@article{166,
  keywords = {Perceived stress, Leisure activities, Art intervention, Gender differences},
  author = {Minerva T.J. Vanegas-Farfano and Lucía del Carmen Quezada-Berúmen and Mónica T. González-Ramírez},
  title = {Artistic-leisure activities and perceived stress},
  abstract = {Leisure activities, other than work or school, provide resources for health. This study proposes drawing as a coping mechanism against the perception of stress. It included 216 university students (53 men, 163 women) without a diagnosis of depression or anxiety. Participants were divided into 6 experimental groups as follows: drawing related to the stressor, drawing as a distraction or drawing as a conflict-oriented activity, each with or without text. The Perceived Stress Scale and pictures from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) were used. Analysis of variance and paired t-test analyses showed a significant decrease in perceived stress in 4 groups (post-test): drawing as a distraction with and without text, image reproduction as a distraction without text and drawing related to the stressor with text. Gender differences were found, with pre-test stress higher in women and post-test stress lower. The importance of gender in these interventions is underlined.},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés},
  volume = {22},
  number = {2-3},
  pages = {68-73},
  month = {jul},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  issn = {1134-7937},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134793716300331},
  doi = {10.1016/J.ANYES.2016.10.002},
}