#ArtsEngagement

What Happens When We Engage in the Arts? Context, co-occurrence, and creative practice

A newly published review in Nature Reviews Psychology brings together interdisciplinary research to map the mechanisms through which arts engagement supports mental health. Rather than offering a single explanation, the authors identify around 50 interacting mechanisms across emotional, cognitive, biological, social and behavioural domains. They are understood as interconnected, co-occurring, and context-dependent. … Read More