Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】 Objective: To explore the effect of painting art therapy on anxiety of junior students. Methods: 634 junior middle school students in Dongguan City, Qingxi middle school were using SAS scale for anxiety investigation.Sixty-six students with SAS score of ≥ 60 points were selected as study subjects. All the subjects were divided into control group and experimental group according to the random number table method.Each group has 34 students. The subjects in the control group were given general psychological counseling intervention, the experimental group of students to give the treatment of painting intervention, all subjects were 2 times a week, each 45 minutes, five consecutive weeks of intervention. The differences of SAS scores between the two groups were compared before and after the intervention. Results: A total of 62 (18.71%), ≥ 70 (moderate anxiety) were recorded in 634 students with SAS score of 50-59 (mild anxiety), 62 (9.78%), 60-69 (moderate anxiety) ) A total of 29 (4.57%);The SAS scores of the two groups were lower than those before the intervention (P <0.05);The score of SAS in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P <0.05).All the girls who participated in the experiment were higher than boys before and after the intervention (P <0.05).Conclusion: Drawing therapy can effectively improve the symptoms of anxiety in junior high school students. The school should give corresponding intervention for students with different anxiety and gender.

【Keywords】Drawing therapy; anxiety; psychological intervention; treatment effect