Analysis of the Role and Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence in Art Therapy

Abstract

This paper discusses the critical role of art therapy in solving various psychological problems, and introduces an innovative immersive and interactive art therapy mechanism based on artificial intelligence (AI), which combines machine learning and AI algorithms to realize embodied interactions between the learner, the machine, and the environment.The study analyzes the changes of students’ status before and after receiving art therapy in terms of various dimensions, including students’ social avoidance, general well-being, and self-emotions. Using regression modeling, the study validated the positive effects of art therapy on students’ mental health, cognitive abilities, and depression levels. It showed that art therapy had a statistically significant impact on improving students’ mental health, cognition, and reducing depressive symptoms at the 1% level of significance. Students who participated in art therapy had a 0.329 unit increase in mental health scores compared to non-participants, and this study provides a valuable reference and idea for the application of expressive art therapy in mental health education.