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Art museums as institutions for human flourishing.
- Source :
- Journal of Positive Psychology; Mar2022, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p288-302, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Visiting art museums is a common activity that a wide variety of people choose to engage in for many reasons. Increasingly, communities, nations, and societies are turning to art museums as institutions to enhance flourishing (i.e., reducing ill-being factors, such as depression, and increasing well-being factors, such as feelings of belonging). In this paper, we review the psychological literature examining art museum visitation and museum program participation and their associations with flourishing-related outcomes. The literature suggests art museum visitation is associated with reductions in ill-being outcomes and increases in well-being outcomes. Additionally, programs targeting flourishing outcomes in clinical or at-risk populations (e.g. people living with dementia, older adults) show benefits to participants, with visits to art museums being socially prescribed across the globe to address a variety of ill-being conditions. Implications for existing knowledge and avenues for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17439760
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Positive Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155482355
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2021.2016911