Granot, R., Spitz, D.H., Cherki, B.R. et al. (21 more authors) (2021) “Help! I need somebody”: music as a global resource for obtaining wellbeing goals in times of crisis. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. 648013. ISSN 1664-1078
Abstract
Music can reduce stress and anxiety, enhance positive mood, and facilitate social bonding. However, little is known about the role of music and related personal or cultural (individualistic vs. collectivistic) variables in maintaining wellbeing during times of stress and social isolation as imposed by the COVID-19 crisis. In an online questionnaire, administered in 11 countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK, and USA, N = 5,619), participants rated the relevance of wellbeing goals during the pandemic, and the effectiveness of different activities in obtaining these goals. Music was found to be the most effective activity for three out of five wellbeing goals: enjoyment, venting negative emotions, and self-connection. For diversion, music was equally good as entertainment, while it was second best to create a sense of togetherness, after socialization. This result was evident across different countries and gender, with minor effects of age on specific goals, and a clear effect of the importance of music in people's lives. Cultural effects were generally small and surfaced mainly in the use of music to obtain a sense of togetherness. Interestingly, culture moderated the use of negatively valenced and nostalgic music for those higher in distress.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Granot, Spitz, Cherki, Loui, Timmers, Schaefer, Vuoskoski, Cárdenas-Soler, Soares-Quadros, Li, Lega, La Rocca, Martínez, Tanco, Marchiano, Martínez-Castilla, Pérez-Acosta, Martínez-Ezquerro, Gutiérrez-Blasco, Jiménez-Dabdoub, Coers, Treider, Greenberg and Israel. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Keywords: | music; COVID-19; wellbeing; individualistic and collectivistic cultures; mood regulation; nostalgia; gender; age |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Music (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2021 11:47 |
Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2021 03:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:173278 |