The significance of choral singing for sustaining psychological wellbeing: findings from a survey of choristers in England, Australia and Germany

By S. Clift, G. Hancox. 2010

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Emotion regulation strategy mediates both positive and negative relationships between music uses and well-being (2014, background): “Keywords emotion regulation, reappraisal, suppression, music engagement, well-being Music is a highly engaging activity which has been associated with improved health and wellbeing in a range of contexts across the lifespan (Batt-Rawden, 2010; Clift & Hancox, 2010; Miranda & Gaudreau, 2011).”
Benefits of choral singing for social and mental wellbeing: qualitative findings from a cross‐national survey of choir members (2012, background): “…at singers’ experiences have found that the cognitive effort involved in singing can serve to distract from worries and focus the mind on achieving a group product (Bailey and Davidson, 2002, 2005; Clift, Hancox, Staricoff and Whitmore (2008) and Clift et al. (2008); Clift and Hancox, 2010).”
Group singing fosters mental health and wellbeing: findings from the East Kent “singing for health” network project (2011, background): “Two further problem items are interesting in suggesting that participants were less-troubled by negative thoughts and feelings: ‘‘I have been disturbed by unwanted thoughts and feelings’’ and ‘‘unwanted memories have been distressing me’’, which suggests that participation in choral singing may have”
Learning to make music in older adulthood: A mixed-methods exploration of impacts on wellbeing (2014, background): “Further, Clift and Hancox (2010) reported consensus among 1,124 singers (mean age of 57 years) as to the positive benefits of choral singing, with a positive correlation between psychological wellbeing and positive effects of choral singing for women but not men.”
It’s better together: The psychological benefits of singing in a choir (2016, methodology): “The first scale was a 12-item hedonic well-being measure that was developed specifically for choral singers (Clift & Hancox, 2010) but then was also adapted for solo singing and playing team sports using appropriate contextual stems (i.e., Well-being scale 1).”