Effects of Clay Art Therapy on Emotion Regulation and Hair Cortisol Concentration for Youth With Emotional Problems

Joshua Kin Man Nan; Xiao Shan Huang; Man Ying Kang

doi:10.1080/07421656.2023.2202289

Effects of Clay Art Therapy on Emotion Regulation and Hair Cortisol Concentration for Youth With Emotional Problems

Joshua Kin Man Nan^*, Xiao Shan Huang, Man Ying Kang

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This novel study pushed forth current research by evaluating the effects of a clay art therapy (CAT) program on emotion regulation and the level of hair cortisol as a physiological response. Forty-one students aged 15–17 years with at least a mild form of emotional problems were randomized into a CAT group and a waitlist control (CON) group. The CAT group comprised six 2-h weekly sessions led by an experienced art therapist. Wilcoxon t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests and a full regression model were employed to analyze the results. The study supports the positive effect of CAT on the emotion regulation ability of youth. The elevation of HCC after intervention may not be pathological but a sign of benefit to health.

Original language	English
Number of pages	9
Journal	Art Therapy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2202289
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 19 May 2023

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Complementary and Manual Therapy

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Clay art therapy
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale
adolescents
biomarkers
hair cortisol concentration

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