APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Can Coloring Reduce Stress and Improve Working Memory in the Elderly?

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Cognitive

  • 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

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