Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self

Theatre has been used in psychological intervention and as a metaphor for social life, tendencies that affect the self, highlighting how influential theatrical performance can be for individuals. Their limitations - in terms of the empowerment of the self and its authenticity, respectively - can be...

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Autores: Pestana, José Vicente, Valenzuela, Rafael, Codina, Núria (Codina Mata)
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
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Palavra-chave:Teatre
Intervenció psicològica
Intervenció social
Theater
Psychological intervention
Social intervention
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spelling Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the SelfPestana, José VicenteValenzuela, RafaelCodina, Núria (Codina Mata)TeatreIntervenció psicològicaIntervenció socialTheaterPsychological interventionSocial interventionTheatre has been used in psychological intervention and as a metaphor for social life, tendencies that affect the self, highlighting how influential theatrical performance can be for individuals. Their limitations - in terms of the empowerment of the self and its authenticity, respectively - can be overcome by treating theatrical performance as a leisure experience, which considers that freedom and satisfaction play a central role in a more comprehensive understanding and development of the self. With this in mind, we present the conceptual and empirical bases of the leisure experience as an alternative conception of theatrical performance. To do so, we organised a 20-hour theatre exercise workshop with 16 university students (15 women, one man), aged between 18 and 21 years old (M = 19.06 years; SD = 1.06). Qualitative instruments used were: the Time Budget Technique (questionnaire about the activities carried out in the workshop, valued in relation to two items: perceptions of freedom and satisfaction); the Twenty-Statement Test (where people list characteristics of themselves - self-descriptions - related in this case to the theatrical exercises); and, as a third instrument, a combination of the other two - specifying which exercises were more closely related to the self-descriptions. The results showed that group discussion was the activity with the highest perception of freedom, followed by obstacle exercises; as regards the perception of satisfaction, the highest value was observed in the relaxations. In the case of the self-descriptions, the acquisition of practical and intellectual skills was significant, as well as emotional outlook and the expression of self-esteem. In sum, this empirical support - using qualitative instruments that invite an exploration of the self - revealed, on the one hand, which specific characteristics of the self are manifested by doing theatrical exercises and, on the other hand, which exercises - when experienced as leisure - have a more decisive impact on the self. Thus, this paper shows what aspects must be taken into account when deciding which activities to include in a psychosocial intervention addressed to the development of the self from the standpoint of theatrical performance as a leisure activity.Frontiers Media2020202020202020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion12 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/169990Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01439Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, vol. 11, p. 1439https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01439cc-by (c) Pestana, José Vicente et al., 2020http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1699902026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
spellingShingle Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
Pestana, José Vicente
Teatre
Intervenció psicològica
Intervenció social
Theater
Psychological intervention
Social intervention
title_short Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
title_full Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
title_fullStr Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
title_full_unstemmed Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
title_sort Theatrical Performance as Leisure Experience: Its Role in the Development of the Self
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pestana, José Vicente
Valenzuela, Rafael
Codina, Núria (Codina Mata)
author Pestana, José Vicente
author_facet Pestana, José Vicente
Valenzuela, Rafael
Codina, Núria (Codina Mata)
author_role author
author2 Valenzuela, Rafael
Codina, Núria (Codina Mata)
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Teatre
Intervenció psicològica
Intervenció social
Theater
Psychological intervention
Social intervention
topic Teatre
Intervenció psicològica
Intervenció social
Theater
Psychological intervention
Social intervention
description Theatre has been used in psychological intervention and as a metaphor for social life, tendencies that affect the self, highlighting how influential theatrical performance can be for individuals. Their limitations - in terms of the empowerment of the self and its authenticity, respectively - can be overcome by treating theatrical performance as a leisure experience, which considers that freedom and satisfaction play a central role in a more comprehensive understanding and development of the self. With this in mind, we present the conceptual and empirical bases of the leisure experience as an alternative conception of theatrical performance. To do so, we organised a 20-hour theatre exercise workshop with 16 university students (15 women, one man), aged between 18 and 21 years old (M = 19.06 years; SD = 1.06). Qualitative instruments used were: the Time Budget Technique (questionnaire about the activities carried out in the workshop, valued in relation to two items: perceptions of freedom and satisfaction); the Twenty-Statement Test (where people list characteristics of themselves - self-descriptions - related in this case to the theatrical exercises); and, as a third instrument, a combination of the other two - specifying which exercises were more closely related to the self-descriptions. The results showed that group discussion was the activity with the highest perception of freedom, followed by obstacle exercises; as regards the perception of satisfaction, the highest value was observed in the relaxations. In the case of the self-descriptions, the acquisition of practical and intellectual skills was significant, as well as emotional outlook and the expression of self-esteem. In sum, this empirical support - using qualitative instruments that invite an exploration of the self - revealed, on the one hand, which specific characteristics of the self are manifested by doing theatrical exercises and, on the other hand, which exercises - when experienced as leisure - have a more decisive impact on the self. Thus, this paper shows what aspects must be taken into account when deciding which activities to include in a psychosocial intervention addressed to the development of the self from the standpoint of theatrical performance as a leisure activity.
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