The stars of the shower head will not say the opposite, pushing the ditty does a lot of good. Researchers from the University of East Angliain the United Kingdom, have just shown that singing in groups, in A choir for example, could make happier and especially help people suffering anxiety and of depression.
The researchers worked in collaboration with the “Sing Your Heart Out” project. Since 2005, the latter has been organizing weekly singing workshops for people suffering from mental health problems, but also for the general public. The particularity of these groups is that everyone can participate, regardless of their abilities, and that there is no obligation to talk about their state of health. The goal is simply fun. About 120 people now attend these workshops each week.
Socialization, the key to recovery?
The research team followed these amateur singers for 6 months. They carried out around twenty interviews and organized discussion groups with the workshop facilitators as well as the participants. The opinions were unanimous, these workshops had multiple positive effects on their mental health. For some, they were part of a larger support program. For others, they were the key to their recovery or maintaining good health. These moments of pleasure and happiness have several times been described as “life saving”.
The researchers concluded that community singing promotes well-being and a sense of belonging to a group. The combination of socialization as well as enjoyable activity greatly enhanced the recovery of people with anxiety and depression by developing their confidence in them and their social skills.
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