| Abstract: | Sharing is a common feature in occupational therapy activities. This study compares the effects of sharing and not sharing on the affective meanings of a group collage activity. Twenty-seven university students participated in groups that either shared materials or did not share materials. All subjects completed both shared and non-shared end-products. Affective meaning was measured by Osgood's short form semantic differential. No significant differences were found between sharing and not sharing on the three factors of affective meaning, evaluation, power, and action. One interpretation is that normal university students are little affected by sharing, whereas certain disabled populations might find sharing greatly influences the experience of an activity. Graphs of the collage activities' semantic spaces indicate collage to be a highly positive activity. |
