Drawing and Anxiety Study

The guided drawing activity is a 20 minute session which integrates mindfulness and drawing elements. Participants were given a pencil and blank paper to use while they watched a pre-recorded video guiding them through a mindfulness and drawing activity. In the pre-recorded video, participants are instructed to draw elements of nature from exemplar photographs (e.g., leaves, twigs). The activity incorporates drawing with aspects of mindfulness meditation (i.e., being non-judgmental of thoughts and behaviors, focusing on breathing, and embodiment).

Participants are instructed to draw freely for about 20 minutes.

Participants are instructed to complete simple paper and pencil activities (e.g., mazes, connect the dots) for about 20 minutes.