Arts Research Quarterly
Spotlighting Secondary Data Analysis in the Arts
Issue 16, March 13, 2025
Arts Research Quarterly is a sampler of research articles on the arts ecosystem and on the arts’ value and impact for individuals and communities, based on data housed at NADAC and elsewhere. New issues are released quarterly. Arts Research Quarterly and NADAC are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Featured Publications
Thompson, Dylan (2025) The evolution of ticket pricing strategies in the North American concert industry: evidence from two decades of data Applied Economics 1–17
This article examines changes in the ticket pricing strategies employed by popular musicians in the concert industry, with a particular focus on the use of second-degree price discrimination and its relationship with key concert outcomes; ticket revenue and capacity utilization…
Cotter, Katherine N., Pawelski, James O. (2025) The associations between arts and humanities engagement and well-being in a representative sample of United States residents during the COVID-19 pandemic Arts & Health 1-17
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread decreases in well-being, and people turned to various coping resources to mitigate declines in well-being.
- Barbot, Baptiste, Kaufman, James C. (2025) PISA 2022 Creative Thinking Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges, and Cautions The Journal of Creative Behavior Volume 59, Issue 1 e70003
- Lebuda, Izabela, Benedek, Mathias (2025) Contributions of Metacognition to Creative Performance and Behavior The Authors. The Journal of Creative Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Creative Education Foundation (CEF) Volume59, Issue1
- Thompson, Dylan (2025) The evolution of ticket pricing strategies in the North American concert industry: evidence from two decades of data Applied Economics 1–17
- Iyengar, Sunil (2025) Educating Ourselves about Childhood Arts Experiences—and Why They Matter National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- Cotter, Katherine N., Pawelski, James O. (2025) The associations between arts and humanities engagement and well-being in a representative sample of United States residents during the COVID-19 pandemic Arts & Health 1-17
- Lightwala, Owais, Wall-Andrews, Charlie (2025) Impact of Pay-What-You-Want Pricing Model The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society Volume 54, 2024 – Issue 6 323-347
- Iyengar, Sunil (2025) The Men-Women Split in Reading is Real—and Persists Amid Historical Rate Declines National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- National Endowment for the Arts (2025) Quick Study: January 23, 2025 Monthly Podcast
- Iyengar, Sunil, Menzer, Melissa, Mullaney-Loss, Patricia, Moore Shaffer, Patricia (2025) Snapshots of Arts Education in Childhood and Adolescence National Endowment for the Arts
- Prakash, Nalini, Ramakrishnan, Arun, Vader, Daniel T., Goodill, Sherry, Beardall, Nancy, Moore, Reneé H., Shim, Minjung (2024) Two ways to measure interpersonal synchrony in dance/movement therapy: Comparing accelerometer data with observational data The Arts in Psychotherapy 92 102245
- Avallone Mantelli, Rafaela, Forster, Jeri, Reed, Katherine, Edelblute, Anthony, Henry, Michael, Sinn, Hillary, Moss, Marc (2024) Creative Arts Therapy Reduces Psychological Distress in Nonpatient-Facing Healthcare Workers The American Journal of Medicine S0002-9343(24)00801-5
- Iyengar, Sunil (2024) Sending Off 2024—A Bumper Year for Cross-Agency Collaborations through the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- Caruso, Anna S. (2024) Defying Gravity: Conversations with Leaders from Nonprofit Theater National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Arts (2024) Quick Study: December 19, 2024
- Holt, Jeana M., Siekman, Katelyn, Fairbanks, Margaret, Fairbanks, Mark, Stern, Nathaniel (2024) The impact of art, storytelling, and STEAM-based approaches on creativity development in autistic youth and young adults: A mixed methods study protocol PLOS ONE
- Zeitlen, Daniel C., Silvia, Paul J., Kane, Michael J., Beaty, Roger E. (2024) The creative mind in daily life: How cognitive and affective experiences relate to creative thinking and behavior Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 19(1) 150–164
- Aldouby, Hava, Hasler, Béatrice S., Nadav, Tehila, Friedman, Doron (2024) Viewing images of jagged texture in digital artwork affects body sensations: A virtual reality study Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 19(1) 38–47
- McCullough, Aston K. (2024) Absolute and relative intensities of solo, free-form dancing in adults: A pilot study PLOS ONE
- Mak, Hei Wan, Hu, Yang, Bu, Feifei, Bone, Jessica K., Fancourt, Daisy (2024) Art for health’s sake or health for art’s sake: Disentangling the bidirectional relationships between arts engagement and mental health PNAS Nexus 3, Issue 11 465
- Barbot, Baptiste, Kaufman, James C. (2025) PISA 2022 Creative Thinking Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges, and Cautions The Journal of Creative Behavior Volume 59, Issue 1 e70003
- Lebuda, Izabela, Benedek, Mathias (2025) Contributions of Metacognition to Creative Performance and Behavior The Authors. The Journal of Creative Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Creative Education Foundation (CEF) Volume59, Issue1
- Thompson, Dylan (2025) The evolution of ticket pricing strategies in the North American concert industry: evidence from two decades of data Applied Economics 1–17
- Cotter, Katherine N., Pawelski, James O. (2025) The associations between arts and humanities engagement and well-being in a representative sample of United States residents during the COVID-19 pandemic Arts & Health 1-17
- Lightwala, Owais, Wall-Andrews, Charlie (2025) Impact of Pay-What-You-Want Pricing Model The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society Volume 54, 2024 – Issue 6 323-347
- Prakash, Nalini, Ramakrishnan, Arun, Vader, Daniel T., Goodill, Sherry, Beardall, Nancy, Moore, Reneé H., Shim, Minjung (2024) Two ways to measure interpersonal synchrony in dance/movement therapy: Comparing accelerometer data with observational data The Arts in Psychotherapy 92 102245
- Avallone Mantelli, Rafaela, Forster, Jeri, Reed, Katherine, Edelblute, Anthony, Henry, Michael, Sinn, Hillary, Moss, Marc (2024) Creative Arts Therapy Reduces Psychological Distress in Nonpatient-Facing Healthcare Workers The American Journal of Medicine S0002-9343(24)00801-5
- Holt, Jeana M., Siekman, Katelyn, Fairbanks, Margaret, Fairbanks, Mark, Stern, Nathaniel (2024) The impact of art, storytelling, and STEAM-based approaches on creativity development in autistic youth and young adults: A mixed methods study protocol PLOS ONE
- Zeitlen, Daniel C., Silvia, Paul J., Kane, Michael J., Beaty, Roger E. (2024) The creative mind in daily life: How cognitive and affective experiences relate to creative thinking and behavior Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 19(1) 150–164
- Aldouby, Hava, Hasler, Béatrice S., Nadav, Tehila, Friedman, Doron (2024) Viewing images of jagged texture in digital artwork affects body sensations: A virtual reality study Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 19(1) 38–47
- McCullough, Aston K. (2024) Absolute and relative intensities of solo, free-form dancing in adults: A pilot study PLOS ONE
- Mak, Hei Wan, Hu, Yang, Bu, Feifei, Bone, Jessica K., Fancourt, Daisy (2024) Art for health’s sake or health for art’s sake: Disentangling the bidirectional relationships between arts engagement and mental health PNAS Nexus 3, Issue 11 465
- Iyengar, Sunil (2025) Educating Ourselves about Childhood Arts Experiences—and Why They Matter National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- Iyengar, Sunil (2025) The Men-Women Split in Reading is Real—and Persists Amid Historical Rate Declines National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- National Endowment for the Arts (2025) Quick Study: January 23, 2025 Monthly Podcast
- Iyengar, Sunil, Menzer, Melissa, Mullaney-Loss, Patricia, Moore Shaffer, Patricia (2025) Snapshots of Arts Education in Childhood and Adolescence National Endowment for the Arts
- Iyengar, Sunil (2024) Sending Off 2024—A Bumper Year for Cross-Agency Collaborations through the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Blog: Measure for Measure
- Caruso, Anna S. (2024) Defying Gravity: Conversations with Leaders from Nonprofit Theater National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Arts (2024) Quick Study: December 19, 2024