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Direct linkKoo, Jongsoon; Thomas, Elizabeth – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of art therapy for 9 children with autism spectrum disorder in India using a pre-post experimental design with a control group. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale was used to measure symptoms before and after 8 individual art therapy sessions, and changes in the children's art development was…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Northcott, Jessica L.; Frein, Scott T. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2017
In this study we examined the effects of drawing on positive and negative affect, when negative mood induction is not used as has been done in prior research. There were 64 participants ranging in age from 18 to 24 who completed 1 of the following activities: drawing, writing, or sitting quietly for 10 min. Positive and negative affects were…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Freehand Drawing, Art Therapy, Undergraduate Students
D'Amico, Miranda; Lalonde, Corinne – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2017
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research study was to evaluate the effectiveness of art therapy for teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The program we tested was structured to provide a therapeutic setting for children to discuss difficulties they experience in their social interactions, and give them…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Interpersonal Competence, Outcomes of Treatment, Autism
Laurer, Mattye; van der Vennet, Renée – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2015
This study investigated whether art production or viewing and sorting art reproductions would be more effective in reducing negative mood and anxiety for 28 adults with substance use disorders. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups and completed pre- and posttest measures of negative mood and anxiety The hypothesis that art…
Descriptors: Adults, Substance Abuse, Art Therapy, Psychological Patterns
Clay and Anxiety Reduction: A One-Group, Pretest/Posttest Design with Patients on a Psychiatric Unit
Kimport, Elizabeth R.; Hartzell, Elizabeth – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2015
Little research exists on using clay as an anxiety-reducing intervention with patients in psychiatric hospitals. This article reports on a study that used a one-group, pretest/posttest design with 49 adults in a psychiatric facility who created a clay pinch pot. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used as a pre- and posttest measure.…
Descriptors: Art Materials, Art Therapy, Anxiety, Intervention
Pike, Amanda Alders – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2013
This study examined the effect of art therapy on the cognitive performance of a multisite, ethnically diverse sample ("N" = 91) of older adults. Participants were recruited from several U.S. facilities that included a community center, a retirement center, an adult daycare, an assisted living facility, and a skilled nursing facility.…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Older Adults, Cognitive Ability, Intervention
Download full textAlders, Amanda; Levine-Madori, Linda – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2010
This article presents the results of a pilot study investigating the efficacy of art therapy to enhance cognitive performance in a sample of 24 elderly Hispanic/Latino members of a community center who participated in a weekly structured thematic therapeutic arts program. A 12-week, quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest, nonrandomized, controlled…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Community Centers, Art Therapy, Cognitive Ability
