize with others as a healthy member of the society.…”

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The Meaning of Musicing in the Post-traumatic Growth of Individuals With Adventitious Visual Impairment: Applying the Life History Method by Mandelbaum

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2021

Front. Psychol.

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This study investigated individuals with adventitious visual impairment (AVI) acquired during adulthood through a traumatic event, for an in-depth and contextual understanding of the factors and processes that led to positive changes in their post-traumatic growth. The life history method was applied on 15 individuals with AVI (seven males and eight females) through in-depth interviews about their life. The study’s analytical framework involved three domains: dimensions, turnings, and adaptations of life, as proposed by Mandelbaum. The results revealed the following key factors: of the dimensions of life—family, rehabilitation center, and music groups; of turnings of life—positive change through awareness and tolerance of impairments, new challenge posed by rehabilitation training, and finding inner resources through music; and of adaptations of life—accepting one’s life in a harsh social environment, actively establishing relationships with others as an individual with visual impairment, and re-finding meaning of life through musicing. This study contributes by revealing the role of each of the above-mentioned factors and identifying their correlations. The results suggest that musicing may help individuals with AVI develop empathy and engage in social communication through active self-disclosure.

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