The effects of art on wellbeing : case Hair
Arvonen, Essi; Stubbe, Emilia (2012)
Arvonen, Essi
Stubbe, Emilia
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201301161463
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201301161463
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When talking about wellbeing, the state of being healthy, the focus is usually put on the physical and not on the mental health. The truth is that both the physical and the mental have to be taken care of in order for a person to be able to function properly. Arts can act as a supportive and enrichment measure when thinking about mental wellbeing. A person can get these benefits from either performing the art her/himself or just by being the viewer and watching art that someone else has made.
In this thesis the authors are focusing on the wellbeing of the participants of Hair-musical. Hair musical was a production for middle-aged volunteers and it was organized by the city of Turku. The objective of the study is to find out how being a part of a musical affected the wellbeing of non-performers.
After the production the participants were asked to write an essay about their experience and in this thesis 37 of these essays are analyzed by qualitative content analysis.
The purpose of this thesis is to produce knowledge about the participants’ general wellbeing by analyzing the essays written by the participants and the aim is to find out if and how culture and art may have improved and promoted their wellbeing.
From the results it’s clear that taking part in a cultural activity has mostly positive effect on the wellbeing. The participants were able to express their feelings, thoughts and ideas in a whole new way. All of them were grateful that they decided to participate in the musical. Outcomes clearly showed that vast majority of participants felt positively about the Hair project. These results support the authors’ findings from previous studies, that arts are really important when it comes to the person’s wellbeing. Even though there are limitations in this research it is possible to say that participating in a project of performing arts as musicals could improve the wellbeing of amateur participants, although the results of this study cannot be generalized.
In this thesis the authors are focusing on the wellbeing of the participants of Hair-musical. Hair musical was a production for middle-aged volunteers and it was organized by the city of Turku. The objective of the study is to find out how being a part of a musical affected the wellbeing of non-performers.
After the production the participants were asked to write an essay about their experience and in this thesis 37 of these essays are analyzed by qualitative content analysis.
The purpose of this thesis is to produce knowledge about the participants’ general wellbeing by analyzing the essays written by the participants and the aim is to find out if and how culture and art may have improved and promoted their wellbeing.
From the results it’s clear that taking part in a cultural activity has mostly positive effect on the wellbeing. The participants were able to express their feelings, thoughts and ideas in a whole new way. All of them were grateful that they decided to participate in the musical. Outcomes clearly showed that vast majority of participants felt positively about the Hair project. These results support the authors’ findings from previous studies, that arts are really important when it comes to the person’s wellbeing. Even though there are limitations in this research it is possible to say that participating in a project of performing arts as musicals could improve the wellbeing of amateur participants, although the results of this study cannot be generalized.