2020 Wiggins Memorial Library Academic Symposium

The use of visual arts self-care implementation has been rationalized by prior research for more than ten years. Assessing college students’ mental well-being through an instrument that is known as the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale survey and implementing visual arts self-care provided a look into the positive influence that the technique can produce. Pre- and post-tests were given, resulting in the scores to be significantly different. Paired t-test results showed post-test scores to be significantly higher, with (Mpre-test= 44.9, Mpost-test= 54.1) t(9)=-3.512, p= .007, leading for further research to be conducted pertaining to this relationship.