Cultural, arts and community engagement can benefit wellbeing, but how do our neighbourhoods influence our participation?

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April 15, 2022

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Arts, cultural and community engagement positively influences our wellbeing in multiple ways. Participating in these activities can improve life satisfaction, mental health functioning and physical health.

Researchers have found that the positive relationship between arts, cultural or heritage attendance and wellbeing exists regardless of where people live.

However, people living in hard-pressed communities, deprived and multicultural areas are less likely to engage than those living in wealthier, cosmopolitan or countryside areas, and this is after factoring in individual characteristics like age, gender, ethnicity, partnership status, educational level, socio-economic status, monthly income, etc.

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https://whatworkswellbeing.org/resources/briefing-neighbourhood-influence-on-culture-arts-and-community-engagement/

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