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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC THE EFFECTS OF MUSIC THERAPY ON FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS AND PERSONAL CONTROL FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE By JESSICA L. RUSHING A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2009 The members of the committee approve the thesis of Jessica L. Rushing defended on July 6, 2009. ____________________________ Jayne M. Standley Professor Directing Thesis ____________________________ Alice-Ann Darrow Committee Member ____________________________ Dianne Gregory Committee Member Approved: _____________________________ Don Gibson, Dean, College of Music The Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii I dedicate this thesis to my mother and father, who have unceasingly supported me and allowed me to follow my dreams. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would first and foremost like to thank the women participating in this study. They allow me to love what I do on a daily basis and challenge me to be better. A special thanks goes to the staff at Hubbard House and Lowell Correctional Institution, especially Kay Davis, Alison, and Djuna Poole, for supporting this project and assisting in its implication. Endless thanks goes to my parents Julie Snow and Neil Rushing for supporting me in every way possible.