NDLI: Short-term mood repair through art-making: Positive emotion is more effective than venting

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Author	Dalebroux, Anne Goldstein, Thalia R. Winner, Ellen
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	We examined two mechanisms by which creating visual art may serve as a form of short-term mood repair. After viewing a film that induced a negatively valenced mood, participants were given a self-report affect grid that assessed mood valence and arousal. Participants then engaged in one of three tasks: creating a drawing expressing their current mood (venting), creating a drawing depicting something happy (positive emotion), or scanning a sheet for specific symbols (distraction control). Mood valence and arousal were then reassessed. Arousal remained unchanged after the interventions in all conditions. Valence became more positive in all three conditions, but the greatest improvement occurred after the positive emotion intervention. Valence improved no more after venting than after the control task. Results show that in the short-term, attending to and venting one’s negative feelings through art-making is a less effective means of improving mood than is turning away from a negative mood to something more positive. These findings are consistent with research on the beneficial effects of positive emotions and cast doubt on the often assumed view that artists improve their well being by expressing suffering.
Starting Page	288
Ending Page	295
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01467239
Journal	Motivation and Emotion
Volume Number	32
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15736644
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2008-11-01
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Short term mood repair Coping Emotion regulation Venting Visual art Clinical Psychology Personality & Social Psychology Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Social Psychology

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