Arts Research Quarterly, Issue 14
NADAC just released the fourteenth issue of Arts Research Quarterly (ARQ), packed with insightful articles! We're excited to highlight our two new featured articles:
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"Participation and Persistence in High School Elective Music Ensemble" by Kenneth Elpus and Carlos R. Abril. This study analyzes demographic patterns affecting both initial participation and persistence in high school music ensembles, using data from the 2009 High School Longitudinal Study. The authors identify family socioeconomic status, birth-assigned sex, academic achievement, shared arts event attendance, and out-of-school arts engagement as significant predictors. The findings offer nuanced insights to prior research on demographic predictors of elective high school music enrollment. |
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"Creating Arts and Crafting Positively Predicts Subjective Wellbeing" by Helen Keyes et al.
This study explored whether engagement with Creating Arts and Crafting (CAC) predicts subjective wellbeing and loneliness, beyond known sociodemographic factors. Using data from 7,182 adults in England from the 2019–2020 Taking Part Survey, authors showed that CAC engagement significantly predicted increased life satisfaction, happiness, and a sense that life is worthwhile. These findings suggest that CAC can be a valuable and accessible public health tool for enhancing wellbeing. |
In addition to these, this issue includes fascinating studies on a wide range of topics such as music activities in early care settings, therapeutic effects of online arts for anxiety, well-being benefits of virtual art galleries, adolescents' dance participation, global musical diversity, impact of dance/movement therapy on empathy and relationships, opera's effect on mental health resilience, the influence of cultural amenities on urban location choices, and several other topics.
About Arts Research Quarterly: Produced in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Arts Research Quarterly samples recent research publications on the arts ecosystem and on the arts' value and impact for individuals and communities. The literature is based on secondary analysis of arts datasets, whether they are housed at NADAC or elsewhere. Sign up to receive notifications about new issues of Arts Research Quarterly.
About NADAC: The National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC) is a repository that facilitates research on arts and culture by acquiring data, particularly those funded by federal agencies and other organizations, and sharing those data with researchers, policymakers, people in the arts and culture field, and the general public. It is one of several topical archives hosted by ICPSR, the largest social science data archive in the world and part of the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. NADAC is funded by the NEA. Thanks to the support from the NEA, users can obtain data from NADAC completely free of charge.
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| Sunil Iyengar Research & Analysis Director NEA Office of Research & Analysis | |
Sep 19, 2024