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0000-0003-3946-0656
Current Organisation
Nanyang Technological University
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Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 08-09-2020
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-10-2013
Abstract: A survey of the cultural notions related to happiness and the existing empirical evidence indicate that some in iduals endorse the belief that happiness, particularly an immoderate degree of it, should be avoided. These beliefs mainly involve the general notion that happiness may lead to bad things happening. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel modeling, this study investigates the measurement invariance, cross-level isomorphism, predictive validity, and nomological network of the fear of happiness scale across 14 nations. The results show that this scale has good statistical properties at both in idual and cultural levels. The findings also indicate that this scale has the potential to add to the knowledge about how people conceive of, and experience, happiness across cultures.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2016
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 11-2019
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2019-029555
Abstract: To assess the frequency and intensity of arts engagement inclusive of active and passive engagements in arts, culture and heritage activities among Singaporean adults aged 50 and above, and examine the relationships between participatory art and holistic well-being. Cross-sectional stratified household survey. All residential areas across Singapore’s Central, East, North, North-East and West Regions. 1067 community-dwelling, Singaporean older adults between the ages of 50 and 95 years were recruited. Respondents completed a self-reported questionnaire, consisting of standardised ad hoc items assessing the frequencies and durations of active and passive participatory arts engagement, as well as validated psychometric assessments on psychosociospiritual health including the primary outcome measure on quality of life, and the secondary outcome measures on physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being. sociodemographic information, as well as frequency and intensity of physical activity were also collected. Passive engagement (60%) and active engagement (17%) in the arts were associated with better holistic wellness and social support. Specifically, findings from the propensity score matching and independent t-test analyses revealed that adults aged 50 and above who passively engaged in arts and culture-related events experienced higher quality of life ( t (728)=3.35, p=0.0008, d =0.25), perceived health ( t (728)=2.21, p=0.0277, d =0.16) and sense of belonging ( t (728)=2.17, p=0.03, d =0.16), as compared with those who did not. Moreover, those who actively engaged in participatory arts experienced greater quality of life ( t (442)=3.68, p=0.0003, d =0.36), self-rated health ( t (442)=2.59, p=0.0099, d =0.25), spiritual well-being ( t (442)=3.75, p=0.0002, d =0.37), meaning in life ( t (442)=5.03, p .0001, d =0.50) and sense of peace ( t (442)=3.72, p = 0.0002, d =0.36), as compared with those who did not actively engaged in the arts. This study provided robust evidence to support a significant causal relationship between arts engagements and holistic well-being. Recommendations for art-based public health and elderly care research, practice and policy are discussed.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 20-07-2014
Location: United States of America
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