This research was conducted by Jenny M. Groarke and Michael J. Hogan at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
This study sought to determine how mood enhancement and other positive effects of music listening interact to support wellbeing, and how these factors differed between younger and older people. Mood regulation …
This research was conducted by Eleftherios Giovanis at Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Turkey
This paper explores the ‘participation of migrants in socio-cultural activities related to arts, theatre, concerts and sports events’ and the impact of that participation on subjective well-being (SWB). The research looked at the experience of first, second …
This research was conducted by Eryn Piper Block and three others at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA
This study tracked young adults in America to discover that frequent participation in the performing arts was associated with positive mental health. The same was not true for writing or visual …
This research was conducted by Urszula Tymoszuk and five others at the Royal College of Music
This paper adds to the growing body of evidence on the relationship between arts and wellbeing. Unsurprisingly, the research found that ‘more arts engagement was associated with higher levels of wellbeing, social connectedness, and …
This research was conducted by Chris Hand at Kingston University.
This research took data from two years of the Taking Part survey (2012-2013) and compared people’s happiness levels with their arts attendance. The research was therefore based on a data set of more than 7,000 people. Overall there was …
This research was conducted by Daisy Fancourt, Louise Baxter and Fabiana Lorencatto at University College London
This paper explored ‘barriers to engagement in participatory arts activities amongst people with either depression or anxiety’. Active participation in the arts is known to generate a mixture of positive outcomes: it often makes …
This research was conducted by Rossana L. De Feudis and five others at San Paulo Hospital and two other institutions in Bari, Italy
This paper describes the results of a study into the use of art therapy during a course of cancer treatment. We know that art therapies can benefit …
This research was conducted by Sophie Lee, Desmond O’Neill and Hilary Moss at the University of Limerick and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dementia is a progressive and uncurable condition which not only impacts people with the disease but also their carers and wider society. It is widely acknowledged that group …
This research was conducted by Suzanne Meeks, Russell J. Vandenbroucke and S. Kelly Shryock at the University of Louisville, USA
This paper looked at the impact of theatre attendance on the wellbeing of a group of Americans aged over 60. The researchers found that attending live theatre ‘may contribute significantly …
This research was conducted by Daniel Wheatley at the University of Birmingham and Craig Bickerton at Nottingham Trent University
This study explored the relationship between an individual’s self-assessment of their overall wellbeing and taking part in arts, cultural and sporting activities. Social survey data from 40,000 UK households was collected …