Music in the Mind
Is there a Correlation between Listening to Music and Emotions/Behaviors?
Why this Matters?
Popularity of Music
~The global digital music industry is valued at approximately 4.7 (Rentflow).
~On average an American listens to about 18 hours of music a week, which is about 280 songs between roughly three and five minutes each (Rentfrow ).
~On average an American listens to about 18 hours of music a week, which is about 280 songs between roughly three and five minutes each (Rentfrow ).
Paired Activity with Music
Nonmusical emotion episodes (dark bars) (Music is not present). Musical emotion episodes (striped bars) (Music is present).
Where people typically listen to Music measured in percent
Nonmusical emotion episodes (dark bars) (Music is not present). Musical emotion episodes (striped bars) (Music is present).
Communication and Behavior in Teenagers
“Music therapy in addition to standard care leads to a clinically significant improvement in communicative and interactional skills (primary endpoint), social functioning, self-esteem, depression and family functioning in young people with social, emotional or behavioral difficulties, compared to standard care alone” (Sheelagh Rogan, et al).
Aggressive Behavior in Individuals
“Research explore[d] the ability of music as a situational stimulus to both promote and inhibit aggressive behavior, depending on its perceived aversive or pleasant quality that impacts listeners’ affective state” (Krahé, Barbara, and Bieneck, Steffen). This experiment specifically focused on aggressive behavior when provoked or not after the stimulus of music was introduced into the situation. The pleasant music allowed for less anger and when provoked took a longer time to get angry. However, the aversive music induced more anger and when provoked took a short time to get angry. The pleasant music also showed a positive affect over no music, because when provoked with no music it took less time to get angry than if they had listened to pleasant music (Krahé, Barbara, and Bieneck, Steffen).
Classical Music
The outcomes of the study showed that the classical music helped lowered the heart rates more than the hard rock or other relaxing music (Krahé, Barbara, and Bieneck, Steffen). Listening to classical music helps reduce stress.
Most Common Emotional Reactions to Music Across Listening Motives
Emotions while Listening to Music
Nonmusical emotion episodes (dark bars) (Music is not present). Musical emotion episodes (striped bars) (Music is present).
Since music is such a valuable part of everyday life it is important to understand how music can influence and have an impact on our emotions and behaviors. Music becomes a vital aspect of how people react and relate to others, and through this knowledge and understanding it makes it easier to understand individuals and the society