Arts Research Quarterly
Spotlighting Secondary Data Analysis in the Arts
Issue 9, April 27, 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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Campus connections for creative careers: Social capital, gender inequality, and artistic work
From this article: In this study, we examine how social capital developed during the college years is connected to subsequent career outcomes for arts alumni. We analyzed data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP), an online retrospective survey of alumni from arts-related major…
From this article: Music engagement is a powerful, influential experience that often begins early in life. Music engagement is moderately heritable in adults (~ 41-69%), but fewer studies have examined genetic influences on childhood music engagement, including their association with language and…
- Tucker, Tevis L., Winsler, Adam (2023) Who Takes Music With Them When They Transition to High School? Journal of Research in Music Education Volume 71, Issue 1
- McKenzie, Jordi, Crosby, Paul, Shin, Sunny Y. (2023) Netflix chills and revamps its viewing metrics: Preliminary analysis and opportunities for research Poetics Volume 96, February 2023, 101738
- Ishiguro, Chiaki, Ishihara, Toru, Morita, Noriteru (2023) Extracurricular music and visual arts activities are related to academic performance improvement in school-aged children npj Science of Learning 8, Article number: 7 (2023)
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Quick Study: The Arts’ “Value Added” to GDP An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Paulsen, Richard J. (2023) Student loan debt and the career choices of college graduates with majors in the arts Journal of Cultural Economics
- Ike, John D., Choi, Hwa J., Cho, Tsai-Chin, Howell, Joel D., Langa, Kenneth M. (2023) Association of Arts Event Attendance With Cognitive Function Among Older Adults Enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study Innovation in Aging Volume 7, Issue 3
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Arts and Well-Being Data for a New Policy Era An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) State-Level Estimates of the Arts’ Economic Value and Employment (2001-2021) Arts Data Profile Series
- Cicchiello, Antonella F., Gallo, Serena, Monferrà, Stefano (2023) Financing the cultural and creative industries through crowdfunding: the role of national cultural dimensions and policies Journal of Cultural Economics 47 133–175 (2023)
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) The U.S. Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (1998-2021) Arts Data Profile Series
- Bone, Jessica K., Fancourt, Daisy, Sonke, Jill K., Fluharty, Meg E., Cohen, Randy, Lee, Jenny B., Kolenic, Anthony J., Radunovich, Heidi, Bu, Feifei (2023) Creative leisure activities, mental health and well-being during 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a fixed effects analysis of data from 3725 US adults Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Volume 77, Issue 5 293–297
- Koehler, Friederike, Schäfer, Sarah K., Lieb, Klaus, Wessa, Michèle (2023) Differential associations of leisure music engagement with resilience: A network analysis International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology Jul-Sep; 23(3): 100377
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Quick Study: Persistence in Music Education An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Gustavson, Daniel E., Nayak, Srishti, Coleman, Peyton L., Iversen, John R., Lense, Miriam D., Gordon, Reyna L., Maes, Hermine H. (2023) Heritability of Childhood Music Engagement and Associations with Language and Executive Function: Insights from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study Behavior Genetics
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Classifying Songs and Societies to Promote Cultural Equity—Can It Be Done? An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Cotter, Katherine N., Crone, Damien L., and Pawelski, James O. (2023) Flourishing Aims of Art Museums: A Survey of Art Museum Professionals Empirical Studies of the Arts (ART) Volume 41, Issue 1
- Martin, Nathan D., Frenette, Alexandre, Gualtieri, Gillian (2023) Campus connections for creative careers: Social capital, gender inequality, and artistic work Poetics Volume 96, February 2023, 101763
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Quick Study: Arts Strategies for Recovery and Resilience An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Golden, Tasha L., Alyson, Maier L., Aanchal, Mohanty, Alyssa, Tiedemann, Cherry, Ng T. W., Maanasa, Mendu, Nicole, Morgan, Nagae, Kuge M., Tessa, Brinza (2023) Social prescription in the US: A pilot evaluation of Mass Cultural Council’s “CultureRx” Frontiers in Public Health Volume 10 – 2022
- Scarratt, Rebecca J., Heggli, Ole A., Vuust, Peter, Jespersen, Kira V. (2023) The audio features of sleep music: Universal and subgroup characteristics PLoS One 2023; 18(1): e0278813
- Feneberg, Anja C., Stijovic, Ana, Forbes, Paul A. G., Lamm, Claus, Piperno, Giulio, Pronizius, Ekaterina, Silani, Giorgia, Nater, Urs M. (2023) Perceptions of Stress and Mood Associated With Listening to Music in Daily Life During the COVID-19 Lockdown JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jan; 6(1): e2250382
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Revisiting the First U.S. Statistical Report about the Arts An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Tucker, Tevis L., Winsler, Adam (2023) Who Takes Music With Them When They Transition to High School? Journal of Research in Music Education Volume 71, Issue 1
- McKenzie, Jordi, Crosby, Paul, Shin, Sunny Y. (2023) Netflix chills and revamps its viewing metrics: Preliminary analysis and opportunities for research Poetics Volume 96, February 2023, 101738
- Ishiguro, Chiaki, Ishihara, Toru, Morita, Noriteru (2023) Extracurricular music and visual arts activities are related to academic performance improvement in school-aged children npj Science of Learning 8, Article number: 7 (2023)
- Paulsen, Richard J. (2023) Student loan debt and the career choices of college graduates with majors in the arts Journal of Cultural Economics
- Ike, John D., Choi, Hwa J., Cho, Tsai-Chin, Howell, Joel D., Langa, Kenneth M. (2023) Association of Arts Event Attendance With Cognitive Function Among Older Adults Enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study Innovation in Aging Volume 7, Issue 3
- Cicchiello, Antonella F., Gallo, Serena, Monferrà, Stefano (2023) Financing the cultural and creative industries through crowdfunding: the role of national cultural dimensions and policies Journal of Cultural Economics 47 133–175 (2023)
- Bone, Jessica K., Fancourt, Daisy, Sonke, Jill K., Fluharty, Meg E., Cohen, Randy, Lee, Jenny B., Kolenic, Anthony J., Radunovich, Heidi, Bu, Feifei (2023) Creative leisure activities, mental health and well-being during 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a fixed effects analysis of data from 3725 US adults Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Volume 77, Issue 5 293–297
- Koehler, Friederike, Schäfer, Sarah K., Lieb, Klaus, Wessa, Michèle (2023) Differential associations of leisure music engagement with resilience: A network analysis International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology Jul-Sep; 23(3): 100377
- Gustavson, Daniel E., Nayak, Srishti, Coleman, Peyton L., Iversen, John R., Lense, Miriam D., Gordon, Reyna L., Maes, Hermine H. (2023) Heritability of Childhood Music Engagement and Associations with Language and Executive Function: Insights from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study Behavior Genetics
- Cotter, Katherine N., Crone, Damien L., and Pawelski, James O. (2023) Flourishing Aims of Art Museums: A Survey of Art Museum Professionals Empirical Studies of the Arts (ART) Volume 41, Issue 1
- Martin, Nathan D., Frenette, Alexandre, Gualtieri, Gillian (2023) Campus connections for creative careers: Social capital, gender inequality, and artistic work Poetics Volume 96, February 2023, 101763
- Golden, Tasha L., Alyson, Maier L., Aanchal, Mohanty, Alyssa, Tiedemann, Cherry, Ng T. W., Maanasa, Mendu, Nicole, Morgan, Nagae, Kuge M., Tessa, Brinza (2023) Social prescription in the US: A pilot evaluation of Mass Cultural Council’s “CultureRx” Frontiers in Public Health Volume 10 – 2022
- Scarratt, Rebecca J., Heggli, Ole A., Vuust, Peter, Jespersen, Kira V. (2023) The audio features of sleep music: Universal and subgroup characteristics PLoS One 2023; 18(1): e0278813
- Feneberg, Anja C., Stijovic, Ana, Forbes, Paul A. G., Lamm, Claus, Piperno, Giulio, Pronizius, Ekaterina, Silani, Giorgia, Nater, Urs M. (2023) Perceptions of Stress and Mood Associated With Listening to Music in Daily Life During the COVID-19 Lockdown JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jan; 6(1): e2250382
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Quick Study: The Arts’ “Value Added” to GDP An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Arts and Well-Being Data for a New Policy Era An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) State-Level Estimates of the Arts’ Economic Value and Employment (2001-2021) Arts Data Profile Series
- National Endowment for the Arts (2023) The U.S. Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (1998-2021) Arts Data Profile Series
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Quick Study: Persistence in Music Education An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Classifying Songs and Societies to Promote Cultural Equity—Can It Be Done? An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Quick Study: Arts Strategies for Recovery and Resilience An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure
- Iyengar, Sunil (2023) Revisiting the First U.S. Statistical Report about the Arts An ArtsJournal Blog By Any Measure