A recent cross-sectional study investigating an organizational choir-singing interventioncalled ‘Sound of Well-being’ (SOW) indicated health and organizationalbenefits, and a gender-specific pattern of participation and outcomes. In this studywe investigate participation and effects in a short version of SOW. A total of 1100 employees of a Norwegian municipality were invited to participate in SOW.At baseline, 472 (42.9 per cent) employees filled in a questionnaire concerning demographics,personality, health, engagement, commitment and psychosocial work environment.A total of 312 (66.1 per cent) of these completed the same survey one tothree weeks after SOW was finished. We found that female gender and extroversionwere linked to participation in SOW. Women reported significant changes in engagement,self-perceived health and control, while men reported changes in job demands.Overall, participants reported an increase, while non-participants reported decreaseon aforementioned variables. In terms of participation and effects of SOW, findingsdiffered between professions, personality types and gender. In order to provide desirablealternatives to a wider group of employees, future interventions should includea variety of both receptive and creative activities.
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