Art-making effect on emotions and stress

Two ways of art-making (distraction and expression of the event) are examined as a form of stress and mood regulation activity in undergraduate students (n=20). A present stressful situation is recalled by the participants as an induced situation and the assigned to one of four conditions. Stress an...

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Main Authors: Minerva Vanegas-Farfano, Mónica González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2015-02-01
Series:Arteterapia
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ARTE/article/view/47488
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Summary:Two ways of art-making (distraction and expression of the event) are examined as a form of stress and mood regulation activity in undergraduate students (n=20). A present stressful situation is recalled by the participants as an induced situation and the assigned to one of four conditions. Stress and affect were mesured before and after de assigned activity. Results reveals that stress and negative affect improved significantly in the distraction condition. The result indicates a probably association between art-making as a stress management activity and regular coping strategies.
ISSN:1886-6190
1988-8309