Abstract

This study examined the impact of digital versus traditional mandala coloring on death anxiety levels among 69 adults over the age of 50. Participants were randomly assigned to a digital coloring, traditional coloring, or non-art activity (completing a word search) and levels of death anxiety were compared following a death anxiety induction. We hypothesized digital and traditional coloring conditions would result in lower levels of death anxiety compared to non-art activity, but traditional coloring would result in the lowest levels of death anxiety. Results indicated no main effect for the experimental condition, but among participants low in technology literacy, traditional coloring resulted in lower death anxiety compared to digital coloring, suggesting its therapeutic value.

摘要

这项研究调查了 69 名 50 岁以上成年人中数字曼陀罗着色与传统曼陀罗着色对死亡焦虑水平的影响。参与者被随机分配到数字着色、传统着色或非艺术活动（完成单词搜索）和水平在死亡焦虑诱导后比较死亡焦虑。我们假设与非艺术活动相比，数字和传统着色条件会导致较低水平的死亡焦虑，但传统着色会导致最低水平的死亡焦虑。结果表明，实验条件没有主要影响，但在技术素养较低的参与者中，与数字着色相比，传统着色导致死亡焦虑较低，这表明其治疗价值。