“…The related literature studied the effects of art therapy on various psychiatric and physical patient groups and adolescents. For example, in some studies, the effects of art therapy on symptom profile, insight, and social functioning, positive and negative symptoms and alexithymia level, and personal and social skills in patients with schizophrenia (Sarandöl et al 2013, Günay 2017, Ataseven 2018, the effect on the quality of life of children with cancer (Özcan 2012), the effect of art therapy method applied to older people with dementia on cognitive status (Bulduk et al 2017) and the effect on body perception, happiness levels, the tendency to express emotions, difficulty in regulating emotions, and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents (Tunç 2007, Karataş 2016) have been searched. Since the number of studies based on artistic activities for adolescents is limited, this study aims to conduct a study based on artistic practices in adolescents.…”