Mindfulness & Making Art: Comparing Primary Research on Positive Psychology Interventions

Abstract

This paper compare research on two different positive psychology interventions targeting people with generalized anxiety disorder. Specifically, this paper critiques the methodologies of the study by Abbing et al. (2019) on art therapy and Hoge et al (2013) on mindfulness meditation. The potential influence of confounding variables, the placebo effect, and participant engagement on the authors conclusions are examined in detail.