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Significado, empatia e autocompaixão : o impacto da prática de teatro playback nos atores
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O Teatro Playback (TP) tem como bases concetuais várias premissas que visam promover o bem-estar. Não sendo uma terapia, o TP tem potencial para ser terapêutico. O significado surge como integrante do bem-estar e como base concetual do TP. A autocompaixão está relacionada com o bem-estar e, teoricamente, a compaixão dirigida para si mesmo ou para o Outro, é um elo importante para o impacto das histórias recriadas em palco. Sendo uma parte essencial do TP, a empatia tem sido estudada ainda que a literatura não seja unívoca acerca do seu impacto do TP. Contudo, não existe investigação dirigida aos atores de TP (playbackers) e os efeitos ao nível do bem-estar deste tipo de teatro continuam por ser explorados de modo rigoroso. Este estudo (N = 95) investigou os efeitos que a prática dos atores de TP (n = 25) poderia ter sobre as variáveis de Significado, Empatia e Autocompaixão, comparativamente à prática de outros atores (Não-Playback; n = 29) e a um grupo de Controlo (n = 41), através do preenchimento de 3 escalas quantitativas. Realizaram-se também regressões lineares entre os anos de prática em TP e as variáveis Significado, Empatia e Autocompaixão, repetindo-se o mesmo para os outros tipos de teatro. Observou-se que os playbackers obtiveram maiores níveis de empatia; os atores de outros tipos de teatro apresentam maiores níveis de significado. Não se concluiu qualquer efeito nos níveis de autocompaixão, nem qualquer relação entre os anos de prática de teatro (Playback e Não-Playback) e as restantes variáveis.
Playback Theatre (PT), among its basic concepts, has various premises which seek to promote well-being. PT has therapeutic potential, even though it is not a therapy. Meaning is an integral part of well-being and a basic concept of PT. Self-Compassion is related to well-being and, theoretically, compassion directed towards oneself or the Other, and is an important link to the stories recreated onstage. Being essential to PT, empathy has been studied, although literature shows contradictory data in regards to PT’s impact. However, there hasn’t been any investigation regarding PT’s actors (playbackers) and the effects of this type of theatre on well-being are yet to be rigorously explored. This investigation (N = 95) aimed to study the effects of PT practice from actors (n = 25) could have on Meaning, Empathy, and Self-Compassion variables, comparatively to the practice of other types of theatre from Non-Playback actors (n = 29) and a control group, using 3 quantitative scales. Furthermore, linear regressions were used to verify the relation between years of PT practice and Meaning, Empathy, and Self-Compassion variables; the same was done for Non-Playback theatre. Higher levels of empathy were observed on playbackers, while actors from other types of theatre achieved higher levels of meaning. In regards to levels of self-compassion, nothing could be concluded in terms of effects and neither were any relations verified between years of theatre practice (both Playback and Non-Playback) and the remaining variables.
Playback Theatre (PT), among its basic concepts, has various premises which seek to promote well-being. PT has therapeutic potential, even though it is not a therapy. Meaning is an integral part of well-being and a basic concept of PT. Self-Compassion is related to well-being and, theoretically, compassion directed towards oneself or the Other, and is an important link to the stories recreated onstage. Being essential to PT, empathy has been studied, although literature shows contradictory data in regards to PT’s impact. However, there hasn’t been any investigation regarding PT’s actors (playbackers) and the effects of this type of theatre on well-being are yet to be rigorously explored. This investigation (N = 95) aimed to study the effects of PT practice from actors (n = 25) could have on Meaning, Empathy, and Self-Compassion variables, comparatively to the practice of other types of theatre from Non-Playback actors (n = 29) and a control group, using 3 quantitative scales. Furthermore, linear regressions were used to verify the relation between years of PT practice and Meaning, Empathy, and Self-Compassion variables; the same was done for Non-Playback theatre. Higher levels of empathy were observed on playbackers, while actors from other types of theatre achieved higher levels of meaning. In regards to levels of self-compassion, nothing could be concluded in terms of effects and neither were any relations verified between years of theatre practice (both Playback and Non-Playback) and the remaining variables.
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Dissertação de Mestrado
apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário
para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade
de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Teatro playback Significado Empatia Autocompaixão Bem estar Playback theatre Meaning Empathy Self-compassion Well-being