The Effects of Coloring on Anxiety, Mood, and Perseverance

Autor/inn/en	Eaton, Judy; Tieber, Christine
Titel	The Effects of Coloring on Anxiety, Mood, and Perseverance
Quelle	In: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 34 (2017) 1, S.42-46 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
DOI	10.1080/07421656.2016.1277113
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Freehand Drawing; Color; Task Analysis; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Persistence; Pretests Posttests; Stress Management; Comparative Analysis; Well Being; Foreign Countries; Likert Scales; Time on Task; Affective Measures; Statistical Analysis; Canada; State Trait Anxiety Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drawing; Zeichnen; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Aufgabenanalyse; Angst; Ausdauer; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Likert-Skala; Zeitaufwand; Statistische Analyse; Kanada
Abstract	This study tested whether the structure of a coloring task has an effect on anxiety, mood, and perseverance. Eighty-five undergraduate students were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 coloring conditions: free choice, where they could color an image using any colors they wanted, and forced choice, where they were instructed to copy the colors of a precolored image. Anxiety and mood were measured before and after coloring; in addition, perseverance was measured after coloring. Results showed positive effects of coloring, with greater anxiety reduction and evidence of higher perseverance in the free-choice group compared to the forced-choice group. This suggests that well-being might be facilitated by a coloring task that balances structure and engagement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01