Women abused as children and participatory dreaming: a study of unitary healing.

There is an extremely high percentage of American women who have experienced abuse as children. The consequences of these experiences are pervasive and severe including lifelong patterns of wounding. Research on the health of these women suggests that they are socially isolated, have significant health problems, are socially and economically at-risk, and are particularly vulnerable to further abuse in intimate relationships and with healthcare providers. There is a dearth of literature which addresses healing and the potential for healing as a global construct in the life patterns of these women. This was a descriptive, exploratory study to examine the potential of participatory dreaming (a group facilitated waking dream process using imagery and art) on unitary healing in women abused as children. A qualitative unitary appreciative inquiry was done with a purposive sample of 12 women recruited from two metropolitan areas of North Carolina. The findings suggested that participatory dreaming was an effective and powerful method of illuminating healing as a process and offering the possibilities for change and transformation in the lives of these women who experienced abuse as children. The patterning focus of this study demonstrated that healing from childhood abuse is a unitary phenomenon which may be appreciated in the context of the wholeness inherent in the lives of these women

Participatory Dreaming

Dreaming is a universal phenomenon in human experience and one that carries multiple meanings in the narrative discourse across disciplines. Dreams can be collective, communal, and emancipatory, as well as individual. While individual dreaming has been extensively studied in the literature, the participatory nature of dreaming as a unitary phenomenon is limited. The concept of participatory dreaming within a unitary appreciative framework for healing is explored from perspectives in anthropology, psychology, and nursing. A participatory model of dreaming is proposed from a synthesis of the literature for use in future research using unitary appreciative inquiry. </jats:p

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The impact of tie strength in online and offline social networks on social attitudes and the moderating role of epistemic authority

Social networks, both online and offline, have a profound impact on people&#39;s daily life. We measured online (WeChat) and offline social network tie strength and investigated their effects on social attitudes. In addition, the moderating role of epistemic authority in the relationship between tie strength and social attitudes was examined. In a pilot study with 163 people, two tie strength scales (for online and offline social networks, respectively) both including four sub-dimensions were formed. In addition, a proper target social issue (delayed retirement) was selected for the formal study. In the formal study, 33 participants and their 264 &#39;friends&#39; from 8 groups participated and their attitudes towards delayed retirement policy were measured. We employed a 2 (offline tie strength: strong vs. weak) x 2 (online tie strength: strong vs. weak) x 2 (epistemic authority: high vs. low) design. Attitude agreement scores defined as the attitude discrepancy between the core person and their 8 types of &#39;friends&#39; were dependent variables. Results showed that the main effect of offline tie strength and epistemic authority were significant, as well as the interaction between offline tie strength and epistemic authority. That is, the stronger the offline tie strength, the higher the attitude agreement between core persons and their &#39;friends&#39;. And this effect was more significant when epistemic authority was low as compared to high. On the other hand, online tie strength had no direct impact on attitude agreement. However, it might indirectly enhance the attitude agreement in offline social networks. The implications of online and offline social networks for social attitude change are discussed.</p