A Study of the Experience of Working Adults on Regular Choral Activities

Applying Focus Groups

Bibliographic Data

ID15467652
AuthorsIn Hwa Shim (Department of Culture Planning, Sung Kong Hoe University, 08359 Korea), In Ok Sim (0000-0001-8464-2542, Chung-Ang University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue23
Pages8860-8860
Publication date2020-11-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17238860
PMID33260525
OpenAlexW3108321831
LanguageEN
References cited17

Maintaining a high quality of work and life can be a challenge for working adults. Most working adults do not have the opportunity to participate in activities that promote physical and emotional health. Working adults need to improve their potential to maintain life satisfaction and prevent a variety of stresses and physical illnesses. Recent research has suggested the effective value of art participation through choral activities for many people. However, little is known about what working adults experience through choir activities. In particular, research focusing on effects of choir participation on healthy people is lacking, and there is insufficient fundamental evidence about how to develop choral programs to improve the quality of healthy people's lives. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of working adults in the process of regularly participating in choral activities. Our research question is "What experiences did the participants gain from the choir activities?". Data was collected in three focus group interviews and additional individual interviews with 15 participants. Four themes emerged from this study: "self-improvement and sense of accomplishment", "interaction and harmony", "discovery of positive self-identity", and "healing and happiness". These findings could encourage choir activity in working adults and suggest that they can be applied as lifelong activities that can improve their quality of life with social interaction

Choir · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Happiness · Harmony (color · Pedagogy · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Sociology · Well-being · Diverse Music Education Insights · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology

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