Body image, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders are issues for which more and more people are seeking treatment. Children and adults alike are experiencing these problems in our society, and there are many aspects to body image problems and disordered eating that merit assistance. Research shows that recovery from eating disorders is possible with a variety of interventions, including therapy, counseling, and medication. To date there is little published research about the effects of music therapy counseling interventions on eating disorder behaviors and issues. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a variety of music therapy interventions on the amount of self-conscious behaviors observed during one-on-one sessions. Two males and two females participated once per week for six weeks in 30- to 45-minute music therapy sessions consisting of counseling with movement-to-music activities and song writing/lyric analysis activities. Each session was videotaped for observation of self-conscious behaviors. Mean scores of pre- and post-test data as well as observational data were taken over the course of the 6 weeks. Results showed changes in clothes tugging behaviors and body-shifting behaviors at baseline from before and after the application of music and movement. Results showed that overall the participants experienced an increase in positive attitudes and behaviors related to their body image. Also, participants reported positive experiences regarding the study's effect on their body image. / A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Music. / Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2010. / Date of Defense: November 1, 2010. / Eating Disorders, Music Therapy, Movement, Body Image, Dissatisfaction, Anorexia, Bulimia / Includes bibliographical references. / Jayne M. Standley, Professor Directing Thesis; Clifford Madsen, Committee Member; Diane Gregory, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168902 |
| Contributors | Dinkel, Rachel N. (authoraut), Standley, Jayne M. (professor directing thesis), Madsen, Clifford (committee member), Gregory, Diane (committee member), College of Music (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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