Arts Research Quarterly
Spotlighting Secondary Data Analysis in the Arts
Issue 11, October 26, 2023
Arts Research Quarterly is a sampler of research articles on the arts ecosystem and on the arts’ value and impact for individuals and communities, based on data housed at NADAC and elsewhere. New issues are released quarterly. Arts Research Quarterly and NADAC are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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From this article: Rationale: Arts engagement is associated with prolonged longevity, but it remains unclear whether it is also associated with increases in the portion of people’s lives for which they remain healthy. We investigated whether receptive and participatory …
From this article: The term “community engagement” has been a buzzword in the arts and culture sector, but it has been used interchangeably with “civic engagement” and “audience engagement” without a clear understanding of arts and culture nonprofit organizations. Using original survey data …
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) Quick Study: October 19, 2023 Monthly Podcast
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Diary: A Week of Arts & Health Programming National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- Jack, Kirsten, Illingworth, Sam (2023) Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning Arts & Health
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) Quick Study: September 21, 2023 Monthly Podcast
- Macdonald, Diane, Han, Jin, Elder, Emma, Boydell, Katherine M. (2023) Parents’ Perspectives of an Arts Engagement Program Supporting Children with Anxiety International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(18):6771
- Mak, Hei Wan, Noguchi, Taiji, Bone, Jessica K., Wels, Jacques, Gao, Qian, Kondo, Katsunori, Saito, Tami, Fancourt, Daisy (2023) Hobby engagement and mental wellbeing among people aged 65 years and older in 16 countries Nature Medicine 29 2233–2240 (2023)
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Household or Community Dynamics Affecting Children’s Engagement with Art National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- Koronis, Georgios, Casakin, Hernan, Silva, Arlindo (2023) An Experimental Comparison of Analogy Representation Effects on Creative Outcomes The Journal of Creative Behavior
- Kim, Mirae, Benenson, Jodi (2023) Arts and Culture Nonprofits as Civic Actors: Mapping Audience, Community, and Civic Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 53:4 247-265
- Kopatich, Ryan D. Steciuch, Christian C., Feller, Daniel P., Millis, Keith, Siegesmund, Richard (2023) Development and validation of the Aesthetic Processing Preference Scale (APPS) Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 17(5) 645–659
- Harpaz, Gal, Vaizman, Tal (2023) Music self-efficacy, self-esteem, and help-seeking orientation among amateur musicians who use online music tutorials Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 17(5) 598–607
- Hogan, Jillian, Cordes, Sara, Holochwost, Steven, Ryu, Ehri, Winner, Ellen (2023) Participation in intensive orchestral music training does not cause gains in executive functioning, self-perception, or attitudes toward school in young children Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
- Rena, Melinda, Fancourt, Daisy, Bu, Feifei, Paul, Elise, Sonke, Jill K., Bone, Jessica K. (2023) Receptive and participatory arts engagement and subsequent healthy aging: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Social Science & Medicine
- Montag-Smit, Tamara, Keith, Melissa G. (2023) Changes in Positive and Negative Affect during Creative Process Engagement The Journal of Creative Behavior
- Fioranelli, Massimo, Roccia, Maria Grazia, Garo, Maria Luisa (2023) The role of arts engagement in reducing cognitive decline and improving quality of life in healthy older people: a systematic review Frontiers in Psychology Volume 14 – 2023
- Liu, Talia, Martinez-Torres, Keysha, Mazzone, Julie, Camarata, Stephen, Lense, Miriam (2023) Brief Report: Telehealth Music-Enhanced Reciprocal Imitation Training in Autism: A Single-Subject Feasibility Study of a Virtual Parent Coaching Intervention Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Etro, Federico G., and Galenson, David W. (2023) The economics of art history Journal of Cultural Economics 47 355–358
- Jack, Kirsten, Illingworth, Sam (2023) Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning Arts & Health
- Macdonald, Diane, Han, Jin, Elder, Emma, Boydell, Katherine M. (2023) Parents’ Perspectives of an Arts Engagement Program Supporting Children with Anxiety International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(18):6771
- Mak, Hei Wan, Noguchi, Taiji, Bone, Jessica K., Wels, Jacques, Gao, Qian, Kondo, Katsunori, Saito, Tami, Fancourt, Daisy (2023) Hobby engagement and mental wellbeing among people aged 65 years and older in 16 countries Nature Medicine 29 2233–2240 (2023)
- Koronis, Georgios, Casakin, Hernan, Silva, Arlindo (2023) An Experimental Comparison of Analogy Representation Effects on Creative Outcomes The Journal of Creative Behavior
- Kim, Mirae, Benenson, Jodi (2023) Arts and Culture Nonprofits as Civic Actors: Mapping Audience, Community, and Civic Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 53:4 247-265
- Kopatich, Ryan D. Steciuch, Christian C., Feller, Daniel P., Millis, Keith, Siegesmund, Richard (2023) Development and validation of the Aesthetic Processing Preference Scale (APPS) Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 17(5) 645–659
- Harpaz, Gal, Vaizman, Tal (2023) Music self-efficacy, self-esteem, and help-seeking orientation among amateur musicians who use online music tutorials Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 17(5) 598–607
- Hogan, Jillian, Cordes, Sara, Holochwost, Steven, Ryu, Ehri, Winner, Ellen (2023) Participation in intensive orchestral music training does not cause gains in executive functioning, self-perception, or attitudes toward school in young children Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
- Rena, Melinda, Fancourt, Daisy, Bu, Feifei, Paul, Elise, Sonke, Jill K., Bone, Jessica K. (2023) Receptive and participatory arts engagement and subsequent healthy aging: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study Social Science & Medicine
- Montag-Smit, Tamara, Keith, Melissa G. (2023) Changes in Positive and Negative Affect during Creative Process Engagement The Journal of Creative Behavior
- Fioranelli, Massimo, Roccia, Maria Grazia, Garo, Maria Luisa (2023) The role of arts engagement in reducing cognitive decline and improving quality of life in healthy older people: a systematic review Frontiers in Psychology Volume 14 – 2023
- Liu, Talia, Martinez-Torres, Keysha, Mazzone, Julie, Camarata, Stephen, Lense, Miriam (2023) Brief Report: Telehealth Music-Enhanced Reciprocal Imitation Training in Autism: A Single-Subject Feasibility Study of a Virtual Parent Coaching Intervention Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Etro, Federico G., and Galenson, David W. (2023) The economics of art history Journal of Cultural Economics 47 355–358
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) Quick Study: October 19, 2023 Monthly Podcast
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Diary: A Week of Arts & Health Programming National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) Quick Study: September 21, 2023 Monthly Podcast
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Household or Community Dynamics Affecting Children’s Engagement with Art National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure