Efficacy of Creative Clay Work for Reducing Negative Mood: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kimport, Elizabeth R.; Robbins, Steven J.

doi:10.1080/07421656.2012.680048

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“…The hypothesis that the MBAT group would experience greater reductions in perceived levels of stress on Week 10 compared with the NCT group was rejected. Neither group produced a statistically significant decrease from Week 1 to Week 10, but the NCT group condition had near-statistically significant decrease in scores pretest to posttest on Week 10 (p = .071), coinciding with literature that identifies clay work as having stress-relieving benefits (Kimport & Robbins, 2012).…”

Section: Perceptions Of Stresssupporting

confidence: 73%

“…Art therapists are trained psychotherapists with more specified training in the therapeutic properties of art materials and creative processes. Art therapy researchers are gaining a better understanding that in addition to the therapist-client relationship and the directives used in session, the art material itself can affect a client down to neurological and physiological levels (Kaimal et al, 2017;Kaimal et al, 2016;Kimport & Robbins, 2012;Kruk, Aravich, Deaver, & deBeus, 2014;Lorenzo de la Peña, 2016;Sandmire, Gorham, Rankin, & Grimm, 2012;Scholt & Gavron, 2011). Findings from previous studies suggest that the material properties of clay complement mindfulness practices, as even brief clay sculpting is associated with increased gamma and theta power, brain waves linked to information-processing and deep meditative states, respectively (Budzynski, 2006;Kruk et al, 2014).…”

Section: Overview Of Intervention Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Is There a Biofeedback Response to Art Therapy? A Technology-Assisted Approach for Reducing Anxiety and Stress in College Students

2019

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College students are exposed to daily stressors throughout their academic careers, which can have lasting consequences to their health and well-being. Mindfulness practices, art therapy, and the simple act of manipulating clay have independently demonstrated positive effects on stress and anxiety, but there is little research on the feasibility of incorporating these into an online resource for students to proactively address their mental health. In this pilot study, full-time university students (N = 15) were randomly assigned to a mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) program that used clay for all art directives or an unstructured, undirected neutral clay-manipulating task (NCT) for 10 weeks. Anxiety symptoms, salivary cortisol concentrations, and perceived levels of stress were assessed. Within-group analysis demonstrated significant decreases in anxiety symptoms and cortisol concentrations for MBAT participants, with no significant decrease in perceived stress. NCT participants experienced a significant decrease in cortisol concentrations on Week 1 but not on Week 10, with no other statistical significance in outcomes detected. Between-group analysis generated no significant interactions between variables. Based on these results, the structure of a therapist-directed online MBAT program using clay has the capacity to elicit anxiety-reducing benefits and may produce a trained biofeedback response for combating stress, offering a feasible strategy for addressing the mental health crisis on college campuses.

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Section: Perceptions Of Stresssupporting

confidence: 73%

Section: Overview Of Intervention Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There a Biofeedback Response to Art Therapy? A Technology-Assisted Approach for Reducing Anxiety and Stress in College Students

2019

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“…Hospitals are increasingly using art therapy to enhance wellness, with an "intentional shift from art on the walls to art for healing" (Lane, 2006, p. 71). In one study, clay work reduced negative moods in medical settings (Kimport & Robbins, 2012), and drawings increased children's awareness of their health conditions and their capacity to problem solve and cope with their illnesses (Rollins, 2005). Madden, Mowry, Gao, Cullen, and Foreman (2010) similarly found that drawing activities enhanced communication, understanding of illness, coping, and the emotional expression of children, and parents reported a reduction in children's pain levels and nausea following art interventions in a transfusion room.…”

Section: Medical Art Therapymentioning

confidence: 98%

A Pilot Outcome Study of Art Therapy and Music Therapy With Hospitalized Children (Étude pilote des résultats de l'art-thérapie et de la musicothérapie auprès d'enfants hospitalisés)

Metzl¹,

Morrell²,

Field³

2016

Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal

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This article presents the preliminary results of an outcome study comparing the effectiveness of art therapy and music therapy in a large pediatric medical facility. Measures of pain and mood were taken before and after sessions over two and a half years and across six therapists. The findings suggest that mood improved more effectively after art therapy than after music therapy. Although no significant difference was found in pain measured between modalities, the data indicate that music therapy might be more easily tolerated when patients are experiencing moderate or high levels of pain, as considerably fewer art therapy sessions were completed with patients reporting severe pain. A case illustration and the discussion of findings suggest possible clinical applications for maximizing the impact of expressive treatments in medical settings. R ESUM E Cet article pr esente les conclusions pr eliminaires d'une etude des r esultats comparant l'efficacit e de l'art-th erapie et de la musicoth erapie dans un grand centre m edical p ediatrique. Les mesures de la douleur et de l'humeur ont et e prises avant et apr es les s eances sur plus de deux ans et demi ans par six th erapeutes. Les r esultats indiquent que l'humeur s'am eliore de mani ere plus efficace apr es l'art-th erapie qu'apr es la musicoth erapie. Bien qu'aucune diff erence significative n'ait et e trouv ee dans la douleur mesur ee entre les modalit es, les donn ees portent a penser que la musicoth erapie est plus facilement tol er ee lorsque les patients connaissent des niveaux de douleur allant de mod er es a elev es, etant donn e que beaucoup moins de s eances d'art-th erapie ont puêtre compl et ees avec des patients pr esentant une douleur s ev ere. Une illustration de cas et la discussion des r esultats proposent des applications cliniques possibles pour maximiser l'impact des traitements expressifs dans les milieux m edicaux.

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“…According to Collie, Backos, Malchiodi, and Spiegel (2006), art-making, especially in the context of PTSD and the military, enhances feelings of safety and relaxation, generates positive and more regulated emotions, and promotes relational bonding. Art therapy furthermore can assist in the integration of fragmentary and sensory traumatic memories (Collie et al, 2006;Lobban, 2016;Walker, 2017) and foster reward perception through positive mood (Chilton et al, 2015;Kimport & Robbins, 2012). While research on TBI and art therapy is limited, individual and group art therapy have been found to be effective in helping TBI patients with emotional expression, socialisation, emotional adaptation to mental and physical disabilities, and communication in a creative and nonthreatening way (Barker & Brunk, 1991;Dodd, 1975;Lazarus-Leff, 1998).…”

Section: Art Therapy Treatment For Ptsd and Tbimentioning

confidence: 99%

Art therapy interventions for active duty military service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury

Jones¹,

Walker²,

Drass³

et al. 2017

International Journal of Art Therapy

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This paper provides an overview of short and long-term art therapy treatment approaches, used in the USA, for military service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The described clinical approaches are based on the theoretical foundations and the art therapists' experiences in providing individualised care for the unique needs of the patient population. The art therapy models and directives are designed to be more therapist-led in the short-term model, moving on to an increasingly patient-led format in the long-term treatment model. The overall objectives of art therapy are: to support identity integration, externalisation, and authentic self-expression; to promote group cohesion; and to process grief, loss, and trauma. In addition, programme evaluation is used in both settings as a means to understand participants' experiences and the perceived value of art therapy.

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Efficacy of Creative Clay Work for Reducing Negative Mood: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 46 publications

References 18 publications

Is There a Biofeedback Response to Art Therapy? A Technology-Assisted Approach for Reducing Anxiety and Stress in College Students

Is There a Biofeedback Response to Art Therapy? A Technology-Assisted Approach for Reducing Anxiety and Stress in College Students

A Pilot Outcome Study of Art Therapy and Music Therapy With Hospitalized Children (Étude pilote des résultats de l'art-thérapie et de la musicothérapie auprès d'enfants hospitalisés)

Art therapy interventions for active duty military service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury

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