Art Therapy in the Format of Stress-Overcoming Behavior in the Context of Organizing Students’ Creative Work

The authors of a scientific publication in the context of organizing creative work for students, the authors study the influence of art therapy on the consequences of stress. In order to experimentally confirm the influence of elements of fine art on the psycho-emotional well-being of students (reducing stress levels), the authors conducted an empirical study on a sample of students from the Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University. A total of 82 subjects took part in the study. As the main methods, the authors use observation, survey, analysis of educational and scientific literature, formalized methods: the PSM25 psychological stress scale (Lemur-Tesier-Fillion psychological stress scale) and the «A. Leonova Subjective Comfort Scale». The mathematical criteria were the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test and the Wilcoxon T test. As part of the study, the authors come to the conclusion that isotherapy is an effective tool for reducing stress and increasing the subjective comfort of students.

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