ERIC Number: EJ1429129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-1656
EISSN: EISSN-2159-9394
Drawing in a Circle: Therapeutic Benefits on Anxiety in High and Low Stress Conditions
Aris Karagiorgakis; Kaitlin Palmer
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v41 n2 p83-91 2024
Prior research suggests that creating art can reduce mental health symptoms, such as anxiety. It has also been proposed that creating art within the geometric shape of a circle may confer additional therapeutic benefits. However, it remains unclear whether creating art within a circle or creating art with no restrictions reduces anxiety in both low and/or high stress conditions. A total of 158 students participated in an experimental 2 (high stress/low stress) x 3 (draw within a circle, draw freeform, and control) between-subjects design. Anxiety levels significantly decreased across all three conditions after a stressor, but only the drawing conditions decreased anxiety below baseline levels. Results suggest that drawing within a circle and drawing freeform both reduce anxiety following a stressor.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Art Therapy, Freehand Drawing, Anxiety, Stress Management, Geometric Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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