Academic Scientific JournalsThe influence of Biodanza and School of Empathy verbal – respectful communication on the ability to express emotions and needs: a pilot study among adults in Indonesia
Keywords:
Biodanza, School of Empathy verbal, Indonesia, needs expression, emotion expressionAbstract
Background
Cultural aspects play a dominant role in a certain country related to emotional expressions, particularly in Indonesia. Biodanza and School of Empathy have been developing and are recognized as an alternative psychological intervention in fostering the ability to express feelings, generate positive emotions and alleviate negative one. The aim of this study is to explore the implementation of Biodanza (nonverbal part) and School of Empathy (SoE) verbal part in expressing emotions and needs among adults in Indonesia.
Participants and procedure
This study in Indonesia consisted of 2 groups. Group 1 was conducted through Biodanza with 17 participants and group 2 was the SoE verbal part with 17 participants (N = 34). All participants in both studies were collected randomly through online advertisements. We administered both closed and open-ended questionnaires to ascertain the current feeling as well as the ability to express emotions and needs before and after the interventions in groups 1 and 2.
Results
We found different themes between group 1 and group 2. Participants who received the Biodanza showed a significantly increasing score of ability to express emotions, while the ability to express needs is not increased significantly. Furthermore, SoE indicated no significant difference in their ability to express their emotions and needs between the pre-test and post-test score.
Conclusions
For the samples of the Indonesian population in implementing Biodanza and SoE verbal part, the cultural aspect plays a very significant role in discussing these findings. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that Biodanza has the potential to be a practical approach to assisting individuals in deriving positive benefits for their emotional well-being. The evaluation of SoE verbal part should be made related to the material, due to cultural barrier findings. Future research is expected to fuse various measurements that were not included in this study.
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