Han, Chaeri (2023) Complex emotions and mood improvement in anxiety-prone adults during art reception. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Among the most prevalent mental health disorders today is anxiety disorders. Interestingly, various literature shed light on the potential contribution of art experiences in alleviating anxiety and improving mood, as well as the relevant role of complex emotions in such art experiences. In this paper, we investigate the main research question,“Does the experience of complex emotions during art reception contribute to mood improvement in anxiety-prone adults?”, and the following hypothesis that complex emotions do indeed play a critical role. To explore this, an experiment was conducted in Groningen, the Netherlands, in which 38 adults participated (in pairs or dyads) in an artistic experience by having a conversation with their peers about artworks they perceived as meaningful to themselves. Participants were also asked to fill out questionnaires about their emotions (among other things) before and after this conversation. Using data from the questionnaires and audio recordings of the conversations, a mixed methods approach was employed for data analysis, in which chi-squared tests, a Pearson’s correlation, and a qualitative coding analysis were performed. Although the majority of these analyses yielded non-significant results, common patterns observed from the study offers an important implication that the variables complex emotions, mood improvement, and anxiety levels during art experiences are interrelated. Nevertheless, future research is recommended to establish more conclusive results.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schino, G. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2023 07:24 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2023 07:24 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2162 |
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