The Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA): A screening tool to assess individual differences in responsiveness to art in English and German.

Schlotz, Wolff; Wallot, Sebastian; Omigie, Diana; Masucci, Michael D.; Hoelzmann, Sonja C.; Vessel, Edward A.

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“…1 was conducted in English at New York University in New York, NY. At the start of the experiment, each participant completed a set of questionnaires: a demographic background questionnaire, an abbreviated version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X; Watson & Clark, 1999), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y; Grös et al, 2007;Julian, 2011;Spielberger, 1983), and the Aesthetic Responsiveness and Engagement Assessment (AReA; Schlotz et al, 2020), in their English version using pen and paper. The AReA questionnaire is a tool developed by our group to measure participants' general aesthetic responsiveness with items assessing the frequency with which people experience three relevant states: aesthetic appreciation, intense aesthetic experiences, and creative engagement.…”

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Inspired by art: Higher aesthetic appeal elicits increased felt inspiration in a creative writing task.

Welke¹,

Purton²,

Vessel³

2023

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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Moments of creative inspiration -an evoked state of motivation for creative activity -form a distinct step in creative processes. We hypothesize that the psychological state of being creatively inspired is similar to the state of being aesthetically moved, and that aesthetically moving experiences can serve as prompts for creative inspiration. We tested this hypothesis in a creative writing task: In Experiment 1, 25 participants from the general public were asked to write 12 short creative vignettes (repeated measures) in response to either "aesthetic" prompts (visual artworks they had rated highly aesthetically moving in a preceding task) or "nonaesthetic" prompts (triads of unrelated words). People then rated how inspired they had felt during idea generation. Ratings of inspiration were significantly higher for aesthetic vs. nonaesthetic prompts. In Experiment 2, 34 participants performed the same task with prompts consisting of highly-moving artworks, non-moving artworks (rated in a preceding task), or novel artworks not seen in advance. While pre-exposure to the stimuli had no significant effect, felt inspiration was significantly higher for moving vs. non-moving prompts, and posttest aesthetic ratings of novel artworks were positively correlated with felt inspiration. Furthermore, inspiration ratings correlated positively with the amount of produced text. Being aesthetically moved increases the likelihood of creative inspiration, a finding with implications both for the study of creative and aesthetic processes and also for the potential role of the arts in educational settings.

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Inspired by art: Higher aesthetic appeal elicits increased felt inspiration in a creative writing task.

Welke¹,

Purton²,

Vessel³

2023

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“…Drawing upon previous findings (Diessner, 2019;Diessner et al, 2008;Schlotz et al, 2020;Zabihian & Diessner, 2016), we investigated the relationship between savoring art and well-being in a sample of nonartists and nonclinical adults. Consistent with our hypothesis, the results suggested that savoring art is associated with a greater level of both SWB and PWB (Study 1).…”

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Do art lovers lead happier and even healthier lives? Investigating the psychological and physical benefits of savoring art.

Lee¹,

Lee²,

Choi³

2024

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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Previous research has indicated that engaging in art activities is beneficial to both psychological and physical well-being; however, few studies have examined the link between attitudes toward art and well-being. In the present study, we have termed a positive and appreciative attitude toward art as savoring art and have investigated the relationship between savoring art and individual well-being. Study 1 (N = 501) examined the associations between savoring art and psychological well-being (PWB) as well as subjective well-being (SWB), the two most widely used terms for meaningful and hedonic happiness, respectively. The results suggested that savoring art was linked to a greater level of both PWB and SWB. Furthermore, Study 2 (N = 144) demonstrated that savoring art correlated with reduced biological health risk, as measured by objective biomarkers for inflammation and hypertension. The results from the present study highlight the potential psychological and physical benefits of savoring art, regardless of individuals' socioeconomic condition, level of openness to experience, or art engagement frequency.

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“…Empirical aesthetics is concerned with how incoming sensory, emotional or social stimuli (e.g., a painting, a piece of music, the sight of a person, etc.) acquire value for the individual (e.g., makes an individual "like" or "dislike" the stimulus), particularly when that value is based on the structure of the stimulus itself, rather than on any associated rewards (Vessel, 2020). In addition, empirical aesthetics is also concerned with how this value assignment affects subsequent behavior and decision-making of the individual in relation to the cue (e.g., a decision to purchase a painting, or not, visit a museum or a concert over and again, or never return, attend a music class, or not, etc.).…”

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“…The present paper presents a scale validation of the Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA; Schlotz et al, 2020) in a new language, and adapted to a new culture. The AReA is, a short 14-item questionnaire to assess individual differences in responsiveness to aesthetic stimuli (e.g., aesthetic responsiveness to visual art, dance, music, film, and poetry).…”

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The Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA) in Persian Language: A Scale Validation and Cultural Adaptation Study

Golbabaei¹,

Christensen²,

Vessel³

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People differ in their responsiveness to aesthetic experiences. It is important to understand the role of culture in such individual differences, yet existing tools for assessing aesthetic responsiveness largely focus on North American and European cultures. We created a Persian translated and culturally adapted version of the Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA) and evaluated its psychometric properties. Construct and internal validity were evaluated in a sample of 1586 participants. Moreover, convergent and divergent validity were investigated using the Behavioral Avoidance/Inhibition Scales (BIS-BAS), Big Five Inventory-2, Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ), and the Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale (TEPS). Further, the test-retest reliability of AReA was examined for the first time in a subsample of participants (n = 160) who answered the questionnaire again after 6 months. In addition to an acceptable structural validity (CFI = .905), the Persian version of AReA showed good internal validity. Cronbach’s alpha for the overall score was .848 and varied between .64 and .81 for subscales. Concerning convergent and divergent validity, AReA subscales were positively correlated with subscales of TEPS, the Emotion Evocation subscale of BMRQ, Behavioral Avoidance and Openness, and were unrelated to Behavioral Inhibition, Conscientiousness, and Negative Emotionality. Moreover, AReA subscales showed different patterns of correlations with other questionnaires. Finally, all subscales of AReA showed high test-retest reliability, ranging from .715 to .778. Our results confirm the validity of the Persian version of AReA and thus provide a new measure of aesthetic responsiveness, useful in Persian-speaking communities, which facilitates cross-cultural research in empirical aesthetics.

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The Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA): A screening tool to assess individual differences in responsiveness to art in English and German.

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Cited by 43 publications

References 70 publications

Inspired by art: Higher aesthetic appeal elicits increased felt inspiration in a creative writing task.

Inspired by art: Higher aesthetic appeal elicits increased felt inspiration in a creative writing task.

Do art lovers lead happier and even healthier lives? Investigating the psychological and physical benefits of savoring art.

The Aesthetic Responsiveness Assessment (AReA) in Persian Language: A Scale Validation and Cultural Adaptation Study

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