Mattern, Kinga, A (2024) Development and Emotions: To what Extent Does the Valence of Emotions Felt in Art Appreciation Affect the Semiotic Strategies Used by Children to Appreciate and Interact with Art. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Introduction: This study investigated the question of how children interact with art on cognitive and emotional levels. The first hypothesis predicted positive valence of emotion would be more associated with the semiotic strategy of perception. The second hypothesis predicted age would have a positive correlation with picking an emotionally mixed object. The third hypothesis predicted the number of semiotic strategies used when interacting with a single meaningful object would increase with age. Methods: 54 participants were recruited in pairs (65% female, 35% male). The study employed a mixed-methods, repeated-measures design. Participants were split into the Children group and the Teenagers group for some analyses. Participants were asked to choose a meaningful object to talk about with their peer. The experiment consisted of a pre-questionnaire phase, a conversation phase, and a post-questionnaire phase. Data analyzed was collected from the pre-questionnaire. Results: Positive valence of emotion had positive correlations with all semantic strategies, although the strongest and only statistically significant correlation was with imagination (r=0.548,p=.023). Age was found to have a statistically significant correlation with experiencing negative emotions regarding the selected artwork (r=0.276,p=.044) and a nonsignificant positive association with choosing an object that elicits negative emotions (r=0.197,p=.154). Only participants in the Teenagers group exhibited a statistically positive association between their age and the number of cognitive strategies they used when engaging with their peers’ object (r=0.507,p=.032). Conclusions: Development plays an active role in how children approach and interact with meaningful objects in their lives.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schino, G. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2024 08:22 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2024 08:22 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3161 |
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