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tural participation and health of Slovenian youth, adults psihosocialni vidiki prilagajanja na staranje | psychosocial aspects of adjustment to aging
and the elderly
Andrej Kirbiš, Marina Tavčar Krajnc, Marija Javornik Krečič, Danijela Lahe, Tina
Cupar, Darko Friš, Monika Lamot
University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: Cultural participation is an important element of social environ-
ment that may have a positive impact on health and well-being, yet some cul-
tural activities have been declining in recent years in Europe. Additionally, cul-
tural activities (visiting museums, going to ballet/dance/opera performances,
going to the cinema, music concerts) tend to vary during the life cycle. Final-
ly, health-related impact of various dimensions of cultural participation may dif-
fer at various stages of life. The main aim of our research was to examine and
compare the impact of dimensions of cultural participation on subjective health
outcomes among three age groups in Slovenia: young people (16-34-year olds),
adults (35-64-year-olds) and the elderly (65+).
Methods: We performed multivariate analyses on cross-sectional EU-SILC
2015 survey data, a nationally-representative sample of Slovenian adults (16+
year-olds).
Results: We found 1) that combined cultural participation was associated with
better health among all three age groups; 2) that participation’s impact was the
largest among the elderly; and 3) that age moderated the impact of dimensions
of cultural participation on health. Discussion and conclusions: Targeted strat-
egies encouraging cultural participation might contribute to improved health
among the Slovenian public.
Keywords: cultural participation, health inequalities, cultural capital, youth,
elderly.
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and the elderly
Andrej Kirbiš, Marina Tavčar Krajnc, Marija Javornik Krečič, Danijela Lahe, Tina
Cupar, Darko Friš, Monika Lamot
University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: Cultural participation is an important element of social environ-
ment that may have a positive impact on health and well-being, yet some cul-
tural activities have been declining in recent years in Europe. Additionally, cul-
tural activities (visiting museums, going to ballet/dance/opera performances,
going to the cinema, music concerts) tend to vary during the life cycle. Final-
ly, health-related impact of various dimensions of cultural participation may dif-
fer at various stages of life. The main aim of our research was to examine and
compare the impact of dimensions of cultural participation on subjective health
outcomes among three age groups in Slovenia: young people (16-34-year olds),
adults (35-64-year-olds) and the elderly (65+).
Methods: We performed multivariate analyses on cross-sectional EU-SILC
2015 survey data, a nationally-representative sample of Slovenian adults (16+
year-olds).
Results: We found 1) that combined cultural participation was associated with
better health among all three age groups; 2) that participation’s impact was the
largest among the elderly; and 3) that age moderated the impact of dimensions
of cultural participation on health. Discussion and conclusions: Targeted strat-
egies encouraging cultural participation might contribute to improved health
among the Slovenian public.
Keywords: cultural participation, health inequalities, cultural capital, youth,
elderly.
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