芸術作品を作ると、職を得るより、幸福度が高まる。

frontiers Frontiers in Public Health Check for updates OPEN ACCESS AUTHOR Gustavo Cunha de Araújo, Federal University of North Tocantins (UFNT), Brazil REVIEWED BY Baiba Martinsone, University of Latvia, Latvia Bartosz Strawiński, University of Life Sciences of Lublin, Poland *CORRESPONDENCE Helen Keyes h.keyes@anglia.ac.uk RECEIVED 15 April 2024 ACCEPTED 23 June 2024 PUBLISHED 16 August 2024 CITATION Keyes H, Gradidge S, Forwood SE, Gibson N, Harvey A, Kis E, Mutsatsa K, Ownsworth R, Roeloffs S and Zawisza M (2024) Creating arts and crafting positively predicts subjective wellbeing. Front. Public Health 12:1417997. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417997 COPYRIGHT © 2024 Keyes, Gradidge, Forwood, Gibson, Harvey, A, Kis E, Mutsatsa K, Ownsworth, Roeloffs and Zawisza. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. TYPE Brief Research Report PUBLISHED 16 August 2024 DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417997 Creating arts and crafting positively predicts subjective wellbeing Helen Keyes*, Sarah Gradidge, Suzanna Elizabeth Forwood, Nic Gibson, Annelie Harvey, Evelin Kis, Karen Mutsatsa, Rachel Ownsworth, Shyanne Roeloffs and Magadalena Zawisza Applied Social Change Hub, School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom Introduction: This study explored whether engagement with Creating Arts and Crafting (CAC) predicted subjective wellbeing and loneliness, above and beyond known sociodemographic predictors. Methods: Secondary data from 7,182 adults living in England from the Taking Part Survey (a 2019–2020 UK household survey of culture and sport participation) were analyzed. Hierarchical Linear regressions were used to explore the predictive effect of engagement with CAC on aspects of subjective wellbeing (namely, happiness, life satisfaction and a sense that life is worthwhile) and loneliness. Covariates included gender, Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), age group, health and employment status. Results: Engaging in CAC significantly predicted increased life satisfaction, a sense that life is worthwhile and happiness, above and beyond known sociodemographic predictors. Conclusion: Our study provides support for the wellbeing benefits of engagement with creating arts and crafting, and we suggest that this will be a useful tool at a public health level, noting that relative accessibility and affordability creating arts and crafting. KEYWORDS wellbeing, arts and crafts, life satisfaction, happiness, worthwhile life 1 Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health provisions are failing to meet the growing demand on their serv