{"id":2548,"date":"2025-04-25T20:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2025-04-25T20:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:56:17","slug":"kunst-macht-gluecklich-das-beweist-eine-neue-studie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/kunst-macht-gluecklich-das-beweist-eine-neue-studie\/","title":{"rendered":"Art makes you happy, a new study proves"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e4947f92d99&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e4947f92d99\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c5e5a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c5e5a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"635\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rember-Yahuarcani-Biennale-Venedig-2024.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2549 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rember-Yahuarcani-Biennale-Venedig-2024.avif 683w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rember-Yahuarcani-Biennale-Venedig-2024-13x12.avif 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A painting by Peruvian artist Rember Yahuarcani at the Venice Biennale 2024, photo: Doris Rothauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A research team at the University of Vienna investigated why viewing art can significantly increase well-being and self-esteem. While previous findings on this topic already exist, the new meta-study has now combined data from 38 studies with 6,800 participants to demonstrate the effectiveness of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following five mechanisms were identified: affective, cognitive, social, self-transformative and those that strengthen resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Affective mechanisms include emotion regulation and the experience of pleasure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cognitive mechanisms include attention, memory and learning \u2013 art can stimulate thought or arouse curiosity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social mechanisms describe how shared art experiences promote connections and reduce feelings of isolation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Self-transformative mechanisms enable personal reflection, identity strengthening and a sense of meaning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Resilience-enhancing mechanisms support emotional coping and recovery, particularly in clinical or highly stressful environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors of the study, led by MacKenzie Trupp, see this as a cost-effective and effective means of supporting mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study was published in the Journal of Positive Psychology and is among others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/390797670_The_impact_of_viewing_art_on_well-being-a_systematic_review_of_the_evidence_base_and_suggested_mechanisms\">here<\/a> to obtain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research team at the University of Vienna investigated why viewing art can significantly increase well-being and self-esteem. 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