"Research shows that creativity boasts remarkable mental health benefits, including emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and social connectedness (Jean-Berluche, 2024). Whether you're painting, writing, playing music, or making a craft, art can provide imaginative ways to express ideas and feelings, a process that can be therapeutic. The important thing is to focus on the process, not the product, in order to tap into the full mental health benefits of art (Kumar et al., 2024)."
"One study found that both active (e.g., painting) and passive (e.g., walking around an art museum) engagement with the arts consistently activates neural circuits in the brain associated with emotion regulation, offering a glimpse into the mechanisms underlying the association with art and better mental health (Barnett & Vasiu, 2024)."
"Daisy Fancourt, PhD, Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology, and Head of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group at University College London, has focused her research on the connection between the arts and health. In her new book, , she shares insights from her research findings on art and mental health and offers tips on practicing creativity in the same way we prioritize diet and exercise for better health."
Creativity delivers multiple mental health benefits, including improved emotion regulation, greater cognitive flexibility, and enhanced social connectedness. Engaging in creative activities such as painting, writing, music, or crafts provides ways to express ideas and feelings and can be therapeutic. Prioritizing the creative process rather than the finished product maximizes mental health gains. Both active involvement in the arts and passive exposure, such as visiting an art museum, activate brain circuits linked to emotion regulation. Practicing creativity regularly can be integrated into health routines similarly to diet and exercise to support overall psychological well-being.
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