BACKGROUND In contrast to the field of art therapy, the use of art-making as a form of reflective or creative practice by social scientists by themselves or for themselves has been limited. In this article, we describe the impetus and outcomes for collective art-making within our group of seven health researchers. METHODS As a group, we represent sociology, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and kinesiology, as well as interdisciplinary studies. Guided by a professional artist, we engaged with mixed media to explore our experiences as psychosocial cancer researchers. RESULTS Findings are brought to light through a process and outcome narrative that highlights the meaningfulness of cancer to researchers. CONCLUSIONS Key learnings could inform initiatives that other health researchers might undertake if choosing to expand beyond prevalent models of art as intervention for those who are ill to more fully engage those who explore such lines of inquiry.

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定位我们自己：使用混合媒体传达心理社会癌症研究的经验。

背景技术与艺术治疗领域相反，艺术创作作为社会科学家自己或为他们自己的反思或创造性实践的一种形式的使用受到限制。在本文中，我们描述了我们的七名健康研究人员小组中集体艺术创作的动力和成果。方法 作为一个团体，我们代表社会学、心理学、护理、职业治疗和运动机能学，以及跨学科研究。在专业艺术家的指导下，我们与混合媒体合作，探索我们作为社会心理癌症研究人员的经历。结果 通过过程和结果叙述揭示了研究结果，突出了癌症对研究人员的意义。