The influence of the Arts as a motor of well-being: an exploratory study

Abstract

In the last decades, the functions of art have been the subject of many research projects. However, few studies focus on the link between art and wellbeing welfare from the point of view of the participant. This paper represents an example for a descriptive exploratory correlational study that analyzes the link between art and wellbeing through an ad hoc on-line questionnaire, completed by 462 people of different age, sex, level of studies and artistic experience. A vast majority of them consider art as being able to improve their mood, music being the preferred artistic means for it. Some believe that art is a more effective approach than others such as for example sport, however most participants prefer to combine it with other disciplines. People with an artistic background or experience proved to be more likely to use artistic expression to create well-being.