eprintid: 10070156
rev_number: 22
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/10/07/01/56
datestamp: 2019-03-15 17:45:02
lastmod: 2021-10-04 00:32:16
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type: article
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creators_name: Pearce, E
title: Participants’ perspectives on the social bonding and well-being effects of creative arts adult education classes
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D79
keywords: Self-efficacy, social capital, mental health
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: Background: Evidence suggests that adult education classes have a positive impact on well-being, but whether this is true for all course activities is unknown. Methods: A UK adult education charity ran four singing classes, two craft classes and a creative writing class for the purpose of this study. Written responses to open questions about health, well-being and social lives were collected from participants at the end of the 7-month courses. Results: The classes enhanced well-being by improving mood and providing a sense of belonging. The classes helped participants develop self-confidence, create and strengthen relationships, and encouraged more active lives. Participants valued meeting people from their community and used these ties to access information about local opportunities. However, some participants reported negative experiences linked to unfavourable self–other comparison. Conclusions: These results highlight how regular adult education classes involving creativity can enhance well-being and help community integration regardless of the subject studied.
date: 2017
date_type: published
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1193550
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1637553
doi: 10.1080/17533015.2016.1193550
lyricists_name: Pearce, Eiluned
lyricists_id: EHPEA15
actors_name: Nonhebel, Lucinda
actors_id: LNONH33
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice
volume: 9
number: 1
pagerange: 42-59
issn: 1753-3015
citation:        Pearce, E;      (2017)    Participants’ perspectives on the social bonding and well-being effects of creative arts adult education classes.                   Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice , 9  (1)   pp. 42-59.    10.1080/17533015.2016.1193550 <https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1193550>.       Green open access   
 
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