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. 2018 Jan 5;28(7):1185–1198. doi: 10.1177/1049732317750862

Table 1.

Example of Data Extracted From the Body Map Shown in Figure 1.

Interview Prompt Drawing (Location) Participant Response Data Codes
Explain what you drew to represent your future Smiley face inside sun (top middle—above head) “That is just being happier than I was ever, because I’m getting happier, like I’m happy right now . . . Dad suggested that it had something to do with the change in weather when it turns from summer to winter, but I was depressed last year. I personally told the counselor here that I was . . . doing stuff. And so then she got me help at the health center that same day, and I met mom and she was really upset. Then I had to go to counseling.” Social supports, mental health concerns, mental health supports, relationships with parents
Explain the drawing to represent when your body is telling you no Tear drop and red wavy lines (top middle—on face) “The red lines resemble stuff that’s already happened to me. I am a very emotional person because when I get frustrated or upset I tend to cry. I can’t seem to get my point across when I’m upset, and then I get so upset that I start to cry . . . I’m angry first and then sad. And that’s where those squigglies come from, because I’m like oh, I need to release some energy. Usually I go upstairs and blast music though . . . Usually me and my mom have the bad fights because we never really see eye to eye at all. We usually fight a lot.” Coping strategies, relationships with parents