Benefits of choral singing for social and mental wellbeing: qualitative findings from a cross-national survey of choir members
Benefits of choral singing for social and mental wellbeing: qualitative findings from a cross-national survey of choir members
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DOI：
10.1108/17465721211207275
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Camic, Paul
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作者：
Livesey, Laetitia;Morrison, Ian;Camic, Paul
目的-本研究的目的是探讨合唱对心理健康和健康的好处，通过一个跨国样本的业余合唱歌手感知。设计/方法/方法-数据包括对开放式问题的书面回答。这些数据来自于从WHOQOL-BREF问卷上报告高水平和低水平情绪健康的更大数据集中选出的169名参与者。大多数参与者是50岁以上的女性。主题分析之后是内容分析和皮尔逊卡方分析。研究人员对不同年龄、性别和国籍的参与者以及情绪幸福感高低的参与者进行了比较。研究结果-分析揭示了多个主题，包括在社会，情感，身体和认知领域的感知益处。在任何参与者的社会人口统计和福利类别中，主题的频率没有显着差异。研究结果表明，无论年龄、性别、国籍或健康状况如何，唱歌的好处都是相似的。研究局限性/影响-对进一步研究的影响包括未来使用经过验证的工具来衡量结果和研究在其他文化中唱歌的好处。本研究结果提示，合唱可用于促进心理健康和治疗精神疾病。原创性/价值-这项研究考察了一个跨国样本，比该领域以前的研究更大。这些发现有助于理解可能有助于幸福和健康的复杂和相互作用的因素，以及唱歌的具体好处。
Purpose - The aim of this study is to explore the benefits of choral singing for mental wellbeing and health as perceived by a cross-national sample of amateur choral singers.Design/methodology/approach - Data consisted of written responses to open-ended questions. These were derived from 169 participants selected from a larger dataset reporting high and low levels of emotional wellbeing on the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. A majority of participants were female and aged over 50. A thematic analysis was followed by a content analysis and Pearson chi square analyses. Comparisons were made between different ages, genders and nationalities and participants with high and low reported emotional wellbeing.Findings - The analysis revealed multiple themes covering perceived benefits in social, emotional, physical, and cognitive domains. There were no significant differences in frequency of themes across any of the participant sociodemographic and wellbeing categories. The results indicate that benefits of singing may be experienced similarly irrespective of age, gender, nationality or wellbeing status.Research limitations/implications - Implications for further research include future use of validated instruments to measure outcomes and research into the benefits of singing in other cultures. The results of this study suggest that choral singing could be used to promote mental health and treat mental illness.Originality/value - This study examines a cross-national sample which is larger than previous studies in this area. These findings contribute to understanding of the complex and interacting factors which might contribute to wellbeing and health, as well as specific benefits of singing.