Public Art & Health

Possible pathways between leisure and health

Research record PAH-017 · Finding, limitations, sources and publication relationships.

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· 2021 · International

Findings, methods and sources

MechanismsTheoryContext / synthesis

Finding. A theoretical framework maps biological, psychological, social and behavioural pathways linking leisure activities and health.

Limitation. Proposed mechanisms across broad activities; not proof of a mechanism or outcome for permanent sculpture.

Fancourt D, Aughterson H, Finn S, Walker E, Steptoe A. How leisure activities affect health: a narrative review and multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021;8(4):329-339.

Methods and verification

Verification level: Abstract checked

Design
Narrative review and theoretical framework
Sample / scope
See source for sample and design
Setting
All
Art form
Several or unspecified

Citation and abstract checked against PubMed, 29 September 2026

Last full editorial audit: 2026-09-09 · Verification policy

Publications and overlap

No confirmed shared-publication match is recorded for this entry in Edition 4.11. Source-by-source and participant-level reconciliation is incomplete; this does not establish an independent study.

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Public Art & Health. Possible pathways between leisure and health. Research record PAH-017. Edition 4.11, 29 September 2026. https://www.publicart.health/research/pah-017

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