Aims. The study aims to determine the importance of music adolescents in England, and investigates why they listen perform music. Sample. A total 2465 (1149 males; 1266 females; 50 participants did not state their sex) between 13 14 years age who were attending Year 9 at one 22 secondary schools North Staffordshire region England. Method. questionnaire asked (a) about degree involvement with musical activities; (b) rate relative other (c) several factors that might people sex to/perform pop...

The value of music in people's everyday lives depends on the uses they make it and degree to which engage with it, are turn dependent contexts hear it. Very few studies have investigated experiences naturalistic, circumstances, this exploratory study provides some initial normative data who people listen with, what (and their emotional responses are), when listen, where why listen. A total 346 owned a mobile phone were sent one text message per day for 14 days. On receiving message,...

This field study investigated the extent to which stereotypically French and German music could influence supermarket customers' selections of wines. Music with strong national associations should activate related knowledge be linked customers buying wine from respective country. Over a 2-week period, was played on alternate days an in-store display led wines outselling ones, whereas opposite effect sales wine. Responses questionnaire suggested that were unaware these effects their product...

Four 'uses and gratifications' studies investigated peoples' reasons for listening to music (Study 1); whether these differ significantly from those associated with other leisure activities 2). In Study 3, an open-ended, qualitative research design was used investigate why people listen music. 4, a cross-sectional the possibility that of different ages might reasons. Findings showed there are number participants music, comparison which indicated primarily manage/regulate their moods....

Abstract This paper reports four studies which investigated the function of musical preference as an identifying ‘badge’ by adolescents express their own self‐concepts and make judgements others. Studies 1 2 indicated that older younger adolescents, respectively, hold normative expectations about values characteristics fans particular styles. Study 3 showed 13‐14‐ 18‐19‐year‐olds influence perception likely social consequences (e.g. having fewer friends) being a fan The final study...

What psychological functions does music serve in everyday life? In this paper we argue that the answer to question is changing as a result of current social and technological changes itself, these force us re-evaluate role context psychology. After describing go on outline life terms cognitive, emotional domains. We next attempt detailed redefinition psychology by reviewing contents our recent book title. The research findings lead conclude are manifested three principal ways for individual,...

Several studies indicate that musical preferences provide a means of discriminating between social groups, and suggest indirectly should correlate with variety different lifestyle choices. In this study, 2532 participants responded to questionnaire asking them state their preference also data on various aspects (namely interpersonal relationships, living arrangements, moral political beliefs, criminal behaviour). Numerous associations existed these participants' lifestyle. The nature was...

Utilizing the Experience Sampling Method, this research investigated how individuals encounter music in everyday life. Responding to two text messages sent at random times between 8:00 and 23:00 daily for one week, 177 participants completed self-reports online regarding their experience with any heard within a two-hour period prior receipt of message. Overall, radio, mobile MP3 players, computers featured prominently. Detailed analyses revealed significant patterns device usage based on...

Research concerning cross‐modal influences on perception has neglected auditory perceptions of non‐auditory objects, although a small number studies indicate that stimuli can influence the freshness foodstuffs. Consistent with this, results reported here independent groups’ ratings taste wine reflected emotional connotations background music played while they drank it. These symbolic function (in this case music) may in other modalities gustation); and are discussed terms possible future...

This study investigated the degree to which English and American adolescents report similar reasons for listening music. A questionnaire was completed by 245 participants (mean age = 15 27 years), on they indicated how much each of 11 potential music applied them. Factor analysis revealed three factors accounted 60.3% variance in responses. These were interpreted as "selfactualisation", "fulfil emotional needs", social needs". Whilst factor scores did reveal some individual differences...

This exploratory study investigates the effect of music on perceived characteristics a commercial listening environment and customers' purchase intentions therein. Three musical styles also no were played in student cafeteria over course 4 days. Subjects' responses to questionnaire indicated that different had effects cafeteria, classical was associated with subjects being prepared pay most for food items sale There some indication pop might have increased actual sales as compared easy...

Classical music, pop and no music were played in a British restaurant over the course of 18 evenings. The mean spend per head for each table was calculated starters, main courses, desserts, coffee, bar drinks, wine, overall drink bill, food total spend. Total time spent also measured. A MANOVA analysis revealed that there an significant difference between conditions with classical leading to higher spending than both music. Univariate analyses indicated differences on food, These findings...

The authors investigated the intergroup processes of male adolescents within context social identity theory (SIT; H. Tajfel, 1978; Tajfel & J. C. Turner, 1979). participants were English (age = 14-15 years). They estimated in-group and out-group musical preferences evaluated along a series scales. results showed favoritism effects preference evaluative dimensions. reported greater liking for in-group. Compared with out-group, they associated more positively stereotyped music less negatively...

Abstract Several studies have investigated the relationship between (usually a narrow set of) personality dimensions and liking for small number of individual musical styles. To date there has been no attempt to investigate, within single methodology, extent which factors correlate with very wide range address this, 36,518 participants rated their 104 styles, completed short form Big 5 inventory, provided other data about favorite Personality were related both styles participants’ reasons...

A recent surge of research has begun to examine music participation and well-being; however, a particular challenge with this work concerns theorizing around the associated well-being benefits musical participation. Thus, current used Self-Determination Theory consider potential associations between basic psychological needs (competence, relatedness, autonomy), self-determined autonomous motivation, perceived controlling for demographic variables activity parameters. sample 192 Australian...

Starting from Hargreaves' (1986a) review of the relationship between developmental psychology and music education, we characterise mid-1980s as a point at which different main strands – cognitive, developmental, social began to unfold. We move present day beyond, suggesting that major change has been incorporation perspective: it may now make more sense talk about education. Four levels influence are distinguished individual , interpersonal institutional cultural suggest concept identity...