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The Effect of Recreational Activities on the Elimination of State-Trait Anxiety of the Students Who Will Take the SBS Placement Test
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Birtürk, Atilay; Karagün, Elif – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of this study is to examine whether recreational activities have an effect on the elimination of state-trait anxiety of the students who will take the "SBS Placement Test" which is an exam for transition from secondary school to high school. For this purpose, as well as an information survey which determined the…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Student Placement, Tests, High Schools
Piano Playing Reduces Stress More than Other Creative Art Activities
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Toyoshima, Kumiko; Fukui, Hajime; Kuda, Kiyoto – International Journal of Music Education, 2011
Few studies have been conducted on the physiological effects of creative art activities. In this study, the effects of creative art activities on human stress were investigated, and their effects were compared in 57 healthy college students (27 males and 30 females). Subjects were divided into four groups, each of which participated in 30-minute…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Music Education, Creative Activities, Handwriting
Assessing Stress Reduction as a Function of Artistic Creation and Cognitive Focus
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Curl, Krista – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2008
In this outcomes study (N=40), changes in stress levels were compared across two participant conditions for a period of artistic activity with a cognitive focus on either a personally stressful or positive situation. Results indicated that participants in the positive-focus condition demonstrated a significant decrease in stress, whereas…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Stress Management, Art Activities, Cognitive Processes