The research in this study seeks to investigate the notion of flow theory and positive psychology and their correlating impact on the ability of people in a community setting to reach a higher level of flourishing by engaging in the creative arts. The study predicts that an observable positive change as recorded according to a scale that measures flourishing occurs when people engage in art therapy experientials. An introduction and literature review will be presented to aid in clarifying the source of inspiration for this study as well as supporting research that helped formulate the research design and methodology. Information describing how the data will be collected and analyzed will conclude the third section, explaining in detail the flourishing scale as well as other measures being used. In the remaining chapters, the data collected from the study will be presented and discussed as they pertain to the research questions. The study ultimately found positive improvement in the ability of the participants to reach a higher level of flourishing, experiencing more positive affect and less negative affect as a result of engaging in a series of 6 painting sessions. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Art Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2014. / July 18, 2014. / Art Therapy / Includes bibliographical references. / David Gussak, Professor Directing Thesis; Marcia Rosal, Committee Member; Jeffrey Broome, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_185361 |
| Contributors | Burkewitz, Jaimie (authoraut), Gussak, David (professor directing thesis), Rosal, Marcia (committee member), Broome, Jeffrey (committee member), Department of Art Education (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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