The impact of participation in performing arts on adolescent health and behaviour: A systematic review of the literature

Brain, Sarah; Daykin, Norma; Orme, Judy; Evans, David; Salmon, Debra; Mceachran, Malcolm

Abstract

This article reports a systematic review of literature published between 1994 and 2004 on the effects of performing arts for health in young people aged 11-18. The review includes research on music, performance, drama and dance in community settings and non-curricular mainstream education. A total of 17 electronic databases were searched and 3670 papers identified, 104 of which met relevance criteria. Full text scrutiny of 85 papers was undertaken and 14 of these were identified for review. The research was heterogeneous, making overall synthesis of results inappropriate. The review demonstrates that research on the impact of the performing arts on young people is at a relatively early stage. Copyright © 2008 SAGE Publications.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Jan 21, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 10, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Health Psychology
• Print ISSN: 1359-1053
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 251-264
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105307086699
• Keywords: health, participation, performing arts, systematic review, young people
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1013689
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105307086699
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This article © SAGE Publications 2008
• Contract Date: Feb 10, 2016