| Abstract [eng] |
SUMMARY Title of the Study: The Experience of Artistic Expression as Emotional Support for Pregnant Women in Group Art Therapy Objective: To explore the experience of artistic expression as a form of emotional support in group art therapy for pregnant women. Participants: Three women aged 24–38, all in the third trimester of pregnancy. For all participants, this was their first pregnancy. Methodology: A qualitative research strategy was applied. Data collection methods included semi-structured interviews and artworks created by the participants. Interview data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis, and the drawings were examined through content analysis. Results: Three thematic categories were identified: 1. 2. 3. Group Art Therapy as a Safe Space for Connection, Belonging, and Support Artistic Expression as Emotional Experience and Empowerment Artistic Expression as a Path to Reflecting on Motherhood and Relationships The experience of artistic expression as emotional support in group art therapy emerged through the following elements: – visual structure of the artwork reflecting psychological changes, – compositional choices and the use of colors as an expression of affect, – symbolic representations related to the body and motherhood. |
