Can Coloring Mandalas Reduce Anxiety?

Nancy A. Curry, Tim Kasser

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful. The earliest on record is from 2012.

Can Coloring Mandalas Reduce Anxiety? A Replication Study, van der Vennet & Serice (2012). Art Therapy. Outcome recorded: successful. Results support the hypothesis that coloring a mandala reduces anxiety to a significantly greater degree than coloring on a plaid design or coloring on a blank paper. Outcome read from the abstract. View paper

Curry, N. A., & Kasser, T. (2005). Can Coloring Mandalas Reduce Anxiety? Art Therapy, 22(2), 81–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2005.10129441