The Influence of Creative Activity on the Psychological Health of an Individual

The relevance of searching for ways to preserve an individual’s psychological health is substantiated. The defi nitions of this phenomenon, its assessment criteria, and factors aff ecting individual components of psychological health are considered. A hypothesis about the positive impact of a person’s involvement in creative activities on their psychological health is put forward and confi rmed in the course of an empirical study. In the “creative” group, higher rates of social activity, choice of constructive coping strategies, and self-attitude are recorded. Promising areas for continuing the study, and options for using its results in practice are highlighted.