Yoik experiences and possible positive health outcomes: an explorative pilot study
Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern Fennoscandia and Kola peninsula in Russia. Studies of music therapy (MT) and especially singing have documented improvements in social and overall functioning in people with severe mental disorders an...
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ftsfomsorgsforsk:oai:brage.bibsys.no:11250/2497087 2023-05-15T15:55:12+02:00 Yoik experiences and possible positive health outcomes: an explorative pilot study Hämäläinen, Soile Musial, Frauke Graff, Ola Olsen, Torjer Salamonsen, Anita 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2497087 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2016.1271590 unknown International Journal of Circumpolar Health Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no CC-BY 76 International Journal of Circumpolar Health 1 culture-sensitive research emotion management health and well being indigenous methodology music and health Norway Sami yoik experience yoik kultursensitiv forskning helse og velvære urfolksmetodologi musikk og helse Norge samer joik Journal article 2017 ftsfomsorgsforsk https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2016.1271590 2018-12-07T21:15:15Z Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern Fennoscandia and Kola peninsula in Russia. Studies of music therapy (MT) and especially singing have documented improvements in social and overall functioning in people with severe mental disorders and positive effect on depressive symptoms and sleep quality. Possible connections between yoik and health are so far underexplored. Objectives: The overall aim of this study was to explore whether yoik may have the potential to positively influence people’s health and well-being. The research questions were: 1. What are different persons’ experiences with yoik? 2. Can yoik experiences be related to health outcomes? Methods: Explorative, qualitative interviews with 13 participants were conducted in the Norwegian counties Finnmark, Troms, Nordland, and Trøndelag. Findings: The findings suggest qualities in yoik that are comparable to positive effects of Music Therapy (MT) in general. Yoik may contribute to emotion management, i.e. processing negative emotions and inducing positive ones in people acknowledging yoik as something positive. Conclusion: Yoik may be considered an important marker of social and cultural belonging for many Sami people. Yoik seems to have an underresearched potential as an intervention in culture sensitive healthcare and health promotion work that deserves to be further investigated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Fennoscandia Finnmark International Journal of Circumpolar Health kola peninsula Nordland Nordland sami sami Finnmark Nordland Troms Centre for Care Research: Omsorgsbiblioteket (Brage) Kola Peninsula Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 76 1 1271590 |
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Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern Fennoscandia and Kola peninsula in Russia. Studies of music therapy (MT) and especially singing have documented improvements in social and overall functioning in people with severe mental disorders and positive effect on depressive symptoms and sleep quality. Possible connections between yoik and health are so far underexplored. Objectives: The overall aim of this study was to explore whether yoik may have the potential to positively influence people’s health and well-being. The research questions were: 1. What are different persons’ experiences with yoik? 2. Can yoik experiences be related to health outcomes? Methods: Explorative, qualitative interviews with 13 participants were conducted in the Norwegian counties Finnmark, Troms, Nordland, and Trøndelag. Findings: The findings suggest qualities in yoik that are comparable to positive effects of Music Therapy (MT) in general. Yoik may contribute to emotion management, i.e. processing negative emotions and inducing positive ones in people acknowledging yoik as something positive. Conclusion: Yoik may be considered an important marker of social and cultural belonging for many Sami people. Yoik seems to have an underresearched potential as an intervention in culture sensitive healthcare and health promotion work that deserves to be further investigated. |
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Hämäläinen, Soile Musial, Frauke Graff, Ola Olsen, Torjer Salamonsen, Anita |
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Yoik experiences and possible positive health outcomes: an explorative pilot study |
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Yoik experiences and possible positive health outcomes: an explorative pilot study |
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