Qualitative credibility of insights of healing was assessed by directing the focus group interviews for the perfection of the designed set of questions. As said by Bryman and Bell (2009), the focus group method is a form of team meeting in which several members (involving interviewee) highlights and discuss the raised concerns on the specific subject that is under study. Specialist measures from the focus group discussions how participants respond to each other’s viewpoints and develop their own viewpoint in accordance with the communications that occur within a team. Literature analysis and diverse brainstorming meetings were organized that provided the foundation for the development of set of questions. This was done in order to assess and discuss the sagacity of insights of healing through focus group discussions. These discussions consisted of ten members to determine and confirm the previous research studies of discovering healing features. They were illustrative of sample with psychology as a major discipline and had better knowledge concerning the techniques of healing since they were chosen on the reasons for their previous familiarity. The credibility of insights of healing factors from former studies was extensively conferred to validate the significance to body, mind and spiritual effects for art and yoga therapy and to present the concluding questionnaire.
The Research Questionnaire and Information Collection
The research questionnaire was designed in accordance with the former literary works and modified consequently after attaining the qualitative credibility of insights of healing through focus group discussions.
The research questionnaire contains the concerns about general healing. Furthermore, the relevance of mind, body and spirit to the insights of healing has also been incorporated. The set of questions has been designed in an organized way and it also offers a simple explanation of the results.
The research questionnaire was filled out by almost 109 research participants belonging to the particular field of psychology. However, 9 questionnaires were omitted due to inadequate personal information provided and details were not found on the questionnaire. By considering the 100 responses against this research study, the results are represented in the most suitable tabular and graphical representation.
Following the selection of all surveys, the details was systematically
The research questionnaire has been systematically evaluated including qualitative and quantitative methods. The information was evaluated using a phenomenological-informed strategy in order to discover groups, themes and definitions associated with the body, mind and spiritual views of healing, in addition to those that appeared from the collected information. Before every research meeting, the specialist considered the process of associating to be able to lessen individual partiality. Bracketing enabled the researcher for the objectivity of any individual ideas and concepts concerning the trend that has been evaluated. In general, the investigator regarded healing experiences and individual prejudice that incorporated the all-inclusive strategy of body, mind and soul. In order to be as impartial as potential, the specialist took sufficient duration to discover individual ideas and concepts concerning the research subject prior to involving in the systematic procedure. Moreover, the specialist stayed open to respondent’s experiences and notions when it comes to the body, mind and spirit strategy to healing, comprehending that organizations that influence a single person might not influence various other participants.
Initially, the collected information was analyzed top to bottom, per individual and reviews were transcribed to discover and classify every participant’s individual views of healing. Furthermore, the gathered information was analyzed side to side per nominated concerns to create over-reaching groups, themes and definitions. Due to the short time offered for the achievement of this research study, details involved in Questions 1, 3 were used for evaluation. Moreover, systematic groups from “Formal Components of the Art Therapy Scale” in addition to the selection of medium/material and for art and yoga exercise therapy were analyzed for Question 5, the significant therapy piece. Moreover noteworthy details from Questions 2 and 4, as associated with Questions 1, 3 and 5, were also utilized in this research. The definition of groups associated with the body, mind and spirit linking, along with those that appeared, were placed into groups of identical definitions and theories, enabling the researcher for the judgment within and among the yoga exercises therapy and art therapy students. Lastly, the themes and definitions that appeared from the evidence from the groups were researched. For the determination of this research, as advised by the preceding review of the literary works, yoga exercises and art are regarded as natural methods, incorporating body, mind and spirit.
In the research questionnaire, healing views appear to focus similarly on body, mind and spirit with focus on support and features. Statements “healing contains all correspondingly”, with spirit being entirely engaged and having the biggest effect on healing. Healing involvement (self) is physical with regards to accidents and execution of yoga exercises healing practice and procedure. 5 of 11 terminologies from the list of healing were engaged in research.
The first question of the research questionnaire is focused on the most appropriate word that is best associated with the research participant’s insights of healing. The tabular information in Table 4.1 displays that only 2 % of contributors linked the factor of balance with their insights of healing. Similarly, 1 % of respondents claimed that their insights of healing are best related to the breath. Likewise, 14 % selected communication, 17 % connection, 8 % emotion, 4 % intellect, 15 % love, 20 % perception, 1 % physical, 12 % spirit and 6 % understanding. These ratios clearly determine that according to the majority of the research participants, ‘perception’ is considered as the most relevant term to the individuals insights of healing. The similar data has also been plotted in the form of a chart in Figure 4.1, displaying the highest bar of ‘perception’.
The second concern of the study questionnaire is targeted on finding body, mind and spirit’s role in order to identify the person’s insights of healing. 28 % of the research respondents have chosen body, 38 % mind and 34 % spirit. Therefore, based on the findings presented in Table 4.2, majority of the psychology students believe that ‘mind’ plays a highly significant role in identifying individual insights of healing. The same information has been presented in the graphical pattern in Figure 4.2 as well so that the reader can quickly understand the fallouts.
The third query of the research questionnaire deals particularly with the scenarios in which healing therapy is essentially required for the individuals. The tabular representation of information in Table 4.3 evidently depicts that 24 % of responses were in favor of disease of illness, 36 % respondents supported feeling emotionally raw, 32 % claimed road accidents and the rest 8 % were not sure about the factors; therefore, they better selected the option of any other. Graphical representation of this information has also been generated in Figure 4.3 in order to make a prospective idea of the collected data. The bar indicating 36 % of the scenario ‘feeling emotionally raw’ has been selected by most of the research respondents. Therefore, the most general scenario in which healing therapy is essentially required for the patients has been turned out to be the ‘feeling emotionally raw’.
The forth question of the research survey is included in order to identify the most important factor of healing. Based on the information presented in Table 4.4, according to 12 % of the research participants, age is the most essential factor in healing. 26 % of the contributors believe that drive and determination is the most basic and primary factor in healing. However, only 2 % of the respondents claimed that gender is the most essential factor in healing. Similarly, 24 % of individuals thought that family support is the major aspect in healing. 32 % ratio was given to the religious/spiritual beliefs and remaining 4 % unsure about the major aspect in healing, thus, they preferred to select the option for any other. The graphical representation in Figure 4.4 also illustrates these calculated ratios and it is evident that religious beliefs are considered as the most important factor in healing by majority of the research participants.
The last query of research questionnaire was developed in order to conclude that which of the therapy is the best way of healing, is it art therapy, yoga exercise therapy, both or none. The tabular ratios in Table 4.5 present the concept that according to 1 % of the research participants, art therapy is the best way of healing. The other 42 % of the respondents believe that yoga exercise therapy is going to be the better option for healing. However, according to the findings, 46 % of the research participants thought that a systematic consideration of both art and yoga exercise therapy is going to provide the most optimal solution for healing. None of the respondents were in favor of none of these art therapy and yoga exercise therapy. The similar information has also been presented in the form of a graphical illustration in Figure 4.5 where the bar for the option of ‘both’ (i.e. art therapy and yoga exercise therapy) is displaying the highest value. Therefore, it is clearly evident that majority of the psychology students in the form of research respondents believe that both art therapy and yoga exercise therapy together are the best way for healing.
Conclusion
This research study utilized both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in order to analyze the insights of healing of students in art therapy and yoga exercise therapy programs. The collected information was intended to analyze, associate and contrast the insights within and between the research participants. The selection of the varied method research design enabled the researcher to adopt qualitative and quantitative research procedures in order to collect and evaluate the information, offering a more complete, precise and comprehensive understanding of the study questions. The research questionnaires were individually delivered and the responses of 100 graduate / undergraduate psychology students were collected. The responses of the research participants against each and every question asked in the questionnaire were presented in both tabular and graphical representation. The tabular representation allows the reader to have a look at the exact ratios or percentage of responses against every option. However, the graphical representation of information was included in order to help the reader to quickly view and understand the trend. The collected information was carefully analyzed both horizontally and vertically, and then structured into developing classifications: the classifications well-versed by the former literary works, involving body, mind and spirit in addition to the developing classifications consisting of misfortune: death, illness, grief, relationships, loss, factors causative to healing: calmness, interpersonal abilities of healing, support, safety, feelings, modalities of healing including the natural, art therapy and yoga exercise therapy.
The research study found that the respondents different and rich insights of healing with inferences of body, mind and spirit. The main dissimilarity was among research participants within every research group, representing that healing via misfortunes is a really personal and individual journey. The outcomes recommended that almost all the research respondents shared comparable ideas concerning the incorporation of the body, mind and spirituality in their healing passages whereas definitely proving the significance in individual change and development in their apparent healing experiences. Moreover, the research contributors seemed to take a more real tactic that was openly connected to the exercise of yoga and its viewpoint, although a few other research participants appeared to take a wider and more instinctive direction.
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