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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Må bättre med musik
- 2005
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Book (pop. science, debate, etc.)
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- Ulvros, Eva Helen, et al.
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Människans dans genom historien
- 2014
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In: Kulturhälsoboxen, del Dansboken. ; , s. 11-20
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Book chapter (pop. science, debate, etc.)
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- Ahlforn, K. Crosta, et al.
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A Swedish version of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure
- 2017
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0281-3432 .- 1502-7724. ; 35:3, s. 286-292
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objective: A validated measure to gather patient feedback on physicians' empathy is not available in Swedish. The objective for this study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of a Swedish version of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure (widely used in English). Design, setting and patients: The CARE measure was translated into Swedish and tested on 554 unselected patients visiting physicians in two primary care clinics in northwestern Stockholm, Sweden. Main outcome measures: Adequate translation, as well as reliability and validity of the Swedish CARE measure. Results: The Swedish CARE measure seemed to demonstrate high acceptability and face validity when consulting a physician. The mean CARE score 41.5 (SD 8.9) over all 10 item was not significantly influenced by seasonality, age or gender. Scores were somewhat negatively distributed, but corrected item-total correlations were high (0.86-0.91) suggesting homogeneity. Internal reliability was very high (Cronbach's alpha 0.975). Factor analysis implied a one-dimensional structure with factor loadings between 0.89 and 0.93. Conclusions: The Swedish CARE measure appears to be psychometrically valid and reliable enough in physicians.
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- Appelgren, Alva, et al.
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Tuning in on motivation : Differences between non-musicians, amateurs, and professional musicians
- 2019
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In: Psychology of Music. - : SAGE Publications. - 0305-7356 .- 1741-3087. ; 47:6, s. 864-873
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The drive to learn and engage in music varies among individuals. Global motivation to do something can be intrinsic, for example, the joy and satisfaction in an activity. But motivation behind our action can also be extrinsic, such as the desire for fame, status or increased financial resources. The type of motivation probably influences to what degree individuals engage in musical activities. In this study, we examined the associations between the level of musical engagement and self-rated global motivation, factoring in age and sex, in a sample of 5,435 individuals. Musical engagement ranged from no music activity to amateurs and professional musicians. We found that intrinsic motivation increases with level of music activity and that motivation differs depending on sex, with females scoring higher on intrinsic motivation than males. Such differences may be considered in adjusting the forms of support offered to young musicians in music education. The phenomenon of motivation is complex, and we have highlighted areas that require further investigation, but this study has elucidated some differences in motivation types found in men and women, and between non-musicians, amateurs and professional musicians.
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| 6. |
- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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A Ten-Step Art-Based Program to Mitigate Exhaustion among Students and Teachers—What Would Our Ancestors Say?
- 2023
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In: Creative Education. - 2151-4755 .- 2151-4771. ; 14:8
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There is robust evidence that the arts can be used to support mental health and well-being. However, there has been little exploration of the history of these types of activities. We believe it is meaningful to examine history to learn how best to manage and support those suffering from poor mental and physical health today. A clinically tested 10-step art-based program for ex- hausted students and patients has been developed over the course of twenty years of clinical practice and was created through a “learning by doing” con- cept, in which embodied knowledge was gained by participants undertaking “guided” bodily experiences. We found that the program led to an increase in conscious awareness of well-being among students and teachers. This article discusses the variation of the original program, adjusted to fit the needs of students and teachers in higher academic programs today. We also construct a bridge between past and present, by conducting a historical literature review. By doing this, we bring to light knowledge that our ancestors held about the signs and signals that we today could interpret as indicators of stress.
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| 7. |
- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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A ten step program - using arts to support mental health and well-being : A learning by doing concept
- 2022
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Engaging with the arts and creative activities can be beneficial for both mental and physical health. There is a lot of robust evidence about using arts to support mental health and well-being. Arts and Health are clearly interwoven as a red thread in this 10 step program - “learning by doing” - concept, in which the embodied knowledge from guided body experiences will lead to a more conscious awareness of health. According to research the arts can also support students coping with stress and anxiety.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Arts as an ecological method to enhance quality of work experience of healthcare staff : a phenomenological-hermeneutic study
- 2017
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 12:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper explores the impact of self-chosen arts-based recreational activities, as opposed to the traditional arts therapy activities, on the well-being of healthcare providers. Three qualitative case studies of programs in which arts-based activities were used to work with healthcare providers, lasting for 10 weeks each, are phenomenological-hermeneutically evaluated using interviews and focus groups. The findings show what we refer to as an "ecological" ripple of effects: (1) the arts-based activities helped to reduce individual stress and to enhance mood over time, (2) the activities helped to transform workplace relationships within wards, and (3) the arts humanized the overall work climate in the healthcare setting. These effects go beyond those of using the art production as a strategy for stress reduction and imply potential for a more encompassing role for the arts within healthcare.
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| 10. |
- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Biological correlates of togetherness strengthened by music making in ensembles
- 2020
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Both singing and playing instruments in a group have been described in narratives as activities that increase cohesiveness. It has been speculated that music making is at the core of cultural activities in the history of humans. Music, dance and religious rituals including visual arts may have arisen because it was necessary to create strong and reliable bonds in a group, and such activities were effective for achieving this goal. This may even have increased chances of survival in life-threatening environments and this may still be true. According to our study of the Swedish Twin Registry, there is a clear relationship between total number of music practice hours in life (particularly ensemble practice) and ability to handle emotions. In monozygotic twins who are within-pair discordant with regard to piano-playing (one twin has practiced piano extensively and the other not) it has been shown that the size of the corpus callosum, the bridge between the right and the left hemispheres, is larger in the playing twin. Since corpus callosum is important not only for coordination of muscles in the right and left halves of the body but also for emotional skill this is of particular importance – music training may stimulate parts of the brain that govern emotion handling. During performance, strong group interactions can occur both within a music ensemble and between the ensemble and the audience. In our group we have an ongoing project MUSETHICA that examines biological, psychological and social processes when one ensemble plays the same piece in front of different audiences. Accordingly, the audience reaction is studied by means of visual analogue scales, group flow in the ensemble by means of a standardized questionnaire (flow synchronization scale) and heart rate variability on line (for the assessment of sympathetic and parasympathetic balance) during the concerts in all the members of the ensemble. Qualitative interview data focusing on perceived performance quality, group flow and support are collected. Results from a feasibility study will be presented. A string quartet whose young members are going through the advanced training program MUSETHICA for chamber music is performing the same quartet (Haydn opus 76 number 2, D minor) on two occasions the same day with two different audiences of school children aged 13-15. Despite the small size of the study sample the analyses of heart rate variability show that there was a borderline significant variability across the different movements on the two occasions with regard to parasympathetic (high frequency power) and sympathetic (heart rate) activity – with evidence of low sympathetic and high parasympathetic activity during the second occasion during the playing of movement 2. The children showed more uniform reactions on the second occasion according to VAS ratings. The feasibility study shows that it is practically possible to study these complex interactions and that the joint methodology has the potential of showing interesting processes related to group playing.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Can dance and music make the transition to a sustainable society more feasible?
- 2022
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In: Behavioral Sciences. - 2076-328X. ; 12:11
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Transition to sustainability is a process that requires change on all levels of society from the physical to the psychological. This article takes an interdisciplinary view of the landscapes of research that contribute to the development of pro-social behaviors that align with sustainability goals, or what we call ‘inner sustainability’. Engaging in musical and dance-activities can make people feel trust and connectedness, promote prosocial behavior within a group, and also lower prejudices in between groups. Sustained engagement in these art forms brings change in a matter of seconds (such as hormonal changes and associated stress relief), months (such as raised emotional well-being and learning outcomes), and decades (such as structural changes to the brain of musicians and dancers, superior skills in expressing and understanding emotion). In this review, we bridge the often-separate domains of the arts and sciences by presenting evidence that suggests music and dance promote self-awareness, learning, care for others and wellbeing at individual and group levels. In doing so, we argue that artistic practices have a key role to play in leading the transformations necessary for a sustainable society. We require a movement of action that provides dance and music within a constructive framework for stimulating social sustainability.
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| 12. |
- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Can Dance and Music Make the Transition to a Sustainable Society More Feasible?
- 2022
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In: Behavioral Sciences. - : MDPI AG. - 2076-328X. ; 12:1, s. 11-11
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- AbstractTransition to sustainability is a process that requires change on all levels of society from the physical to the psychological. This review takes an interdisciplinary view of the landscapes of research that contribute to the development of pro-social behaviors that align with sustainability goals, or what we call ‘inner sustainability’. Engaging in musical and dance activities can make people feel trust and connectedness, promote prosocial behavior within a group, and also reduce prejudices between groups. Sustained engagement in these art forms brings change in a matter of seconds (such as hormonal changes and associated stress relief), months (such as improved emotional wellbeing and learning outcomes), and decades (such as structural changes to the brains of musicians and dancers and superior skills in expressing and understanding emotion). In this review, we bridge the often-separate domains of the arts and sciences by presenting evidence that suggests music and dance promote self-awareness, learning, care for others and wellbeing at individual and group levels. In doing so, we argue that artistic practices have a key role to play in leading the transformations necessary for a sustainable society. We require a movement of action that provides dance and music within a constructive framework for stimulating social sustainability.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Choir singers without rehearsals and concerts? : A questionnaire study on perceived losses from restricting choral singing during the covid-19 pandemic.
- 2023
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In: Journal of Voice. - : Elsevier. - 0892-1997 .- 1873-4588. ; 37:1, s. 146.e19-146.e27
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Choir singing is an activity that engages individuals all over the world with a broad demographic representation. Both qualitative and quantitative studies have examined the benefits of the activity but very few have examined the effects when someone loses access to it and stops singing.Objectives: Examining the governmental and organisational responses precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked what happens when a choir singer loses all of their routines associated with regular participation in choir singing.Materials and Methods: One national choir organization in Sweden (n = 3163) and one in Norway (n = 1881) were approached with a short survey. This comprised questions relating to the issue “what do you as a choir singer misses the most?” Each participant was asked to rate the importance of a number of elements that pertain to the experience of choir singing.Results: The social aspect of singing emerged as having the strongest weight in terms of perceived loss that is, it was the element that the participants missed the most. Professional singers report that they miss the aesthetic experiences, flow, and all the physical aspects (physical training, voice training, and breathing training) to a greater degree as compared to reports from the amateurs. The importance of aesthetic experiences and physical components appeared to rise with increasing number of years that an individual had engaged with choir singing.Conclusion: In the Scandinavian setting, the social aspect has a stronger weight than the other components and this seemed to be more significant in Norway compared to Sweden.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Compassion embodied and the arts
- 2019
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Out of our bodies means out of our minds. The way we perceive and make sense of the world is a function not only of our brain's cognitive function but also of our sensory and motor functions as well. The term embodiment is used to describe the ways in which cognition has its basis in the physical body, and the definition is built up from a theoretical focus according to Niedenthal et al (2005) on the brain´s modality-specific systems that are constituted by, first, the sensory systems, which regulates perception of a current situation, and second, the motor systems, which make action possible, and finally the introspective systems, which govern cognitive operations and conscious experiences of emotion. The Arts incorporate these three systems, and currently there is a growing interest in how different artistic activities i.e. music and dance can enhance empathy and compassion in working environments, where wellbeing and successful leadership can grow. From systematic reviews, we know that we need more specific organisational interventions targeting psychosocial factors building on psychosomatic theory and more likely, these interventions should be grounded in the physical body (embodied) and linked to compassion to be able to better protect emotional exhaustion. So, how could we develop compassion embodied skills in our work places, in a more practical manner, and where does the art come in?
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Compassion Embodied – the Particular Power of the Arts
- 2021. - 1
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In: Using Art for Social Transformation. - London : Routledge.
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The way we perceive and make sense of the world is a process that involves the brain's cognitive functions and body’s sensory and motor functions as well. The term embodiment describes how cognition has its basis in the physical body. This builds on an understanding of the brain as constituted by: a) the sensory systems, which regulate perception of a current situation, b) the motor systems, which make action possible, and c) the introspective systems, which govern cognitive operations and conscious experiences of emotion. Today, the development of these intergrated systems are thought to be important for the cultivation of wellbeing and for leadership in work. The arts draw from all three systems and there is a growing interest in how different artistic activities i.e. music, dance and art, can enhance empathy and compassion in our societies. We examine the particular power of arts-based interventions to foster embodied skills, such as compassion, for the development of wellbeing and leadership capabilities. The needed social transformation into embodied compassion at work will require some cultural change.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Culture, Creation and Health : Using art to enhance sustainable health
- 2021
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Art, creation and health. What is health and how are we talking about heatlh in relation to creative processes? Can we read responses from arts in the body and in the body of our society? Art experiences can increase the ability to regulate emotions, influence stress, create security and flow, but what happens to social, emotional and aesthetic values if art is lost? What society do we want to create? Embodied knowledge from different reseach reports will be the focus in this presentation. Reflections on pros and cons are an important part of how we backcast our future use of the arts.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, 1965-
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Dance/Movement Therapy in Fibromyalgia Patients : Aspects and Consequences of Verbal, Visual and Hormonal Analyses
- 2004
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis presents hormonal, emotional, physical and visual status changes in female fibromyalgia (FMS) patients after treatment with the Creative Art therapy; dance/movement therapy, compared to controls. FMS is a syndrome of chronic pain involving musculoskeletal aches, stiffness and pain where perturbations in the stress-axis and high scores on somatic anxiety and muscular tension also have been found. The study comprises thirty-six female FMS patients divided in treatment- and control group. Serum concentrations of the hormones prolactin, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S), cortisol and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in plasma and cortisol in saliva were analysed. Different verbal self-rating scales concerning well-being, pain, personality and life events among other things have been used. Assessments of the condition of the FMS patients affected by video-viewing were evaluated together with interviews about the self-perception phenomenon of video viewing (a phenomenological hermeneutic method). The results of the study show that six months of dance/movement therapy appears sufficient to improve both psychological and physical function, as indicated by the visual analyses. The video interpretation technique (VIT) and self-figure drawings captured treatment effects that were not evident from verbal scales or reflected in hormone levels. The biological markers probably need a longer treatment period to activate the HPA axis and its inter-related hormones and peptides. The use of different assessment techniques most likely has affected the treatment outcome. Difficulties perceiving information through verbal/cognitive modalities as well as alexithymia are factors discussed. The VIT may be useful for early identification of maladaptive movement patterns and as a mirror of facial and bodily expressions of emotions. In conclusion, this study indicates that both the dance/movement therapy and the VIT have had great influence on the FMS patient’s well-being, self-perception and perception of pain.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Dance/movement therapy in fibromyalgia patients : Changes in self-figure drawings and their relation to verbal self-rating scales
- 2006
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In: The arts in psychotherapy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0197-4556 .- 1873-5878. ; 33:1, s. 11-25
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study evaluates if verbally oriented scales are as effective as the visual instruments of self-figure drawing and video interpretation in detecting treatment responses after 6 months of dance/movement therapy in fibromyalgia patients.The self-figure drawing and video interpretation technique captured treatment effects that were not seen on verbal scales. In the self-figure drawings, significant differences were seen in the variables “amount of body details” and “amount of paper use in percent” between the treatment group and controls after dance/movement therapy. The treatment group showed a significant increase in the “amount of body details” and “amount of paper use in percent” compared to controls. Specific parts of the verbally oriented ratings in CPRS, “bodily discomfort” and “compulsive act,” were positively correlated to “number of different colours.” The variable “pain and ache” in the CPRS indicated a negative correlation to the “amount of paper use in percent,” i.e. the more pain, the less paper used.The use of different assessment techniques may affect the treatment outcome and verbal instrumentation may not be the most appropriate in this patient group. Difficulties perceiving information through verbal/cognitive modalities as well as alexithymia are factors that are discussed.
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| 20. |
- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Dans som terapi och empatiträning
- 2014
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In: Kulturhälsoboxen. - : Gothia Fortbildning AB. - 9789172059559
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Dansa dig till normalstress
- 2005
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In: Sjukgymnasten. - 0037-6019. ; 5, s. 40-42
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Developing a Sustainable and Healthy Working Life with the Arts: The HeArtS Programme—A Research Dialogue with Creative Students
- 2022
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In: Creative Education. - 2151-4755 .- 2151-4771. ; 13
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There are few studies on how to use art to prepare students, through higher education, to lead a sustainable and healthy working life. In order to enhance and develop the learning environments regarding creativity and health in higher academic education curricula, more studies are needed. Studies link- ing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the agenda 2030 into higher education practice are also few. The aim of this study is to gather information from creative music students to be able to build an educational platform for “arts & health” that facilitates a sustainable future working life for students. The results from two focus group interviews were used to develop an interview guide for five following in-depth individual in- terviews. The analytical lens that was used to conduct the interviews was based on a phenomenological hermeneutic method. The complete interpre- tation of the study is: “Educating meaning instead of perfection—Building a Health-Arts-Sustainability (HeArtS) platform”. According to our results, mean- ing is not created by doing things that you are good at. The students want a curriculum where the focus is on challenges; skills that you are not good at and therefore need stimulating. The students want more collective self-aware- ness and body awareness training and sharing in their curricula. The results strongly imply that art-based curricula or the art intervention programs in- creasingly practiced in academia can be effective for enhancing workplace creativity and sustainable health in working life. Therefore, we suggest that higher educational programs should employ more art-related creativity train- ing programs in the future.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Embodied knowledge and social touch
- 2020
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Communication between people can easily be regarded as a piece of music. All ingredients are there; The pitch, the rythm,, the coordination of movement patterns, the energy, the interpretation of gestures and mimicry. Music therefore is (or should be) a part of all communication in the medical world, as part of the Medicine and part of academia.From our findings regarding the theem #metoo; "We don’t use the same vocabular of “body borders” when you are talking to a person outside the music- and dance world”. "As a dancer/musican you are trained to regulate and adapt your perception, compared to a non dancer or non musician”. “To be touched” can mean so many different things for different people”. "There are differences between physial and emotional sensations”. “We have different body memories that affect our perception totally different”. Using the strong artistic experience that the performance of a musical work provides, we explore a) how musicians and composers can express and communicate difficult feelings and b) how emotional expressions from music influence the audience after attending the concerts. Our "knowledge concert", dealing with charged and sensitive topic as #metoo, is evaluated and reflected on.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Engagement in dance is associated with emotional competence in interplay with others
- 2015
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In: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-1078. ; 6
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study has explored the relation between dance achievement and alexithymia in a larger Swedish population sample (Swedish Twin Registry) with a study sample of 5431 individuals. Dance achievement (CAQ) was assessed in relation to Alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-20) including the three subscales: Difficulty Identifying Feelings (DIF), Difficulty Describing Feelings (DDF), and Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT). The results show a significant negative association between the TAS subscale (EOT) and creative achievement in dance. A high EOT score corresponds to poor ability to communicate feelings to the environment. There was no consistent association between the other factors DIF and DDF and dance achievement. Dance activity and training seem to be involved in the body's emotional interplay with others. Embodied cognition, emotional perception, and action are discussed as factors relevant to measuring the skill of a dancer.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Ett nordiskt perspektiv på forskning kring musik och hälsa
- 2022
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In: Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift. - Stockholm : Eva Bojner Horwitz. - 0037-833X. ; 5:0705863694, s. 655-662
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this article, we summarize some features of the growing research in mu- sic and health conducted in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The research traditions in the four countries have developed differently and com- plement each other. There is neurobiological and psychophysiological re- search with experimental elements, epidemiological investigations both of the prevalence in the population of people who experience music and the connection between musical activities and various aspects of health, as well as research on how different types of music listening and practicing music affect people psychologically and physiologically. Research on the role of music in emotional processing has also a central role in the field, as does the role of music in aging and in specific diseases. All of this has implications for music’s potential role in health work.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Evaluating DMT in fibromyalgia patients
- 2006
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In: Advances in dance/movement therapy. - Berlin : Logos Verlag Berlin. - 3832512373 - 9783832512378 ; , s. 73-87
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Fairy Tale, Music and Time –A Toolbox for Health Care
- 2018
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The objective of the project Quality of Life - Health and Culture is to strengthen Nordic-Russian cooperation and exchange of knowledge on culture in health care. Culture and health is a relatively new growing knowledge field in the Nordic countries and NW Russia. A healthy population has a positive influence on the countries’ competitiveness, growth and innovative capacity. The combination of culture and health cooperation contributes to increased sustainability within health care. The overall purpose is to enhance capacity of experts on health and culture in NW Russia and the Nordic countries by introducing Nordic and Russian experiences and knowledge of art and culture on health. The Fairy tale project is part of this Nordic Russian collaboration.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Knowledge concerts can facilitate emotionally sensitive embodied learning
- 2020
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In: Research Studies in Music Education. - 1321-103X .- 1834-5530.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Listening to music can facilitate improvement of cognitive skills and emotional intelligence, which are key antecedents of learning. Music listening can also improve auditory perception and memory. Adjacent to a concert of music evoking strong emotions, the audience was asked to complete a Visual Analogue Scale (10-cm) before and after listening to the concert, along five variables Arousal, Joy, Degree of upset, Daily worries and Benevolence. Changes in the responses to these scales were subject to analysis.Statistically significant changes were observed in the outcome measures of arousal (p=0.005), daily worries (p<0.001), degree of upset (p=0.048) and joy (p<0.001) but were not found for benevolence (p=0.93) in 228 concert attendees who completed the questionnaires. Age, gender and previous music experiences did not make a difference to perception of the music.Attending a music concert with sensitive, emotionally charged topics significantly contributed to stimulating emotional interpretation, which was used as preparation for a reflective participation in subsequent satellite seminars.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Kroppsbild som skattningsinstrument
- 2014
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In: Kulturhälsoboxen. - : Gothia Fortbildning AB. - 9789172059535
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Kulturhälsosmitta - för vårdgivare, patienter och anhöriga
- 2021. - 1
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In: Integrativ vård. - Stockholm Sverige : Liber.
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Kulturaktiviteter påverkar människor på olika sätt beroende av personens genetik, erfarenheter och personliga program. Detta kapitel tar upp aktiviteter som sång, dans, musicerande, måleri, teater, stillhetsövningar och naturupplevelser; aktiviteter som utvärderats i olika sammanhang på patienter, vårdgivare och studenter. Förutom att kulturaktiviteterna har en icke verbal kraft som går bakom ord så har de en viktig roll när det gäller bearbetning av stress och möjlighet att stärka hälsa. Trots att kulturaktiviteter är förhållandevis enkelt att distribuera inom vården så är de ännu inte en naturlig del av den. Människan är och tillhör ett system och är därmed oskiljaktig från den kulturella kontexten. Därför kan kulturaktiviteter smitta av sig på våra mänskliga system. Kulturaktiviteter kan länka personer till varandra genom medkänsloprocesser, minska hierarkier och påverka minnesfunktioner och livsenergier. Detta kapitel berör kulturens smittoeffekter på våra känslor och på våra medmänskliga hälsoprocesser.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, et al.
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Lessons Used for Millennia Must Not Be Lost—Adding Values to Higher Educational Programs through Arts and Aesthetics: A Literature Study
- 2023
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In: Advances in Historical Studies. - 2327-0438 .- 2327-0446.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Through a historical perspective, the overall aim with this study is to deepen the understanding of arts and aesthetics, in relation to health, for the benefi- cial use in higher education programs. Since prehistoric time, mankind has been using different art forms for health reasons. Artwork created by a society is a product of the culture that prevails within that society. Aesthetics is con- nected to art, and it spans over a wider field than just art. This literature re- view study brings different historical views on arts, aesthetics, and creativity. The human need for art, music and health is essentially the same through the ages. By bringing in a historical perspective on the healing powers of art and aesthetics we can be better equipped to reintroduce arts in higher education also as a healthy factor. We need to understand our history to be able to create an understanding of the healthy meaning of art for future higher edu- cation students. Lessons that have been used for millennia must not be lost.
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva
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Listening to Music - children, adults and elderly people : Building a healthy community with music
- 2019
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- "The objective of the project Quality of Life - Health and Culture is to strengthen Nordic-Russian cooperation and exchange of knowledge on culture in health care. Culture and health is a relatively new growing knowledge field in the Nordic countries and NW Russia. A healthy population has a positive influence on the countries’ competitiveness, growth and innovative capacity. The combination of culture and health cooperation contributes to increased sustainability within health care. The overall purpose is to enhance capacity of experts on health and culture in NW Russia and the Nordic countries by introducing Nordic and Russian experiences and knowledge of art and culture on health".
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- Bojner Horwitz, Eva, 1965-, et al.
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Listening to music – various audiences in our future societies
- 2020
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In: Music Education and Prevention.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Listening to music – various audiences in our future societiesEva Bojner Horwitz and David Thyrén, Royal College of Music in StockholmThat music listening can have strong emotional effects is widely accepted, and it is also known that the effects depend on several individual and environmental factors. There are different elements of the musical experience that influence the emotional response of the listener, of which we will try to focus on four that have been explored in the literature and which relate to a newly published study. The social changes in our societies will affect our audiences and education. Therefore new musical arenas need to be developed and more included through the whole lifespan.
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Making space for singing in the 21st century classroom : A focus group interview study with primary school music teachers in Sweden
- 2023
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In: British Journal of Music Education. - : Cambridge University Press. - 0265-0517 .- 1469-2104. ; , s. 1-15
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The present study aimed to increase understanding of how singing activities may be initiated in primary school, and what support and assistance teachers require to conduct singing activities as an integrated part of the school day. Five music teachers participated in a focus group interview. The following main themes were identified: 1) pedagogical and methodological flexibility, 2) the role of routines and familiarity, 3) the embodied and multimodal dimensions of singing, 4) the importance of accompaniment and instruments, 5) the experience of insecurity and obstacles and 6) the perceived synergies between singing and other learning activities. This knowledge may be important to integrate within music teacher education in order to secure singing’s place in schools.
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