The objective of this study was to determine if either creative movement or art were effective at decreasing stress among college students and improving their mood. Sixty participants were randomly assigned to either a movement (n = 30) or an art (n = 30) intervention. Before the intervention, participants in both conditions wrote about a current stressor, rated their perceived intensity of the stressor, and completed a mood questionnaire (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; Watson et al., 1988). Following the intervention participants again completed the mood questionnaire, wrote about a current stressor, and rated their perceived intensity of the stressor. Two-way ANOVAs (group x time) found significant reductions in stress (p < .001) and negative affect (p < .001), in addition to increases in positive affect (p = .007) for both groups from pre- to post-intervention. Our results suggest that briefly partaking in creative movement or art can psychologically help college students in the short-term.

这项研究的目的是确定创造性运动或艺术是否能有效减轻大学生的压力并改善他们的情绪。60名参与者被随机分配到运动（n = 30）或艺术（n = 30）干预中。在进行干预之前，两种情况的参与者都写了有关当前压力源的信息，评估了他们对压力源的感知强度，并完成了情绪问卷（正面和负面影响表； Watson等，1988）。干预后，参与者再次完成了情绪问卷，写了有关当前压力源的信息，并评估了他们对压力源的感知强度。双向方差分析（组x时间）发现，除了积极影响（p =）增加外，压力（p <.001）和负面影响（p <.001）显着降低。007），从干预前到干预后。我们的研究结果表明，短暂参与创造性运动或艺术活动可以在短期内从心理上帮助大学生。