Role of the arts in the life and mental health of young people that participate in artistic organizations in Colombia: a qualitative study.

Autor: Gómez-Restrepo C; Departament of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.; Departament of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.; San Ignacio University Hospital, Bogotá, Colombia., Casasbuenas NG; Departament of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. natalia.godoy@javeriana.edu.co., Ortiz-Hernández N; Departament of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia., Bird VJ; Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK., Acosta MPJ; Departament of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia., Restrepo JMU; Departament of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia., Sarmiento BAM; Departament of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia., Steffen M; People's Palace Projects, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK., Priebe S; Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2022 Dec 03; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 757. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 03.
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04396-y
Abstrakt: Background: Adolescents and young adults are vulnerable to developing mental distress. However, evidence suggests that more than half of the young people with symptoms of depression and anxiety overcome their distress within a year. However, there is little research on the exact resources that young people use and help them to recover. The aim of this study was to explore how arts activities can support the recovery of young people engaged with arts organizations in Bogota.
Methods: We recruited 38 participants from two arts organizations in Bogotá and conducted six focus groups embedded within artistic workshops. The type of activities in the workshops varied reflecting the different teaching methods of the two organizations. The focus group discussions were recorded and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: Five themes explained how arts activities can help young people participating in artistic organizations to overcome mental distress: i) allowing the expression of emotions; ii) helping to manage and transform emotions; iii) distracting from problems; iv) facilitating social support and relationships; and v) contributing to the identity of young people.
Conclusions: For young people who participate in artistic organizations, the arts are a resource for overcoming negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, and sadness. The beneficial role of arts activities includes different process of managing, expressing, and distracting from distress, and it differs depending on whether arts are perceived as a professional vocation or a hobby.
(© 2022. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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