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Generational health improvement or decline? Exploring generational differences of British ethnic minorities in six physical health outcomes by Wang, Senhu, Mak, Hei-Wan

“…Objectives: To explore ethnic and generational differences in six physical health outcomes and whether these differences can be explained by health-related…”
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Who Engaged in Home-Based Arts Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Data From 4,731 Adults in the United States by Bone, Jessica K., Wan Mak, Hei, Sonke, Jill K., Fluharty, Meg E., Lee, Jenny B., Kolenic, Anthony J., Radunovich, Heidi, Cohen, Randy, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Arts engagement is a health-related behavior that may be influenced by social inequalities. While the COVID-19 pandemic provided new opportunities for some…”
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Do people reduce compliance with COVID-19 guidelines following vaccination? A longitudinal analysis of matched UK adults by Wright, Liam, Steptoe, Andrew, Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…COVID-19 vaccines do not confer immediate immunity and vaccinated individuals may still be at risk of transmitting the virus. Governments have not exempted…”
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Longitudinal associations between reading for pleasure and child maladjustment: Results from a propensity score matching analysis by Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Reading for pleasure has been shown to have benefits for academic attainment and the development of empathy. Yet, whether reading for pleasure is linked with…”
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Time use and mental health in UK adults during an 11-week COVID-19 lockdown: a panel analysis by Bu, Feifei, Steptoe, Andrew, Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…There is currently major concern about the impact of the global COVID-19 outbreak on mental health. But it remains unclear how individual behaviours could…”
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Do socio-demographic factors predict children's engagement in arts and culture? Comparisons of in-school and out-of-school participation in the Taking Part Survey by Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…There is evidence on the health, social and developmental benefits of arts and cultural participation for young people. While there is a known social gradient…”
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Arts engagement and self‐esteem in children: results from a propensity score matching analysis by Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Self‐esteem is regarded as vital to children's social and cognitive development and emotional well‐being. To date, a few studies have suggested that arts…”
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Predictors and Impact of Arts Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analyses of Data From 19,384 Adults in the COVID-19 Social Study by Mak, Hei Wan, Fluharty, Meg, Fancourt, Daisy

“…The global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 heavily affected the arts and creative industries due to the instigation of lockdown measures in the United Kingdom and…”
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What barriers do people experience to engaging in the arts? Structural equation modelling of the relationship between individual characteristics and capabilities, opportunities, and motivations to engage by Fancourt, Daisy, Mak, Hei Wan

“…Participation in the arts has well-documented benefits for health. However, participation in the arts is socially patterned, and it remains unclear why this…”
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Arts, mental distress, mental health functioning & life satisfaction: fixed-effects analyses of a nationally-representative panel study by Wang, Senhu, Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Arts engagement within communities is ubiquitous across cultures globally and previous research has suggested its benefits for mental health and wellbeing…”
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Relationships between Volunteering, Neighbourhood Deprivation and Mental Wellbeing across Four British Birth Cohorts: Evidence from 10 Years of the UK Household Longitudinal Study by Mak, Hei Wan, Coulter, Rory, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Volunteering is associated with greater mental, physical and social wellbeing. However, less is known about whether the health benefits of volunteering vary…”
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Comparisons of home-based arts engagement across three national lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic in England by Mak, Hei Wan, Bu, Feifei, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Between March 2020 and March 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) experienced three lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the evident association between arts…”
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Longitudinal associations between going outdoors and mental health and wellbeing during a COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by Stock, Sarah, Bu, Feifei, Fancourt, Daisy, Mak, Hei Wan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic led to national lockdowns in countries around the world. Whilst lockdowns were shown to be effective in reducing the spread of disease,…”
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Longitudinal associations between ability in arts activities, behavioural difficulties and self-esteem: analyses from the 1970 British Cohort Study by Mak, Hei Wan, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Arts engagement has been shown to have benefits for young people’s psychological and behavioural adjustment. However, it is unknown whether it is frequency of…”
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Associations between neighbourhood deprivation and engagement in arts, culture and heritage: evidence from two nationally-representative samples by Mak, Hei Wan, Coulter, Rory, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Previous research has shown the benefits of arts and cultural engagement for physical, mental and social wellbeing. This engagement is socially and…”
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Frequency of leisure activity engagement and health functioning over a 4-year period: a population-based study amongst middle-aged adults by Elsden, Esme, Bu, Feifei, Fancourt, Daisy, Mak, Hei Wan

“…Leisure activities have wide-ranging benefits for physical and mental health. However, previous studies have often focused on "leisure" as a homogeneous group…”
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Moderating effect of country-level health determinants on the association between hobby engagement and mental health: cross-cohort multi-level models, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions by Fancourt, Daisy, Noguchi, Taiji, Bone, Jessica K, Wels, Jacques, Gao, Qian, Kondo, Katsunori, Saito, Tami, Mak, Hei Wan

“…Theories from anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and sociology have focused on the potential adaptive benefits of hobby engagement for mental health in…”
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Leisure Engagement and Self-Perceptions of Aging: Longitudinal Analysis of Concurrent and Lagged Relationships by Bu, Feifei, Mak, Hei Wan, Bone, Jessica K, Gao, Qian, Sonke, Jill K, Fancourt, Daisy

“…Abstract Objectives There is evidence to suggest that leisure engagement may influence self-perceptions of aging, but disentangling potential bidirectionality…”
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Associations between community cultural engagement and life satisfaction, mental distress and mental health functioning using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS): are associations moderated by area deprivation? by Mak, Hei Wan, Coulter, Rory, Fancourt, Daisy

“…ObjectivesThe association between community cultural engagement and mental health and well-being is well established. However, little is known about whether…”
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Parental belief and adolescent smoking and drinking behaviors: A propensity score matching study by Mak, Hei Wan

“…Abstract This research examines the effects of parental belief on adolescent later smoking and drinking behaviors. Previous studies show that parental belief…”
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