Mākslas terapijas ietekme uz stresu un trauksmi darbiniekiem

Translated title of the contribution: Effects of art therapy on stress and anxiety of employees

Dace Visnola, Dagmara Sprudša, Marite Arija Baķe, Anita Piķe

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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.

Translated title of the contributionEffects of art therapy on stress and anxiety of employees
Original languageLatvian
Pages (from-to)85-91
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
Volume64
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords*

  • anxiety
  • art therapy
  • stress

Field of Science*

  • 3.2 Clinical medicine
  • 3.3 Health sciences

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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