Effectiveness of Art Therapy on Readiness to Change and Resilience in Substance Users

Omaima Alam; Uzma Jillani

doi:10.71146/kjmr865

Authors

Omaima Alam National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Author
Uzma Jillani Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71146/kjmr865

Keywords:

Creative Therapies, Readiness to change, Emotional Expression, resilience, Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Abstract

Psychology provides many therapies for treatment of addiction. However, art therapy is a relatively recent form of treatment that is less well-known but effective for drug users. This study investigated the effectiveness of structured art therapy program on readiness to change and resilience in substance users. The study was conducted in a rehabilitation center in Rawalpindi with 30 sample size and data was collected at two points in time: pre-intervention and post-intervention. The instruments used for data collection were the Brief Resilience Scale Urdu Version (Khan et al., 2020), and the Readiness Ruler (Moyers et al., 2009). The statistics used were descriptive statistics, reliability analysis of scales and paired-samples t-tests. The findings suggest that there were significant shifts in resilience scores and readiness to change scores. Participants' resilience scores increased significantly from pre-test to post-test, t(29) = -4.83, p<.001, df = 29 and participants’ readiness to change scores increased significantly from pre-test to post-test t(29) = -4.80, p<.001, df = 29. Hence art therapy proves to be effective in enhancing substance users’ readiness to change and resilience.

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Author Biography

Omaima Alam, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS)

Department of Clinical Psychology, Pakistan.

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