| Abstract [eng] |
Research Rationale. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the fastest-growing chronic diseases worldwide, significantly affecting not only physical but also psychoemotional well-being. The constant need for disease control, self-management demands, and lifestyle changes create emotional stress, complicate psychological adjustment, and influence emotion regulation. Strengthening psychoemotional health therefore becomes an important part of effective diabetes management, making the exploration of emotional expression in the art therapy process both relevant and significant. Aim of the research: to reveal the characteristics of emotional expression in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus during the art therapy process and their associations with self-regulation models. Research objectives: to theoretically review the physical and psychoemotional health characteristics of women with diabetes mellitus, as well as models of emotional expression and regulation; to reveal the characteristics of emotional expression in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus during the art therapy process; and to identify the most common self-regulation models and emotional expression characteristics associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the art therapy process. Theoretical and empirical research methods: scientific literature analysis, artwork analysis based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) method, and participants’ reflections. Research results. The literature review revealed that the constant need for disease control and the progressive nature of diabetes mellitus lead to psychoemotional difficulties that affect disease management and emotional expression. Artwork analysis showed that the creative expression of women with diabetes mellitus was predominantly characterized by cognitive modes of emotional processing and regulation. In participants with type 1 diabetes mellitus, emotional processing was more structured and reflected cognitive-symbolic emotional processing, emotional reflection, and meaning-making. Meanwhile, in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a discrepancy emerged between the intensity of emotions and their expression — emotions were more frequently suppressed, contained within structure, and controlled. It was also observed that participants with type 1 diabetes more often demonstrated cognitive reappraisal strategies, whereas participants with type 2 diabetes more frequently reflected emotional suppression strategies. |
