The Themes and Symbolic Interpretation in Sand Play of Undergraduates
- VernacularTitle:大学生沙游戏的主题特征及象征符号的解释
- Author:
Chunli YI
;
Peicheng HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mental health sand play art therapy project test symbol undergraduates
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the undergraduate's sand play themes and the symbol interpretation Method: The sample included 36 subjects, 16 male students, 20 female students A 72?50?7 6cm sand stray and an assortment of miniatures were provided Each subject made two sand plays in one week interval Result: The themes in sand play of students were almost outdoor activities and family problem, which appeared in 56 of the total 72 trays (78%) Themes of traumatic childhood experiences that were prominent in results of western research did not appear Fences were used in 54 of the 72 trays (72%), the subjects interpreted the meaning of fences as boundary of self, safety, space for self, etc
