Move freely! – A theoretical overview of the mechanism of movement improvisation

IF 1.5 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.aip.2025.102259

Milla Horváth, Frida Zuber, Boglárka Kitti Vécsey, Fanni Varga, Mihály Gáspár, Beáta Magda Nagy

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Abstract

In recent years, psychological research has increasingly explored interventions that integrate art forms, including movement improvisation. However, research on movement improvisation lacks a unified empirical groundwork and the findings in the field of movement are inconsistent due to several different reasons. This paper presents an integrative overview of movement improvisation research, identifying 18 processes that might account for changes in mental health outcomes and moderator and mediator variables that can influence the effects of such intervention. We propose that different movement forms engage these processes to varying degrees, resulting in contradictory outcomes in mental health. Our review highlights the need for a unified theoretical framework and standardized research methodologies to improve the comparability of studies on dance and movement. Future research should focus on meta-analyses and control studies to deepen the understanding of the effects of movement improvisation and its broader therapeutic applications.

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Arts in Psychotherapy Multiple-

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3.20

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期刊介绍： The Arts in Psychotherapy is a dynamic, contemporary journal publishing evidence-based research, expert opinion, theoretical positions, and case material on a wide range of topics intersecting the fields of mental health and creative arts therapies. It is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing 5 issues annually. Papers are welcomed from researchers and practitioners in the fields of art, dance/movement, drama, music, and poetry psychotherapy, as well as expressive and creative arts therapy, neuroscience, psychiatry, education, allied health, and psychology that aim to engage high level theoretical concepts with the rigor of professional practice. The journal welcomes contributions that present new and emergent knowledge about the role of the arts in healthcare, and engage a critical discourse relevant to an international readership that can inform the development of new services and the refinement of existing policies and practices. There is no restriction on research methods and review papers are welcome. From time to time the journal publishes special issues on topics warranting a distinctive focus relevant to the stated goals and scope of the publication.