Abstract
This research was to investigate the intervention effect of art-making on the anxiety symptoms of college students. A sample of 400 college students took part in this research. They were assigned to the experiment group (n = 200) and the control group (n = 200) according to Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores. Unlike the control group, the experiment group received a standard art-making program under the supervision of trained instructors for a period of twelve sessions two times weekly which was continued for six weeks. Self-Rating Anxiety Seale (SAS) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were used to assess anxiety symptoms level. Significant decreases in anxiety symptoms (p < 0.05) were found in the experiment group compared with the control group. Using the art-making program to relieve anxiety, the shortest intervention period is three weeks. Art-making can effectively alleviate college students’ anxiety, and also can effectively improve the physical health, mental health, and social health levels of college students.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1237-1243 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Mental Health Promotion |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Art-making
- Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA)
- Self-Rating Anxiety Seale (SAS)
- anxiety symptoms
- college students
