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The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behavior in Low-Income Children
Joint Authors
Zeltzer, Lonnie K.
Ho, Ping
Tsao, Jennie C. I.
Bloch, Lian
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Low-income youth experience social-emotional problems linked to chronic stress that are exacerbated by lack of access to care.
Drumming is a non-verbal, universal activity that builds upon a collectivistic aspect of diverse cultures and does not bear the stigma of therapy.
A pretest-post-test non-equivalent control group design was used to assess the effects of 12 weeks of school counselor-led drumming on social-emotional behavior in two fifth-grade intervention classrooms versus two standard education control classrooms.
The weekly intervention integrated rhythmic and group counseling activities to build skills, such as emotion management, focus and listening.
The Teacher’s Report Form was used to assess each of 101 participants (n = 54 experimental, n = 47 control, 90% Latino, 53.5% female, mean age 10.5 years, range 10–12 years).
There was 100% retention.
ANOVA testing showed that intervention classrooms improved significantly compared to the control group in broad-band scales (total problems (P < .01), internalizing problems (P < .02)), narrow-band syndrome scales (withdrawn/depression (P < .02), attention problems (P < .01), inattention subscale (P < .001)), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-oriented scales (anxiety problems (P < .01), attention deficit/hyperactivity problems (P < .01), inattention subscale (P < .001), oppositional defiant problems (P < .03)), and other scales (post-traumatic stress problems (P < .01), sluggish cognitive tempo (P < .001)).
Participation in group drumming led to significant improvements in multiple domains of social-emotional behavior.
This sustainable intervention can foster positive youth development and increase student-counselor interaction.
These findings underscore the potential value of the arts as a therapeutic tool.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ho, Ping& Tsao, Jennie C. I.& Bloch, Lian& Zeltzer, Lonnie K.. 2011. The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behavior in Low-Income Children. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457414
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ho, Ping…[et al.]. The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behavior in Low-Income Children. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ho, Ping& Tsao, Jennie C. I.& Bloch, Lian& Zeltzer, Lonnie K.. The Impact of Group Drumming on Social-Emotional Behavior in Low-Income Children. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457414
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457414