Artistic Tasks Outperform Nonartistic Tasks for Stress Reduction

Autor/inn/en	Abbott, Kayleigh A.; Shanahan, Matthew J.; Neufeld, Richard W. J.
Titel	Artistic Tasks Outperform Nonartistic Tasks for Stress Reduction
Quelle	In: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 30 (2013) 2, S.71-78 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
DOI	10.1080/07421656.2013.787214
Schlagwörter	Stress Management; Art Activities; College Students; Coping; Participation; Art Appreciation; Art Therapy; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Collegestudent; Bewältigung; Teilnahme; Kunstverständnis; Kunsttherapie; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Art making has been documented as an effective stress reduction technique. In this between-subjects experimental study, possible mechanisms of stress reduction were examined in a sample of 52 university students randomly assigned to one of four conditions generated by factorially crossing Activity Type (artistic or nonartistic) with Coping Approach (active or passive). Stress levels were measured at baseline, after stress induction tasks, and after the stress reduction manipulation. Results indicated that all experimental stress reduction tasks reduced average stress levels. However, artistic activities yielded significantly greater stress reduction than matched nonartistic activities, supporting the potential therapeutic effectiveness of specifically artistic tasks for stress reduction. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10