March 2025:

Our team presented a symposium titled “Playfulness and Creative Arts in Enhancing Health and Well Being” at the annual Division 10 conference in New Haven, CT.

This symposium examined the role of playfulness and creative arts in enhancing well-being across diverse contexts: the impact of playful improvisational theatre on cognitive function in older adults; drama as an intervention to address minority stress among LGBTQ+ youth; the use of musical synchronicity in anxiety interventions; and the role of playfulness as a coping strategy during conflict