- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Music Therapy and Health
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Research in Social Sciences
- Infant Health and Development
- Embodied and Extended Cognition
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Noise Effects and Management
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Media, Communication, and Education
- Media Influence and Health
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Cognitive Science and Education Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Musicians’ Health and Performance
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Music History and Culture
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Music and Audio Processing
University of Jyväskylä
2014-2024
Aarhus University
2020-2021
Tilburg University
2020-2021
It has been repeatedly shown that sad music induces mainly pleasant or mixed emotions, and is particularly relevant for self-regulation goals. However, this not entirely compatible with the view sadness one of basic emotions experienced in face an unpleasant event a loss. Also, distinction between grief often drawn, which seemingly does have relevance relation to musical experiences. The discrepancy positive accounts associated those present ordinary may be related previously unacknowledged...
Although music is known to be a part of everyday life and resource for mood emotion management, has changed significantly many due the global coronavirus pandemic, making role in less certain. An online survey which participants responded Likert scale questions as well providing free text responses was used explore how were engaging with during first wave whether they using regulation, their engagement related experiences worry anxiety resulting from pandemic. Results indicated that,...
Reactions to memorable experiences of sad music were studied by means a survey administered convenience (N = 1577), representative 445), and quota sample 414). The explored the reasons, mechanisms, emotions such experiences. Memorable linked with typically occurred in relation extremely familiar music, caused intense pleasurable experiences, which accompanied physiological reactions positive mood changes about third participants. A consistent structure reasons for these was identified...
Many people enjoy sad music, and the appeal for tragedy is widespread among consumers of film literature. The underlying mechanisms such aesthetic experiences are not well understood. We tested whether pleasure induced by sad, unfamiliar instrumental music explained with a homeostatic or reward theory, each which associated opposite patterns changes in key hormones. Sixty-two women listened to (or nothing) while serum was collected subsequent measurement prolactin (PRL) oxytocin (OT) stress...
This study focuses on the affective experiences of listening to self-identified sad music. Previous studies have concentrated emotions induced by music rationalizing and labelling emotions. However, focusing such categorization leaves subjective individual aside. The aim this article is broaden methodology studying emotion analysing metaphorical language used in narratives about experience A total 373 participants answered open-ended questions via an online survey. responses were then...
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Although the majority of previous research on music-induced responses has focused pleasurable experiences and preferences, it is undeniable that music capable eliciting strong dislike aversion as well. To date, only limited been carried out to understand subjective experience listening aversive music. This qualitative study explored people’s negative associated with listening, aim what kinds emotions, affective states, physical are One hundred two participants provided free descriptions (1)...
Sadness induced by music listening has been a popular research focus in and emotion research. Despite the wide consensus affective sciences that emotional experiences are social processes, previous studies have only concentrated on individuals. Thus, intersubjective dimension of musical experience – how music-related emotions experienced between individuals not investigated. In order to tap into shared experiences, group discussions about evoked sad were facilitated. Interpretative...
Strongly disliked music has the capacity to evoke strong negative emotions and physical sensations—at least in some listeners. Although previous (qualitative) studies on have provided valuable descriptions of listeners’ experiences, more generalizable approaches are needed for understanding individual differences intensity music-evoked aversive experiences. This study set out explore these by developing a standardized questionnaire measure musical Aversive Musical Experience Scale (AMES)....
Anxiety is among the most commonly experienced affective states—prominent in both everyday emotions, and a range of mood disorders. Music seems to be an effective tool for managing negative states, but recent research indicates that anxiety may particularly challenging state self-regulate, even those without diagnosed In this study, use music self-management life explored. Data consist free descriptions by adult participants ( N = 36), collected through online survey analyzed with data-led...
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and likely uniquely human phenomenon. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as social glue by evoking support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported this proposition across several methodologies, but these were conducted almost exclusively on participants from North America Europe, resulting in limited generalizability. This project examined the tears-social intentions effect possible...
In this paper listening experiences are explored through verbal interactions in a group interview situation. By focusing on (1) ordinary and (2) evocative modes of dealing with experiences, the present study investigated how imagination mediates between pre-reflective reflective consciousness imagining is shared persons. Analysis revealed that participants utilised both their discussions for either music or everyday sound samples, although mode was dominant one. The relatively more...
Tearful crying is a ubiquitous and mainly human phenomenon. The persistence of this behavior throughout adulthood has fascinated puzzled many researchers. Scholars have argued that emotional tears serve an attachment function: Tears are thought to act as social glue binds individuals together triggers support intentions. Initial experimental studies supported proposition across several methodologies, but these were typically conducted only Western participants, resulting in limited...
Vuonna 2016 alkunsa saanut #MeToo-liike kiinnitti huomiota sukupuolitettuun vallankäyttöön ja seksuaaliseen häirintään historiallisella tavalla. Kyselytutkimukseen perustuva artikkeli valottaa tilannetta populaarimusiikin toimijoiden osalta selvittää, millaisia kokemuksia kyselyyn vastanneilla oli sukupuolitetusta epäasiallisuudesta. Tutkimus toteutettiin vuonna 2020, siihen vastasi 150 parissa toimivaa henkilöä.