APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Can Coloring Reduce Stress and Improve Working Memory in the Elderly?
- Alexus Lepere
University of North Florida - Tracy Alloway
University of North Florida
Abstract
Two coloring activities were administered to elderly participants to evaluate the effects on stress, anxiety, and working memory. Both, coloring a mandala and doodling, decreased anxiety, while increasing stress and working memory.
Aging