Choral Singing, Performance Perception, and Immune System Changes in Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Cortisol

By R. Beck, T. Cesario, A. Yousefi, H. Enamoto. 2000

202 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Music, Rehabilitation, Social Psychology

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In Music

1. S. Clift
2. Jane Davidson
3. B. A. Bailey
4. G. Hancox
5. I. Morrison
6. Don E. Stewart
7. A. Lamont
8. S. Hallam

In Rehabilitation

1. Jane Davidson
2. G. Hancox
3. Don E. Stewart
4. B. A. Bailey
5. S. Clift

In Social Psychology

1. S. Clift
2. Jane Davidson
3. B. A. Bailey
4. I. Morrison
5. G. Hancox
6. Don E. Stewart
7. A. Lamont
8. Nick A. J. Stewart

Citations in the corpus

• The significance of choral singing for sustaining psychological wellbeing: findings from a survey of choristers in England, Australia and Germany (2010, methodology): “These find‐ ings are consistent with insights coming from previous qualitative research on singing and wellbeing (see Clift, Hancox, Staricoff et al., 2008), and reflect some of the processes high‐ lighted in the work of Bailey and Davidson (2005), Beck et al. (2000) and Kreutz et al. (2004).”
• Benefits of choral singing for social and mental wellbeing: qualitative findings from a cross‐national survey of choir members (2012, background): “In addition, benefits of singing have been found on physiological and physical levels, including effects on immune response, oxytocin levels, heart rate and breathing (Beck et al., 2000; Clift et al., 2009; Grape et al., 2003; Valentine and Evans, 2001).”
• Effects of group singing and performance for marginalized and middle-class singers (2005, methodology): “Beck et al. (2000) reported results from the implementation of a Likert-type Singers Emotional Response Scale (SEES) with members of a professional chorale which indicated that group singing had positive emotional, social, physical and creative outcomes.”
• Amateur Group Singing as a Therapeutic Instrument (2003, background): “…in a community setting, experience therapeutic effects of participation in music that: (1) are similar to those of more accomplished musicians (Beck et al., 2000; Clift & Hancox, 2001), and (2) are similar to the holistic health benefits outlined from a music therapeutic perspective (Ruud,…”
• Choral singing and psychological wellbeing: Quantitative and qualitative findings from English choirs in a cross-national survey (2010, methodology): “Beck et al. 2000; Kuhn 2002; Kreutz et al. 2004; Beck, Gottfried, Hall, Cisler & Bozeman 2006). Few studies have employed standardised measures of wellbeing and health, or objective indicators of health status, in assessing the impact of active participation in singing. However, two quasi-experiment”