Wellbeing and Mindfulness among Performing Artists and Visual Artists

Subharthi Mukherjee and Arundhati Biswas
Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, West Bengal

Pagese, 145-153

Mental health of an artist is still not much enlightened. Creative potential is also deprived.
The purpose of the study is to explore the difference between Performing artists (Singer,
Dancer) and Visual artists (Painter) in terms of Subjective Wellbeing and Mindfulness.
The study involves sample of 90 individuals divided into 3 groups Singer, Dancer and
painter, 15 male and 15 female into each group, age ranging between 25 years to 55
years with educational qualification at least class 12 level. The results are analyzed by
using Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Post Hoc for each of the domains. Significant
difference between Performing artists and Visual artists have been found. Performing
artists scored higher with respect to well being total, Physical health, Relationship,
Mindfulness total, Describing and Non reactivity domains than Visual artists. Performing
artists and Visual artists did not differ with respect to Psychological wellbeing, Observing,
Acting with awareness and Non judgment domains. When the two Performing artists
group were compared against each other no significant difference found with respect to
the selected variables. Considering gender, it is found that the male and female dancers
differ with respect to Mindfulness total, Acting with awareness and Non judgment
domains