Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western Japan

Grit is beneficial for our well-being. Participating in performing arts influences child development; however, its relationship with grit is still unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the causal relationship between childhood performing arts experience and grit. To examine this relationship,...

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Main Author: Seira Iida
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2506322
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description Grit is beneficial for our well-being. Participating in performing arts influences child development; however, its relationship with grit is still unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the causal relationship between childhood performing arts experience and grit. To examine this relationship, an Internet survey was conducted in 2020, 2021, and 2022 among individuals aged 20–69 years living in the western part of Japan. The survey contained questions about childhood out-of-school activities, along with 12-item scale questions to assess grit (N = 2841). Multiple regression, propensity score matching, and survival analyses were conducted to validate three hypotheses. The results indicated statistically positive effects of performing arts experience on grit. This highlights that performing arts experience can impact one’s life through non-cognitive skills; thus, it is important to provide lasting opportunities for every child.
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spelling doaj-art-e74f5279dbe14fc58b2b4df8472293652025-08-20T03:13:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832025-12-0112110.1080/23311983.2025.2506322Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western JapanSeira Iida0Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Otemon Gakuin University, Ibaraki, Osaka, JapanGrit is beneficial for our well-being. Participating in performing arts influences child development; however, its relationship with grit is still unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the causal relationship between childhood performing arts experience and grit. To examine this relationship, an Internet survey was conducted in 2020, 2021, and 2022 among individuals aged 20–69 years living in the western part of Japan. The survey contained questions about childhood out-of-school activities, along with 12-item scale questions to assess grit (N = 2841). Multiple regression, propensity score matching, and survival analyses were conducted to validate three hypotheses. The results indicated statistically positive effects of performing arts experience on grit. This highlights that performing arts experience can impact one’s life through non-cognitive skills; thus, it is important to provide lasting opportunities for every child.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2506322Performing artsgritnon-cognitive skillspropensity scoresurvival analysisChildhood
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title Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western Japan
title_full Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western Japan
title_fullStr Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western Japan
title_full_unstemmed Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western Japan
title_short Childhood performing arts experience and grit in Western Japan
title_sort childhood performing arts experience and grit in western japan
topic Performing arts
grit
non-cognitive skills
propensity score
survival analysis
Childhood
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2506322
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