Table 5.

A Comparison of art therapy pretest-posttest mean scores of the scales.

Scale/Measure	(n = 24) Mean ±	Z score	p value
Emotional expression scale pre-session	116 ± 16	−3.184b	0.001
Emotional expression scale post-session	130 ± 22.5
Psychological wellbeing scale pre-session	130 ± 4	−2.52b	0.012
Psychological wellbeing scale post-session	143 ± 5
Mental health promotion scale pre-session	95 ± 8.4	−3.21b	0.00
Mental health promotion scale post-session	101.2 ± 9.07

*p < 0.05. **Wilcoxon test was applied.