ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
The psychological benefits of outdoor landscape sketching in higher art education: an extended SOR perspective.
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Introduction: Outdoor landscape sketching is widely used in higher art education to develop students' artistic skills and aesthetic perception. However, its potential psychological benefits and the mechanisms linking environmental experiences with students' emotional and developmental outcomes remain insufficiently understood. This study extended the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework by incorporating perceived emotional healing and perceived personal growth, proposing a dual-pathway model in which artistic creation mediates the relationships between environmental emotions and perceived psychological benefits. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 350 undergraduate art and design students from three higher education institutions in China who had participated in outdoor landscape sketching courses. Data were collected using an adapted five-point Likert questionnaire measuring emotions in natural environments, emotions in cultural environments, artistic creation, perceived emotional healing, and perceived personal growth. Exploratory factor analysis and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were used to analyze the data. Results: Emotions in natural environments were positively associated with artistic creation ( Discussion: The findings suggest that artistic creation represents an important mechanism through which environmental experiences are associated with students' perceived emotional healing and personal growth during outdoor landscape sketching courses. By extending the SOR framework with a dual-pathway mediation model, this study advances understanding of the psychological value of arts-based educational activities and provides practical implications for integrating experiential landscape sketching into higher art education to support students' emotional well-being and personal development.
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