Journal article
Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making
Art therapy, v 33(2), pp 74-80
02 Apr 2016
PMID: 27695158
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
This quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of visual art making on the cortisol levels of 39 healthy adults. Participants provided saliva samples to assess cortisol levels before and after 45 minutes of art making. Participants also provided written responses about the experience at the end of the session. Results indicate that art making resulted in statistically significant lowering of cortisol levels. Participants' written responses indicated that they found the art-making session to be relaxing, enjoyable, helpful for learning about new aspects of self, freeing from constraints, an evolving process of initial struggle to later resolution, and about flow/losing themselves in the work. They also reflected that the session evoked a desire to make art in the future. There were weak associations between changes in cortisol level and age, time of day, and participant responses related to learning about one's self and references to an evolving process in art making. There were no significant differences in outcomes based on prior experiences with art making, media choice, or gender.
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- Title
- Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making
- Creators
- Girija Kaimal - Drexel UniversityKendra Ray - Drexel UniversityJuan Muniz - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Art therapy, v 33(2), pp 74-80
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000377033300004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84975073328
- Other Identifier
- 991019168497004721
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- Psychology, Clinical
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