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The Impact of a Somatic Voice Intervention on Interoceptive Awareness, Regulation of Arousal, and Subjective Experience of Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence

Sofield, Stephenie M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1574883542639708

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2019, Master of Music (MM), Ohio University, Music Therapy (Fine Arts).
This study examined the impact of a somatic voice intervention on child witnesses of intimate partner violence and utilized a convergent parallel mixed methods design. Study participants were a convenience sample drawn from the clients of the Peace: A Learned Solution (PALS) Program in Pleasantville, NJ. Participants were cisgender females, who received music therapy at the facility, between the ages of 8-17 years old. Two participants received a somatic voice intervention at the beginning of each weekly music therapy session for six sessions. Quantitative data measures included the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness and Regulation of Arousal Behavioral Assessment, created by the researcher. Qualitative data sources included post-intervention interviews and observed participant-researcher interactions during the implemented interventions. The results of this study suggest that the somatic voice intervention had a positive impact on interoceptive awareness and regulation of arousal states, which are necessary components of safe trauma processing. The thematic analysis of interviews and observed participant—researcher interactions yielded six themes: Body Awareness, Emotional Awareness, Musical Awareness, Exploration of Boundaries, Expression, and Connection to Past or Outside Experiences. The qualitative results supported the quantitative data, where themes Body Awareness, Emotional Awareness, and Exploration of Boundaries corroborate the overall increase in interoceptive awareness and regulation of arousal that the participants experienced. The remaining themes, Musical Awareness, Expression, and Connection to Past or Outside Experiences, indicate that the somatic voice intervention may provide novel experiences and repeated opportunities for disclosure and exploration of memories. The results of this study suggest that the somatic voice intervention fills a need within music therapy treatment and literature by providing a means by which to address the initial neurobiological needs of complexly traumatized children and adolescents.
Brent Beeson (Advisor)
Kamile Geist, Dr. (Committee Member)
Richard Wetzel, Dr. (Committee Member)
Debra Rentz (Committee Member)
177 p.
Music; Therapy
music therapy; music therapy with adolescents; intimate partner violence; interoceptive awareness; regulation of arousal; subjective experience; child witnesses; music therapy with child witnesses; somatic voice intervention; somatic; voice

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  • Sofield, S. M. (2019). The Impact of a Somatic Voice Intervention on Interoceptive Awareness, Regulation of Arousal, and Subjective Experience of Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1574883542639708

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sofield, Stephenie. The Impact of a Somatic Voice Intervention on Interoceptive Awareness, Regulation of Arousal, and Subjective Experience of Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence. 2019. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1574883542639708.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sofield, Stephenie. "The Impact of a Somatic Voice Intervention on Interoceptive Awareness, Regulation of Arousal, and Subjective Experience of Child Witnesses of Intimate Partner Violence." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1574883542639708

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