Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed Choir
The act of making music together serves to connect people, creating a sense of belonging and unity while being a powerful tool to facilitate mental well-being. This case study concentrates on member motivation and how this is related to their participation in the Estonian LGBTQ+ mixed choir Vikerlas...
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| description | The act of making music together serves to connect people, creating a sense of belonging and unity while being a powerful tool to facilitate mental well-being. This case study concentrates on member motivation and how this is related to their participation in the Estonian LGBTQ+ mixed choir Vikerlased, with research questions being focused on the political and psychological identity aspects of group singing. Data collection was carried out by means of participatory observation, a questionnaire, and in-depth and focus group interviews. The findings suggest that singing in an LGBTQ+ choir serves multiple functions for its members, serving to support identity, maintain social, institutional, and musical aspects of participation, and promote mental well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a6cfd4348c54babb0ef196758a4f4df2025-08-20T03:33:03ZengSciendoJournal of Ethnology and Folkloristics2228-09872025-06-0119118920610.2478/jef-2025-0009Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed ChoirDavidjants Brigitta0Raju Marju11Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tatari 13, 10116Tallinn, Estonia2Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tatari 13, 10116Tallinn, EstoniaThe act of making music together serves to connect people, creating a sense of belonging and unity while being a powerful tool to facilitate mental well-being. This case study concentrates on member motivation and how this is related to their participation in the Estonian LGBTQ+ mixed choir Vikerlased, with research questions being focused on the political and psychological identity aspects of group singing. Data collection was carried out by means of participatory observation, a questionnaire, and in-depth and focus group interviews. The findings suggest that singing in an LGBTQ+ choir serves multiple functions for its members, serving to support identity, maintain social, institutional, and musical aspects of participation, and promote mental well-being.https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2025-0009lgbtq+choral singinggroup identitymental well-beinggay pride |
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| title | Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed Choir |
| title_full | Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed Choir |
| title_fullStr | Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed Choir |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed Choir |
| title_short | Identity and Mental Well-being: A Case Study of the Estonian Vikerlased LGBTQ+ Mixed Choir |
| title_sort | identity and mental well being a case study of the estonian vikerlased lgbtq mixed choir |
| topic | lgbtq+ choral singing group identity mental well-being gay pride |
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