Patrícia Arriaga

Through the door or the looking glass? Comparing in-person and virtual hospital clowning impact on parents’ anxiety and children’s negative emotions

Abstract This study compared in-person and virtual hospital clown interventions to a control group, assessing children’s negative emotions and parental anxiety before and after intervention. Ninety-five children (52 girls, aged 4–17, M = 9.75) and their parents were assigned to i...