Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth

Several studies have addressed the importance and function of music for Western adolescents, but so far no research has considered whether these findings can be generalized to non-Western samples. Accordingly, data was collected from 1000 Pakistani postgraduate students which indicated that 98.1% en...

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Main Authors: Rana, S., Ajmal, M., North, Adrian
Format: Journal Article
Published: Government College University, Department of Psychology 2011
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Online Access:http://www.gcu.edu.pk/FullTextJour/PJSCS/2011/5.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36584
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description Several studies have addressed the importance and function of music for Western adolescents, but so far no research has considered whether these findings can be generalized to non-Western samples. Accordingly, data was collected from 1000 Pakistani postgraduate students which indicated that 98.1% enjoyed listening to music; average exposure was 1.45 hours per day; the most popular styles were Pakistani classical music, Western pop music, and ghazal; 8.9 % played a musical instrument with average 1.69 hours per day; listening to music was preferred to all indoor activities considered and to two outdoor activities; playing music was preferred to all but one of the indoor and one of the outdoor activities; preference for listening and playing music relative to other indoor and outdoor activities varied significantly between boys and girls and listening and playing music had different perceived benefits that could be grouped into six and seven factors respectively. These findings are compared with earlier Western research.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-365842017-01-30T13:56:34Z Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth Rana, S. Ajmal, M. North, Adrian music Pakistan United Kingdom cross-cultural Several studies have addressed the importance and function of music for Western adolescents, but so far no research has considered whether these findings can be generalized to non-Western samples. Accordingly, data was collected from 1000 Pakistani postgraduate students which indicated that 98.1% enjoyed listening to music; average exposure was 1.45 hours per day; the most popular styles were Pakistani classical music, Western pop music, and ghazal; 8.9 % played a musical instrument with average 1.69 hours per day; listening to music was preferred to all indoor activities considered and to two outdoor activities; playing music was preferred to all but one of the indoor and one of the outdoor activities; preference for listening and playing music relative to other indoor and outdoor activities varied significantly between boys and girls and listening and playing music had different perceived benefits that could be grouped into six and seven factors respectively. These findings are compared with earlier Western research. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36584 http://www.gcu.edu.pk/FullTextJour/PJSCS/2011/5.pdf Government College University, Department of Psychology restricted
spellingShingle music
Pakistan
United Kingdom
cross-cultural
Rana, S.
Ajmal, M.
North, Adrian
Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth
title Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth
title_full Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth
title_fullStr Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth
title_full_unstemmed Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth
title_short Importance of Music for Pakistani Youth
title_sort importance of music for pakistani youth
topic music
Pakistan
United Kingdom
cross-cultural
url http://www.gcu.edu.pk/FullTextJour/PJSCS/2011/5.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36584