Aims: The role of arts and music in supporting subjective wellbeing (SWB) is increasingly
recognised. Robust evidence is needed to support policy and practice. This article reports …

There is growing evidence that social identity processes play an important role in a range of
health outcomes. However, we know little about the nature and effectiveness of interventions …

British Psychology Society Textbook of the Year 2020 Why do people who are more socially
connected live longer and have better health than those who are socially isolated? Why are …

Social identities are known to improve well‐being, but why is this? We argue that this is
because they satisfy basic psychological needs, specifically, the need to belong, the need …

Background This updated Cochrane Review of reminiscence therapy (RT) for dementia was
first published in 1998, and last updated in 2005. RT involves the discussion of memories …

Background Clinical depression is often preceded by social withdrawal, however, limited
research has examined whether depressive symptoms are alleviated by interventions that …

Social identity research was pioneered as a distinctive theoretical approach to the analysis
of intergroup relations but over the last two decades it has increasingly been used to shed …

People experiencing chronic mental health conditions (CMHC) often report feeling socially
marginalised. There is emerging evidence that social and mental wellbeing can be …

Objective: We investigate how (a) attendance at sport games and (b) identification with a
sport team as fans (ie, team identification) influence older adults' perceptions of emotional …

Both music therapy and reminiscence therapy are currently being used to increase aspects
of wellbeing in older people, including those with memory diseases such as dementia, as …