The Efficacy of an Expressive Arts-Based Psychological Intervention on Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Emotion Regulation among Thai Undergraduate Students with Social Media Addiction in Bangkok

Sutawadee Arttapiyapun and Donald A. Johnson Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand Pages 43 - 51 Social media addiction has found as a problem worldwide that induces many negative consequences for the users, especially in young adults. This study aimed to examine the efficacy of an expressive arts-based intervention on basic psychological needs satisfaction and emotion regulation among Thai undergraduate students with social media addiction in Bangkok. the efficacy of the expressive arts-based intervention in this study can provide all three participants an inspiring, creating, and growth process which help them be aware of and able to manage their own strengths and be able to manage their negative emotions or circumstances. Overall, the results were surprisingly transformative for the participants. Keywords: basic psychological needs satisfaction, emotion regulation, social media addiction, expressive arts-based psychological intervention.