Childhood maltreatment is associated with significant, enduring risk of psychiatric disorder.
In this paper, we review how neurocognitive alterations after maltreatment might indirectly …

Psychological well-being, characterized by feelings, cognitions, and strategies that are
associated with positive functioning (including hedonic and eudaimonic well-being), has …

Background Receptive cultural engagement (eg, attending theaters and museums) can
reduce depression in older adults. However, whether specific participatory leisure activities …

Growing aging populations pose a threat to global health because of the social and
psychological challenges they experience. To mitigate this, many countries promote hobby …

Importance Increasing evidence supports the ability of music to broadly promote well-being
and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, the magnitude of music's positive …

Coastal destinations are highly popular for leisure, yet the effects of spending time at the
coast on mental and physical health have remained underexplored. To accelerate the …

Visiting art museums is a common activity that a wide variety of people choose to engage in
for many reasons. Increasingly, communities, nations, and societies are turning to art …

Background: There is a scarcity of research concerning what it is about arts engagement that
may activate causal mechanisms leading to effects on health and wellbeing: their active …

This study explores how breast cancer patients engage in travel and how travel may
improve patients' mental health. Data were collected from 31 breast cancer participants …

This report examines the complex role of the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Repeated
lockdowns, social distancing, disease control restrictions and other guidance since March …