Abstract
This study focuses on the relationship between the impact of art interventions on the emotional wellbeing of Grade 9 and 10 students living in conflicted-affected areas of Myanmar. The study employs a quantitative experimental methodology to examine emotions visually through students’ drawings following the 2021 military coup that has affected every aspect of everyday life, including interruption to education leading to alienation for adolescents and a dramatic increase in youth mental health issues. The research investigates the impact of structured art sessions, including both free and guided drawing, on the emotional well-being of students who have experienced a prolonged period of conflict. According to the results, structured art sessions showed a clear pattern of art's therapeutic effects on students in conflict settings, including increased happiness and decreased sadness and worry.
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Lugyi No, University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States
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Conference: ECAH2024
Stream: Arts - Other Arts
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No L. (2024) Art Intervention’s Role in Emotional Resilience Among Myanmar’s Adolescents ISSN: 2188-1111 – The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 301-310) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2024.25
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2024.25
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