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– Main finding
Choir singing improves psychological and emotional wellbeing, but in-
crease in social contacts were not connected to the social wellbeing.

Studies that include mainly adults (n = 8)

1. Lonsdale and Day (2020)
Study design: Quantitative (comparison groups)
Data collection:
– ExWB (Hedonic wellbeing)
– NSa-WS (Need Satisfaction at Work Scale)
– MHC-SF (Mental Health Continuum Short Form)
– OHQ-SF (Oxford Happiness Questionnaire)
– SWLS (Satisfaction With Life Scale)
– PHQ-4 (Patient Health Questionnaire) Jovana Milošević ◆ CHORAL SINGING AS A MEANS OF INCREASING WELLBEING IN YOUTH AND ADULTS: PRISMA REVIEW
– RSES (The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale)
– TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory)
– CSES (The Collective Self-Esteem Scale)

Key findings
– Psychological/emotional
Enhanced mood, reduced stress, happiness, self-esteem
– Social
Social connectedness, sense of belonging, mutual goals, interpersonal
contacts
– Outcome differences between groups (choir singers, solo musicians,
orchestra/band members and athletes)
– No differences in psychological wellbeing between groups.
– Higher level of connectedness in group activities compared to
individual activities.
– Lower levels of autonomy in group activities, compared to indivi-
dual activities.
– Main finding
Choral singing offers similar psychological benefits as other compari-
son groups, with differences in autonomy and relatedness, supporting
the relevance of Self-Determination Theory in understanding these
effects.

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