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The Impact of a Single Music Therapy Session on Group Socialization and Traumatic Symptom Reduction for Japanese Adult Evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Kobayashi, Mayumi
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-2263
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493909870113632

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2017, Master of Music (MM), Ohio University, Music Therapy (Fine Arts).
The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 caused thousands of people to evacuate Tohoku due to flooding, earthquake damage, and nuclear contamination. Many evacuees suffer from a variety of psychological traumas and can never return home. Because of their displacement, they seek activities at community centers. The purpose of this study was to observe how a single music therapy session impacted group socialization and traumatic symptom reduction for Japanese adult evacuees. The researcher provided a ninety-minute music therapy group for eight Japanese females from rural Tohoku now in a metropolitan area, and conducted follow-up individual interviews. After content analysis of video and audio recorded data, the researcher concluded that the music therapy group resulted in physical and verbal relaxation, increased group cohesion, and freer expression of their feelings. Further, the evacuees appeared to enjoy the benefits of “recreational” music therapy activities while avoiding the label of receiving therapy.
Kamile Geist (Advisor)
102 p.
Music; Therapy
music therapy; disaster; socialization; music ensemble; cohesion; trauma; Japan

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  • Kobayashi, M. (2017). The Impact of a Single Music Therapy Session on Group Socialization and Traumatic Symptom Reduction for Japanese Adult Evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493909870113632

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kobayashi, Mayumi. The Impact of a Single Music Therapy Session on Group Socialization and Traumatic Symptom Reduction for Japanese Adult Evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake . 2017. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493909870113632.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kobayashi, Mayumi. "The Impact of a Single Music Therapy Session on Group Socialization and Traumatic Symptom Reduction for Japanese Adult Evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493909870113632

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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