Pilot study of a serious board game intervention to facilitate narrative identity reconstruction in mental health recovery

Authors

Douglas Kerr, University of WollongongFollow
Frank P. Deane, University of WollongongFollow
Trevor P. Crowe, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

141643

Publication Details

Kerr, D., Deane, F. & Crowe, T. (2020). Pilot study of a serious board game intervention to facilitate narrative identity reconstruction in mental health recovery. Health Psychology Open, 7 (1),

Abstract

The Author(s) 2020. This quasi-experimental study explores the effects of a narrative coaching board game intervention aimed at enhancing participants' sense of self-mastery as part of facilitating narrative identity reconstruction. Three mixed analyses of variance compared differences between clinical (n = 31) and non-clinical (n = 31) groups over time on a measure of mastery. There were no significant group-by-time interaction effects, but both groups demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in mastery over time. From a complex adaptive system perspective, changes may indicate adaptive growth in recovery. A serious board game may be a useful way of facilitating narrative identity reconstruction in recovery.