'The book's a conversation starter': a realist exploration of the salutogenic potential of reading for pleasure.

Autor:	Sirisena M; Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK mihirini.sirisena@newcastle.ac.uk., Lhussier M; Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Kaner E; Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Wearn A; Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Gray J; Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., James R; Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, London, UK., Redgate S; Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Medical humanities [Med Humanit] 2024 Sep 23; Vol. 50 (3), pp. 504-512. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 23.
DOI:	10.1136/medhum-2023-012880
Abstrakt:	Reading for Wellbeing (RfW) is a pilot initiative, aimed at improving mental health and well-being through supporting access and increasing opportunities to read for pleasure. RfW was implemented across six North-East local authorities in England and employed Community Reading Workers to support access to books and reading for targeted populations. The current study used realist methodology to understand context, potential mechanisms of action, acceptability and reported outcomes. Data generation and analysis were conducted iteratively, using focus groups, interviews and observations.The analysis of the collated data highlighted that a positive attitude towards reading and a desire for social connections were significant motivators for engagement with RfW. This paper postulates eight programme theories relating to that context, which describe key mechanisms within RfW linked to engagement with reading, well-being, connections and practice. The paper concludes that previous notions of positivity associated with reading for pleasure enable participants to experience RfW as a positive social encounter. This positive social encounter enhances participants' multiple resistance resources such as increased sense of self-efficacy and connectedness that could impact on their sense of well-being. Competing Interests: Competing interests: RJ has been and continues to be involved in the development and implementation of the Reading for Wellbeing project. EK is the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC). (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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