The functions of music for affect regulation

By Annelies van Goethem, John A. Sloboda. 2011

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Music, Social Psychology

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Listening to sad music in adverse situations: How music selection strategies relate to self-regulatory goals, listening effects, and mood enhancement (2015, background): “…& North, 2011), for relaxation (Thayer, Newman, & McClain, 1994), for reminiscence or to trigger nostalgia (i.e., Knobloch & Zillmann, 2002; Van Goethem & Sloboda, 2011), for stimulating cognitive effects (Sloboda, Lamont, & Greasley, 2009), for meaning enhancement (Maher, Van Tilburg, & Van…”
Music May Reduce Loneliness and Act as Social Surrogate for a Friend: Evidence from an Experimental Listening Study (2020, background): “Besides sad pieces, cheerful music (Saarikallio & Erkkilä, 2007) is regularly employed for distraction from unwanted thoughts, worries and stress (Stewart et al., 2019; Thomson et al., 2014; van Goethem & Sloboda, 2011).”
University students’ strong experiences of music (2011, background): “…recording of the live event or by recreating the situation of the live event by attending another) with predictably positive effects, showing knowledge and awareness about the potential of music to contribute to the pursuit of happiness (cf. Greasley & Lamont, 2006; van Goethem & Sloboda, 2011).”
If you’re happy and you know it: Music engagement and subjective wellbeing (2017, background): “Perhaps most importantly, engagement with music is often associated with emotion regulation, with people turning to music as a strategy to help manage and regulate their mood (Chin & Rickard, 2014; Juslin & Laukka, 2004; Sloboda & O’Neill, 2001; van Goethem & Sloboda, 2011).”
Music practice and participation for psychological well-being: A review of how music influences positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment (2015, background): “In “The Functions of Music for Affect Regulation,” for example, Van Goethem and Sloboda (2011) investigated whether music could be used to regulate affect in participants (n = 44) and reported finding that “music plays a major role in creating happiness and relaxation” (p. 208) and that “music liste”
Emotional outcomes of regulation strategies used during personal music listening: A mobile experience sampling study (2014, background): “It is equally effective as alternative regulation strategies such as talking to family or friends, or engaging in a hobby (van Goethem & Sloboda, 2011).”