Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument
A relationship between participation in musical activity and well-being has frequently been observed in recent research reports. Of these, some propose various well-being-related correlates of musical participation, but the varying samples and foci leave researchers without a reasoned appraisal of t...
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| description | A relationship between participation in musical activity and well-being has frequently been observed in recent research reports. Of these, some propose various well-being-related correlates of musical participation, but the varying samples and foci leave researchers without a reasoned appraisal of these correlates or a data-driven categorization of them. To address this lacuna, the current research reviewed of existing literature, identifying 562 benefits of well-being benefits perceived to be associated with musical participation. These items were used as the basis for developing a new quantitative measure to evaluate the perceived benefits of well-being arising from music participation. Principal axis factor analysis of data using this new, 36-item measure identified five discrete dimensions: mood and coping, esteem and worth, socialization, cognition, and self-actualization. The development of this well-being measure addresses a gap in the research and provides a tool for future research concerning musical participation. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-714272019-07-10T05:31:10Z Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument Krause, A. Davidson, J. North, Adrian A relationship between participation in musical activity and well-being has frequently been observed in recent research reports. Of these, some propose various well-being-related correlates of musical participation, but the varying samples and foci leave researchers without a reasoned appraisal of these correlates or a data-driven categorization of them. To address this lacuna, the current research reviewed of existing literature, identifying 562 benefits of well-being benefits perceived to be associated with musical participation. These items were used as the basis for developing a new quantitative measure to evaluate the perceived benefits of well-being arising from music participation. Principal axis factor analysis of data using this new, 36-item measure identified five discrete dimensions: mood and coping, esteem and worth, socialization, cognition, and self-actualization. The development of this well-being measure addresses a gap in the research and provides a tool for future research concerning musical participation. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71427 10.1525/MP.2018.35.4.454 University of California Press fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Krause, A. Davidson, J. North, Adrian Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument |
| title | Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument |
| title_full | Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument |
| title_fullStr | Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument |
| title_full_unstemmed | Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument |
| title_short | Musical Activity and Well-being: A New Quantitative Measurement Instrument |
| title_sort | musical activity and well-being: a new quantitative measurement instrument |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71427 |