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Structure
Primary formal elements
Secondary formal elements
Movement Dynamic Contour Repetition Mixture of color Figuration Color saturation
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Figure 2. Combinations of formal elements determining the amount of structure
Quality
The whole process of analysis was peer debriefed to ensure that the codes, categories and concepts fit the data. The results of analysis were member checked with all art therapists on two occasions: (1) after initial coding; no additions or changes were made and (2) after focused coding; the art therapists gave some refinements and elaborations that were incorporated into the analysis.
RESULTS
Formal elements
Initial coding showed that art therapists used a variety of words (codes) related to the formal elements of the art products. Focused coding clustered these codes into seven categories (see Table 1). The formal elements “movement”, “dynamic”, “contour”, and “repetition” were mentioned most frequently. “Mixture of color”, “color saturation” and “figuration” were only mentioned by the art therapists when the element was dominantly present or absent within the art product.
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