Abstract The Artopia: Creative Healing with Veterans program was a collaboration between the University of Texas Arlington’s Art + Art History Department, Department of Psychology, and Veterans Assistance Center along with our community partner The Art Station. The objective of this pilot study was to examine how art therapy could benefit veterans’ mood states and psychological distress. Five art therapy workshops over seven months were assessed using a quasi-experimental design. Quantitative data from pre- and post-test surveys were collected and qualitative data from comments and semi-structured interviews were used to contextualize the quantitative data. Findings indicated an overall significant positive mood state increase before and after art therapy. Moreover, veteran participants perceived benefits of engaging in art therapy were positive.

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Artopia 计划：检验艺术疗法对退伍军人情绪的影响

摘要 Artopia：与退伍军人的创造性治疗计划是德克萨斯大学阿灵顿大学艺术与艺术史系、心理学系和退伍军人援助中心以及我们的社区合作伙伴艺术站之间的合作项目。这项试点研究的目的是研究艺术疗法如何有益于退伍军人的情绪状态和心理困扰。使用准实验设计对七个多月的五个艺术治疗研讨会进行了评估。收集了来自测试前和测试后调查的定量数据，并使用来自评论和半结构化访谈的定性数据将定量数据置于上下文中。结果表明，在艺术治疗之前和之后，积极情绪状态总体上显着增加。此外，资深参与者认为参与艺术治疗的好处是积极的。