<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study was designed to determine if art therapy has any effect on the stress and anxiety of employees. The results demonstrated that before and after art therapy in the study group, the level of the stress indicator (cortisol) over twenty-four hours and also the state of anxiety decreased significantly (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). The mean final stress level and situational anxiety for the study group were significantly lower (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05) than those for the control group. No significant changes were found for trait anxiety in any of the groups. These findings suggest that art therapy for employees is a preventive measure for a person to understand stress situations and to be capable to manage their anxiety, react adequately and to cope with stress, thus improving the quality of life by creative means.</p></abstract>

The study was designed to determine if art therapy has any effect on the stress and anxiety of employees. The results demonstrated that before and after art therapy in the study group, the level of the stress indicator (cortisol) over twenty-four hours and also the state of anxiety decreased significantly (P < 0.05). The mean final stress level and situational anxiety for the study group were significantly lower (P < 0.05) than those for the control group. No significant changes were found for trait anxiety in any of the groups. These findings suggest that art therapy for employees is a preventive measure for a person to understand stress situations and to be capable to manage their anxiety, react adequately and to cope with stress, thus improving the quality of life by creative means.

Effects of art therapy on stress and anxiety of employees

Rīga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16, Rīga, LV-1007, LATVIA

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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The study was designed to determine if art therapy has any effect on the stress and anxiety of employees. The results demonstrated that before and after art...

Effects of art therapy on stress and anxiety of employees

Published Online: Aug 18, 2010

Page range: 85 - 91

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-010-0020-y

Keywords
art therapy, stress, anxiety

This content is open access.

Effects of art therapy on stress and anxiety of employees

Published Online: Aug 18, 2010

Page range: 85 - 91

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-010-0020-y

Keywordsart therapy, stress, anxiety

This content is open access.

Keywords
art therapy, stress, anxiety