Group Drumming and the Crucial Cs: Immediate Effects of an Adlerian-Based Group Drumming Intervention on Mood and Social Interest Among College Students

Authors

Jon Sperry, Lynn UniversityFollow
Gerardo Casteleiro, Lynn UniversityFollow
Abbigail Rinard, Lynn University
Patrick J. Cooper, Lynn UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2021

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2021.0017

Abstract

This article examines how social interest and the Crucial Cs model have assessment and treatment implications in group drumming settings. The article also presents a study that examined the immediate effects of a single 45-minute Adlerian-based group-drumming session on the affective states and social interest among university students. The study included participants (N = 100) from undergraduate and graduate programs from a university in the southeastern United States. General results support the use of an Adlerian group-drumming protocol to improve mood among university students. Results also suggest further inquiry into this protocol as a tool to increase social interest.

Publication

The Journal of Individual Psychology

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Volume

77

Issue

2

Pages

225-237

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Comments

Alumnus Abbigail Rinard '19 and Gerardo Casteleiro '18 contributed to the article while studying at Lynn.

Recommended Citation

Sperry, J., Casteleiro, G., Rinard, A., & Cooper, P. J. (2021). Group drumming and the crucial Cs: Immediate effects of an Adlerian-based group drumming intervention on mood and social interest among college students. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 77(2), 225–237. https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2021.0017