Lee Chia-Wen, Lin Li-Ching, Hung Huang-Chia
College of Modern Management, Yango University, Fuzhou, China.
Department of Art Industry, National Taitung University, Taitung, Taiwan.
Front Public Health. 2021 Jan 21;8:582342. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.582342. eCollection 2020.
Many different forms of art and cultural participation, for example, visiting museums and galleries, have received increasing attention as an important new focus for public health. While a growing body of evidence suggests that art and cultural participation enhance human health and well-being in the West, the research is just in the infancy in the East. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of art and cultural participation of museums and galleries on life satisfaction intervened and controlled by physical and mental health and interpersonal relationships and individual's background. This study adopted large-sample data from the seventh period of the Taiwan Social Change Survey. The sample population comprised 2,034 adult participants, involving 1,042 males and 992 females. The average age of the respondents was 47.67 ± 17.48 years. The results showed that individuals aged 30-64 years with an average monthly income between NT$20,000-NT$40,000 had a higher frequency of art and cultural participation of museums and galleries. Women under 29 years reported better life satisfaction. Individuals with a higher frequency of art and cultural participation of museums and galleries affected life satisfaction not only directly but also indirectly through interpersonal relationships, particularly among women and the elderly. Individuals who visited museums and galleries more frequently had greater life satisfaction and higher frequency of interpersonal contact. This was particularly evident in older females. Art and cultural participation of museums and galleries directly affected individual's life satisfaction and indirectly affected it via interpersonal relationships after controlling for gender, age, and monthly income. These findings indicate that visiting museums and galleries can enhance the frequency of interpersonal interactions and life satisfaction.
例如，参观博物馆和艺术画廊等多种不同形式的艺术和文化参与活动，作为公共卫生的一个重要新焦点，已受到越来越多的关注。虽然越来越多的证据表明，在西方，艺术和文化参与能增进人类健康和福祉，但在东方，相关研究尚处于起步阶段。本研究的目的是探讨博物馆和艺术画廊的艺术和文化参与活动，在受到身心健康、人际关系及个人背景的干预和控制时，对生活满意度的影响。本研究采用了台湾社会变迁调查第七期的大样本数据。样本群体包括2034名成年参与者，其中男性1042名，女性992名。受访者的平均年龄为47.67±17.48岁。结果显示，年龄在30 - 64岁、平均月收入在新台币20,000 - 40,000元之间的个体，参观博物馆和艺术画廊的艺术和文化参与频率更高。29岁以下的女性报告的生活满意度更高。博物馆和艺术画廊艺术和文化参与频率较高的个体，不仅直接影响生活满意度，还通过人际关系间接影响生活满意度，尤其是在女性和老年人中。参观博物馆和艺术画廊更频繁的个体，生活满意度更高，人际接触频率也更高。这在老年女性中尤为明显。在控制了性别、年龄和月收入后，博物馆和艺术画廊的艺术和文化参与活动直接影响个体的生活满意度，并通过人际关系间接影响生活满意度。这些发现表明，参观博物馆和艺术画廊可以提高人际互动频率和生活满意度。
