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What Works for Wellbeing: A Systematic Review of Wellbeing Outcomes for Music and Singing in Adults

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From a literature review of 5,397 article, the authors anaysed 61 relatively recent studies with some consistency of approach. Most of the programs studied were regular music listening programs or regular group singing. The authors concude that there is “reliable evidence for positive effects of music and music singing on wellbeing in adults, but there is a need for more research using ocnsistent definitions and methodologies and focusing on groups with a wider variety of backgrounds and circumstances.

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subject terms

Aging & Longevity

Aging & Longevity > Demographics

Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental

Aging & Longevity > Health

Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging

Aging & Longevity > Purpose

Aging & Longevity > Social Interaction & Isolation

Aging & Longevity > Vitality & Wellness

Creative Aging

Creative Aging > Creative Aging Model

Creative Aging > Creative Expression

Creative Aging > Program Models

Creative Aging > Social Engagement

contributors

A. Burnett

N. Daykin

P. Dolan

D. Grigsby

G. Julier

T. Kay

J. Lane

L. Mansfield

C. Meads

A. Payne

S. Testoni

A. Tomlinson

C. Victor

resource type

Articles and Blog Posts

year

2017

Founded in 2008, Lifetime Arts is a nonprofit arts service organization that offers a positive, modern, artistic and social lens through which to serve, inspire and engage America’s growing population of older adults.

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