Importance Increasing evidence supports the ability of music to broadly promote well-being
and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, the magnitude of music's positive …

Psychological well-being, characterized by feelings, cognitions, and strategies that are
associated with positive functioning (including hedonic and eudaimonic well-being), has …

Background Receptive cultural engagement (eg, attending theaters and museums) can
reduce depression in older adults. However, whether specific participatory leisure activities …

Engaging in the arts is a health-related behavior that may be influenced by social
inequalities. While it is generally accepted that there is a social gradient in traditional arts …

Visiting art museums is a common activity that a wide variety of people choose to engage in
for many reasons. Increasingly, communities, nations, and societies are turning to art …

Introduction Arts and cultural engagement are associated with a range of mental and
physical health benefits, including promoting heathy aging and lower incidence of age …

Background Socioeconomic disadvantage is a well-established predictor of morbidity and
mortality, and is thought to accelerate the aging process. This study examined associations …

This report examines the complex role of the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Repeated
lockdowns, social distancing, disease control restrictions and other guidance since March …

Background: There is a scarcity of research concerning what it is about arts engagement that
may activate causal mechanisms leading to effects on health and wellbeing: their active …

This paper uses a large scale microdata to empirically examine the role of physical activity in
reducing the negative effects of depression among people with mental disorders. Empirical …