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Affective responses to activities: a comparative study.

J Boyer1, W Colman, L Levy

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
|February 1, 1989
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This study found that psychiatric inpatients and control subjects had similar affective responses to occupational therapy activities. However, combined groups showed significant differences in emotional responses, particularly between clay and filing tasks.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Occupational therapy (OT) interventions aim to improve patient well-being through meaningful activities.
  • Understanding patient affective responses to specific OT activities is crucial for tailoring interventions.
  • Limited research exists on the emotional impact of diverse traditional OT activities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document variations in affective responses to different traditional occupational therapy activities.
  • To compare affective responses between psychiatric inpatients and matched control subjects.
  • To establish baseline data on emotional reactions to OT tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Forty-five subjects (24 psychiatric inpatients, 21 controls) engaged in four activities: leather lacing, clay work, filing, and exercycling.

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  • Affective responses were measured immediately post-activity using the Affective Self-Report Checklist.
  • Trained observers rated videotaped activity sessions for affective responses.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant differences in affective responses were found between the inpatient and control groups.
    • When groups were combined, significant differences emerged in affective responses across 6 of 15 checklist scales.
    • Clay work and filing elicited the most distinct affective responses compared to other activities.

    Conclusions:

    • Affective responses to traditional occupational therapy activities do not significantly differ between psychiatric inpatients and controls.
    • Specific activities like clay work and filing elicit more varied emotional responses than others.
    • This study provides essential baseline data for future research on activity-based emotional responses in OT.