Creative Aging: Unraveling the Psychosocial Benefits of Art Among Germany's Oldest Old. Findings From the Nationally Representative Study “Old Age in Germany (D80+)”
About one in four individuals aged 80 years and over in Germany is engaged in artistic activities (frequently; mostly at home). Our findings show that engaging in artistic activities may have positive psychosocial benefits (depending on the type and sex-specific), particularly in reducing loneliness and increasing life satisfaction. Artistic engagement, particularly outside the home, may contribute to increased life satisfaction among women. Even rare artistic activities could prove beneficial.
Authors
- Razak M. Gyasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6733-1539)
- André Hajek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-2745)
- Karl Peltzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5980-0876)
- Supa Pengpid
- Hans‐Helmut König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5711-6862)
Institutions
- Asia University (TW)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Southern Cross University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.70039
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00