“Engaging with arts and crafts is accessible and affordable.
Options such as knitting and drawing require very few tools and can be engaging and creatively fulfilling activities,” said Dr. Helen Keyes, cognitive psychologist and head of the school of psychology and sport science at Anglia Ruskin University.
Now, a new study by Keyes and fellow researchershas found that engaging in creative activities can significantly boost well-being by providing meaningful spaces for expression and achievement.
Although prior studies have shown that creating arts and crafting is therapeutic for people with mental health conditions, the general population has been understudied.
That’s why they sampled members of the general population without diagnosed illnesses to see how arts and crafts might contribute to well-being.
Participants’ reported happiness, life satisfaction and a sense of lives being worthwhile were positively correlated to participating in arts and crafts. (CNN)
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