Forbes, Melissa 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2528-9763
(2021)
'We’re pushing back': group singing, social identity and caring for a spouse with Parkinson’s.
Psychology of Music, 49 (5).
pp. 1199-1214.
ISSN 0305-7356
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Abstract
This article explores spouse caregivers’ experiences of a community singing group for people with Parkinson’s disease and their carers. Previous studies have demonstrated the health and wellbeing benefits of group singing for a range of populations including people with Parkinson’s disease, however, caregivers’ experiences of these same groups remain under-researched. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six spouse caregivers who regularly attended a joint caregiver/care recipient Parkinson’s singing group for a minimum period of 18 months. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to explore and interpret caregivers’ experiences of group singing. Using the “social cure approach” as a theoretical lens in the later stages of analysis, findings demonstrated that group singing created a social identity which helped fulfil caregivers’ basic psychological needs for belonging, meaning and purpose, social support and agency within the marital relationship. Caregivers’ new and valued social identity helped counteract the diminishing effects of life impacted by Parkinson’s. These findings support the recognition and further understanding of group singing as an accessible and cost-effective community-based psychosocial intervention for Parkinson’s spouse caregivers.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Accepted version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Creative Arts (1 Mar 2019 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Resilient Regions - Centre for Heritage and Culture (1 Aug 2018 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2020 03:44 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2022 03:38 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | spouse caregivers, social cure approach, singing experiences, group singing, IPA |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing > 1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing > 190499 Performing Arts and Creative Writing not elsewhere classified 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170113 Social and Community Psychology |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 36 CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING > 3699 Other creative arts and writing > 369999 Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5205 Social and personality psychology > 520599 Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | C Society > 92 Health > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9501 Arts and Leisure > 950101 Music |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620944230 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/39116 |
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