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Impact of Group Art Therapy Using Traditional Chinese Materials on Self-Efficacy and Social Function for Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

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Tong, Jie, Yu, Wei, Fan, Xiwang, Sun, Xirong, Zhang, Jie, Zhang, Jiechun, Zhang, Tingting·2021·Frontiers in Psychology
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571124PMC PMC7855174
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of group art therapy using traditional Chinese materials on improving the self-efficacy and social function of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. In China, little research has been conducted on patients to measure the effectiveness of group art therapy, especially using traditional Chinese materials. To address this research gap, 104 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia were tested in a group art therapy program that included 30 treatment sessions and used a wide variety of materials, including traditional Chinese materials, such as Chinese calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, Chinese embroidery, and Chinese beads. The effect of art therapy was analyzed using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Scale of Social Skills for Psychiatric Inpatients (SSPI). This study demonstrates that group art therapy using traditional Chinese materials can improve self-efficacy and social function, reducing social and life function problems, and promote the recovery of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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  • Art interventions improved social functioning in psychosis compared to treatment-as-usual.

    “All studies found statistically significant improvements in social functioning in psychosis compared to TAU (Pérez‐Aguado et al. 2024; Sarandöl et al. 2024; Tong et al. 2021).”

    From Social Functioning Interventions in Psychosis: A Systematic Review. (2025) · cites this paper as Tong et al. 2021

    The Results (Analysis of Psychiatric Inpatients’ Social Skills; page not available) report significant improvements in social-function scores in the art-therapy group, but not in the control group. The Methods (Group Art Therapy Intervention; page not available) say controls also attended twice-weekly free-creation sessions with art materials, so this was not a treatment-as-usual-only comparison. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • All three art intervention studies employed structured group-based art interventions, facilitated by trained art therapists, with sessions ranging from 60 to 90 min over 12-22 weeks.

    “All three studies, employed structured group‐based art interventions, facilitated by trained art therapists, with sessions ranging from 60 to 90 min over 12–22 weeks (Pérez‐Aguado et al. 2024; Sarandöl et al. 2024; Tong et al. 2021).”

    From Social Functioning Interventions in Psychosis: A Systematic Review. (2025) · cites this paper as Tong et al. 2021

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Tong, J., Yu, W., Fan, X., Sun, X., Zhang, J., Zhang, J., & Zhang, T.
Affiliations
Tongji University (CN)
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Yu, Wei
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Frontiers in Psychology
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Frontiers Media SA
Published
2021-01-20
Volume
11
Pages
571124-571124
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571124
PMC
PMC7855174
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W3121514692
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30
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5
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Funders
Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission (201640379)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Art Therapy and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Art Education and Development
Keywords
group art therapy, schizophrenia, self-efficacy, social function, social skills, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, Chinese embroidery, psychiatric inpatients, cultural adaptation of therapy

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