“Help! I Need Somebody”: Music as a Global Resource for Obtaining Wellbeing Goals in Times of Crisis

Frontiers in Psychology

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Roni Granot¹  Shen Li²  Carlotta Lega³  Stefania La Rocca³  Isabel Cecilia Martínez⁴  Matías Tanco⁴  María Marchiano⁴  Pastora Martínez-Castilla⁵  Gabriela Pérez-Acosta⁶  José Darío Martínez-Ezquerro⁷  Isabel M. Gutiérrez-Blasco⁸  Daniel H. Spitz⁹  Lily Jiménez-Dabdoub^1,11  Marijn Coers^1,12  John Melvin Treider^1,13  David M. Greenberg^1,14  Salomon Israel⁹  Boaz R. Cherki⁹  Psyche Loui^1,17  Renee Timmers^1,18  Rebecca S. Schaefer^1,12  Jonna K. Vuoskoski^1,13  Ruth-Nayibe Cárdenas-Soler^1,19  João F. Soares-Quadros, Jr.^2,20 

[1] Department of Musicology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem;Department of Psychology, Central China Normal University;Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca;Laboratory for the Study of Musical Experience, Universidad Nacional de La Plata;Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia;Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México;Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) & Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad (C3), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM);Independent Researcher;Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem;The Jerusalem School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem;Laboratory of Psychology and Musical Arts, Faculty of Psychology and Faculty of Music, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM);Health, Medical & Neuropsychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University;Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, University of Oslo;Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences and Department of Music, Bar-Ilan University;Department of Psychiatry, Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem;Department of Music, College of Arts, Northeastern University, United States;Department of Music, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom;Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia;Department of Music, Federal University of Ouro Preto

关键词: music;    COVID-19;    wellbeing;    individualistic and collectivistic cultures;    mood regulation;    nostalgia;    gender;    age;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648013

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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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