Psychologists Find That a 3-Minute Online Art Viewing Can Significantly Improve Your Well-Being




Similar results are obtained by being in nature or even visiting real art galleries.

A person's emotions, stress levels, and general wellbeing can be significantly affected by visits to art galleries and museums. But does this also hold true for seeing art online? Recent research by psychologists Matthew Pelowski and MacKenzie Trupp looked into this issue. They reached the following judgment: Additionally, a simple three-minute visit to an online cultural or artistic exposition significantly improves subjective well-being.

During the initial Covid 19 outbreak, arts and cultural organizations quickly migrated from fixed structures to the Internet. For the first time, the general public became interested in digital museums and online art galleries. The effect of this was two things. First, individuals could access cultural objects and works of art from the comfort of their sofas. Second, art was now accessible to a far wider audience than before.

Over the last 10 years, experts have undertaken several studies that demonstrate how art may enhance one's health and feeling of wellbeing. However, it wasn't obvious if these effects also applied to the Internet.

Researchers MacKenzie Trupp, Ph.D., Matthew Pelowski of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, and their colleagues from the Department of Psychology recently asked research participants to visit art exhibits that were accessible through smartphones, tablets, and computers. Psychological health and wellbeing were evaluated before and after the visit to determine the extent to which viewing the art would be beneficial.

The findings demonstrated that even very brief viewings can have a considerable impact, resulting in decreased levels of depression, anxiety, and loneliness as well as increased levels of subjective well-being. These outcomes were equivalent to those of other treatments including exposure to outdoors and going to actual art exhibitions. After more research, it was discovered that it was crucial to take peoples' particular, subjective experiences into account. The study team found that the advantage increased with how significant or attractive people perceived the art to be and how favorable sentiments they experienced while watching it.

These findings show that brief exposure to online art might enhance and promote wellbeing. Additionally, this research places a focus on artistic interventions, a suggestion that may be put into practice immediately or customized for every observer. This brings up new possibilities for future study and applications in locations with restricted access to art, such hospitals, waiting rooms, and remote places.

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