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August 20, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

“Happiness tree”: a thematic art-based group counseling method for enhancing positive psychological traits in Chinese college students

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FXFangzhou XieMTMengyao TangSWShanshan Wu

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Intervention study shows improvements in subjective well-being and self-efficacy among college students using thematic art-based counseling, suggesting its effectiveness for mental health.

Key Points

  • Participants experienced improvements in subjective well-being and general self-efficacy after the intervention, highlighting its potential impact.
  • Results indicate that the Happiness Tree method significantly enhanced positive psychological traits compared to the control group.
  • This observational analysis involved 36 college students engaged in symbolic drawing and reflective writing across six counseling sessions.
  • Findings support the use of art-based interventions for fostering mental health, particularly in educational settings.

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Xie et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4cdfad7bf08b1ead6861https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1651008
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