Arts engagement supports social connectedness in adulthood: findings from the HEartS Survey

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作者
Perkins, Rosie [1 ,2 ]
Mason-Bertrand, Adele [1 ,2 ]
Tymoszuk, Urszula [1 ,2 ]
Spiro, Neta [1 ,2 ]
Gee, Kate [1 ]
Williamon, Aaron [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Royal Coll Mus, Ctr Performance Sci, London, England
[2] Imperial Coll London, Fac Med, London, England
基金
英国科研创新办公室; 英国艺术与人文研究理事会;
关键词
Arts; Loneliness; Qualitative; Social connectedness; Social wellbeing; Survey; MENTAL-HEALTH; OLDER-PEOPLE; LONELINESS; THERAPY; MUSIC; SCALE; IDENTIFICATION; INTERVENTIONS; COMMUNITY; PROGRAMS;
D O I
10.1186/s12889-021-11233-6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background Loneliness is a public health challenge, associated with premature mortality and poorer health outcomes. Social connections can mitigate against loneliness, and there is evidence that the arts can support social connectedness. However, existing research on the arts and social connectedness is limited by focus on particular age groups and arts activities, as well as a reliance on typically small-scale studies. Methods This study reports survey data from 5892 adults in the United Kingdom, closely matched to the national profile in terms of sociodemographic and economic characteristics. It investigates the extent to which arts engagement is perceived to be linked with feelings of social connectedness, which forms of arts engagement are reported as most connecting, and how. Data were collected via the HEartS Survey, a newly designed tool to capture arts engagement in the United Kingdom and its associations with social and mental health outcomes. Demographic and quantitative data, pertaining to the extent to which arts engagement is perceived to be linked with social connectedness, were analysed descriptively. Qualitative data pertaining to respondents' perceptions of how arts engagement is linked with feelings of social connectedness were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Results Results demonstrated that the majority of respondents (82%) perceive their arts engagement to be linked with feelings of social connectedness at least some of the time. The forms of arts engagement most linked with feelings of social connectedness were attending a live music performance, watching a live theatre performance, and watching a film or drama at the cinema or other venue. Four overarching themes characterise how arts engagement is perceived to facilitate feelings of social connectedness: social opportunities, sharing, commonality and belonging, and collective understanding. Conclusions The findings suggest that arts engagement can support social connectedness among adults in the UK through multiple pathways, providing large-scale evidence of the important role that the arts can play in supporting social public health.
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