The Effect of a Recreational Activity Program Apply Art to Promote Mental Well-being and Creative Thinking of College of Fine Arts Students

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: (1) to compare the mean scores of mental well-being and creativity before and after implementation of an experimental groups and control groups, and (2) to compare the mean scores of mental well-being and creativity after implementation between the experimental group and the control group. Methods The sample consisted of 40 undergraduate students. Divided into an experimental group of 20 students and a control group of 20 students. The duration of the study was 8 weeks. The research instruments included: (1) the experimental instrument, which was a recreational activity Program Apply Art consisting of 8 activities, and (2) data collection instruments, which were a mental well-being assessment form and a creativity assessment from with IOC 1.00 and reliabilities of 0.83 and 0.86. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the t-test to examine differences in mean scores of mental well-being and creativity. Results The findings revealed that: (1) the mean scores of mental well-being and creativity of the experimental group after the experiment were significantly higher than before the experiment at the .05 level; and (2) the mean scores of mental well-being and creativity after the experiment of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group at the .05 level.