Eudaimonic well-being and community arts participation

Swindells, Rachel; Lawthom, Rebecca; Rowley, Kevin; Siddiquee, Asiya; Kilroy, Amanda; Kagan, Carolyn

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“…It was noted that living in a care home can be socially isolating and such trips were beneficial and enjoyable, in keeping with other studies (Cameron et al, 2013;Roberts, Camic, & Springham, 2011;Swindells et al, 2013). Benefits were not just limited to the visits but continued in terms of friendships between residents, care staff seeing older people in a new light because of social interaction and creative activity.…”

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Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community

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Arts for health initiatives and networks are being developed in a number of countries and an international literature is emerging on the evidence of their benefits to people's health, wellbeing and quality of life. Engagement in cultural and creative arts by older people can increase their morale and self-confidence and provides opportunities for social connection. Museums and galleries are increasingly required to justify their expenditure, reach and impact and some are working in partnership with local councils, hospitals, schools and communities to improve access to their collections. There is a body of literature emerging that describes such initiatives but empirical evidence of their benefits is less developed. This article reports an evaluation of an art for health initiative -Coffee, Cake & Culture organised and delivered by Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum in 2012 for older people living in a care home and a supported living facility. The study has identified the benefits and impacts of the arts for health programme and its feasibility for older people, with or without diagnosed memory loss -dementia, living in a care home or supported living facility and their care staff. The findings demonstrate there were benefits to the older people and their care staff in terms of wellbeing, social engagement, learning, social inclusion and creativity. These benefits were immediate and continued in the short term on their return home. The majority of older people and care staff had not previously been to the art gallery or museum and the programme encouraged creative arts and cultural appreciation which promoted social inclusion, wellbeing and quality of life. The programme is feasible and important lessons were identified for future planning. Further research involving partnerships of researchers, arts for health curators, artists, care staff, older people and their families is warranted.

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“…Indeed, the analysis above suggests that there is considerable applied potential in harnessing artistic modalities to promote wellbeing (and associated outcomes such as cognitive development Schnee, 1996); and older adults (e.g., visual art-based interventions in the community; Swindells et al, 2013).…”

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Positive Art: Artistic Expression and Appreciation as an Exemplary Vehicle for Flourishing

Lomas

2016

Review of General Psychology

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The relevance of the arts to well-being has been recognized within clinical fields, as reflected in therapeutic forms based on various art modalities, from music to drama therapy. However, there has hitherto been little appreciation of the broader potential of the arts as a vehicle for flourishing and fulfillment in fields such as positive psychology. As such, this article proposes the creation of “positive art” as a field encompassing theory and research concerning the well-being value of art. To show the scope and possibilities of this proposed field, the article provides an indicative summary of literature pertaining to 4 major art forms: visual art, music, literature, and drama. Moreover, the article identifies 5 main positive outcomes that are consistently found in the literature across all these forms: sense-making, enriching experience, aesthetic appreciation, entertainment, and bonding. The article aims to encourage a greater focus on the arts in fields such as positive psychology, enabling science to more fully understand and appreciate the positive power of the arts.

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“…When they chose an activity that was related to their passion, participants reported that they connected with others from the group and learned something that interested them. The importance of the activity and its social context was also found in previous studies (Brownell et al, 2015;Lloyd & Little, 2010;Swindells et al, 2013). The explanation of why the selected activity is so essential derives from the participant's intrinsic motivation, another concept of SDT that has shown to effect need fulfillment (Deci & Ryan, 1980).…”

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“…Because the basic psychological needs are universal aspects of human functioning, this seems likely. Earlier studies indicated that SDT elements are described as important, even though the intervention, the interview scheme, nor the analysis was based on SDT (Brownell et al, 2015;Swindells et al, 2013).…”

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Eudaimonic well-being and community arts participation

Cited by 32 publications

References 25 publications

Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community

Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community

Positive Art: Artistic Expression and Appreciation as an Exemplary Vehicle for Flourishing

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