Table 2 Fixed effects models predicting the associations between frequencies of art engagement & mental health
Model 1 Coefficients (CI) | Model 2 Coefficients (CI) | Model 3 Coefficients (CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GHQ-12 Mental Distress | ||||||
Participation in arts activities (ref = None) | ||||||
Once/twice per year | −0.35 | (−0.80, 0.11) | − 0.33 | (− 0.78, 0.12) | −0.31 | (− 0.75, 0.13) |
Once per month | 0.07 | (− 0.29, 0.43) | 0.04 | (− 0.32, 0.39) | 0.05 | (− 0.30, 0.40) |
Once per week | −0.19 | (− 0.49, 0.11) | − 0.21 | (− 0.51, 0.10) | − 0.21 | (− 0.51, 0.09) |
More than once per week | −0.31* | (− 0.60, − 0.03) | −0.34* | (− 0.62, − 0.05) | −0.29* | (− 0.56, − 0.01) |
Within R-squared | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | |||
Attendance at cultural events (ref = None) | ||||||
Once/twice per year | −0.13 | (− 0.40, 0.14) | − 0.14 | (− 0.41, 0.13) | −0.14 | (− 0.41, 0.12) |
Once per month | −0.18 | (− 0.46, 0.11) | − 0.18 | (− 0.46, 0.11) | −0.14 | (− 0.43, 0.14) |
Once per week or more | −0.51** | (− 0.85, − 0.16) | −0.50** | (− 0.85, − 0.15) | −0.42* | (− 0.76, − 0.08) |
Within R-squared | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | |||
SF-12 Mental Functioning | ||||||
Participation in arts activities (ref = None) | ||||||
Once/twice per year | 0.71 | (−0.02, 1.45) | 0.56 | (−0.17, 1.29) | 0.51 | (− 0.21, 1.23) |
Once per month | 0.13 | (−0.47, 0.73) | 0.11 | (− 0.49, 0.70) | 0.08 | (− 0.51, 0.67) |
Once per week | 0.39 | (−0.11, 0.90) | 0.33 | (−0.17, 0.83) | 0.33 | (−0.16, 0.82) |
More than once per week | 0.66** | (0.21, 1.12) | 0.57* | (0.12, 1.02) | 0.50* | (0.05, 0.95) |
Within R-squared | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||
Attendance at cultural events (ref = None) | ||||||
Once/twice per year | 0.28 | (−0.18, 0.74) | 0.30 | (− 0.16, 0.76) | 0.31 | (− 0.15, 0.76) |
Once per month | 0.25 | (−0.23, 0.73) | 0.22 | (−0.26, 0.71) | 0.18 | (−0.30, 0.65) |
Once per week or more | 0.63* | (0.05, 1.22) | 0.56 | (−0.03, 1.15) | 0.49 | (−0.09, 1.07) |
Within R-squared | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||
Subjective wellbeing: Life satisfaction | ||||||
Participation in arts activities (ref = None) | ||||||
Once/twice per year | 0.14* | (0.00, 0.28) | 0.11 | (−0.03, 0.25) | 0.11 | (−0.03, 0.25) |
Once per month | 0.08 | (−0.02, 0.18) | 0.06 | (−0.04, 0.16) | 0.06 | (−0.04, 0.16) |
Once per week | 0.07 | (−0.02, 0.16) | 0.05 | (−0.04, 0.14) | 0.05 | (−0.04, 0.14) |
More than once per week | 0.12** | (0.04, 0.20) | 0.10* | (0.02, 0.18) | 0.09* | (0.01, 0.17) |
Within R-squared | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||
Attendance at cultural events (ref = None) | ||||||
Once/twice per year | 0.14*** | (0.06, 0.22) | 0.13** | (0.05, 0.21) | 0.13** | (0.05, 0.21) |
Once per month | 0.14** | (0.06, 0.23) | 0.12** | (0.04, 0.21) | 0.11* | (0.03, 0.20) |
Once per week or more | 0.21*** | (0.11, 0.32) | 0.19*** | (0.08, 0.29) | 0.17** | (0.07, 0.27) |
Within R-squared | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||