If music moves us, can it make us move on? A qualitative study on musicians and the role of music in relation to emotion regulation and coping
(2020) PSYK11 20201Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- In the field of music psychology, many studies have suggested that music can influence emotions. This qualitative study aimed to explore the emotional and cognitive effects and usage of music by musicians, especially pertaining to coping and regulating emotions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten musicians. The data were analysed using thematic analysis under a critical realist paradigm, resulting in six themes: (1) Music as channel for emotions, (2) Music and stress/anxiety, (3) Music as a separate world, (4) Music as a calling, (5) Music as communication, (6) The power of music. Results suggested that music is used by musicians as a tool to express and regulate emotions similar to previously defined strategies such as... (More)
- In the field of music psychology, many studies have suggested that music can influence emotions. This qualitative study aimed to explore the emotional and cognitive effects and usage of music by musicians, especially pertaining to coping and regulating emotions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten musicians. The data were analysed using thematic analysis under a critical realist paradigm, resulting in six themes: (1) Music as channel for emotions, (2) Music and stress/anxiety, (3) Music as a separate world, (4) Music as a calling, (5) Music as communication, (6) The power of music. Results suggested that music is used by musicians as a tool to express and regulate emotions similar to previously defined strategies such as ‘situation modification’, ‘attentional deployment’, ‘cognitive shift’ or ‘response modulation’. In terms of coping, music seemed to sometimes cause stress, but also decrease distress through both emotion-focused and problem-focused coping. Other effects include a better subjective understanding of emotions and increased fellowship. Further research could compare musicians with non-musicians and should delve into the psychological mechanisms behind these effects, as well as study how music communicates emotions and concepts and affects attitudes. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Inom musikpsykologi har många studier antytt att musik kan påverka emotioner. Denna kvalitativa studie sökte att utforska de emotionella och kognitiva effekterna samt användningar av musik av musiker, särskilt gällande coping och reglering av emotioner. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer utfördes med tio musiker. Datan analyserades genom användning av tematisk analys under ett kritisk realistiskt paradigm, med sex teman som resultat: (1) musik som kanal för känslor, (2) musik och stress/ångest, (3) musik som en separat värld, (4) musik som en kallelse, (5) musik som kommunikation, (6) kraften i musik. Resultat tyder på att musik används av musiker som ett verktyg till att uttrycka och reglera emotioner på sätt som liknar tidigare definierade... (More)
- Inom musikpsykologi har många studier antytt att musik kan påverka emotioner. Denna kvalitativa studie sökte att utforska de emotionella och kognitiva effekterna samt användningar av musik av musiker, särskilt gällande coping och reglering av emotioner. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer utfördes med tio musiker. Datan analyserades genom användning av tematisk analys under ett kritisk realistiskt paradigm, med sex teman som resultat: (1) musik som kanal för känslor, (2) musik och stress/ångest, (3) musik som en separat värld, (4) musik som en kallelse, (5) musik som kommunikation, (6) kraften i musik. Resultat tyder på att musik används av musiker som ett verktyg till att uttrycka och reglera emotioner på sätt som liknar tidigare definierade strategier såsom ‘situation modification’, ‘attentional deployment’, ‘cognitive shift’ eller ‘response modulation’. Gällande coping så verkar musik ibland orsaka stress men också minska ångest genom både emotionsfokuserad och problemfokuserad coping. Andra effekter inkluderar en bättre subjektiv förståelse av emotioner och ökat gemenskap. Ytterligare forskning skulle kunna jämföra musiker med icke-musiker och borde gräva djupare in i de psykologiska mekanismerna bakom dessa effekter, såväl som att studera hur musik kommunicerar emotioner och begrepp samt påverkar attityder. (Less)
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- Hedlin, Keya LU and Sjöstrand, Bror LU
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- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Musicians, Music, Coping, Emotion, Emotion Regulation
- language
- English
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- 9012699
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- 2020-06-04 11:34:58
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abstract = {{In the field of music psychology, many studies have suggested that music can influence emotions. This qualitative study aimed to explore the emotional and cognitive effects and usage of music by musicians, especially pertaining to coping and regulating emotions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten musicians. The data were analysed using thematic analysis under a critical realist paradigm, resulting in six themes: (1) Music as channel for emotions, (2) Music and stress/anxiety, (3) Music as a separate world, (4) Music as a calling, (5) Music as communication, (6) The power of music. Results suggested that music is used by musicians as a tool to express and regulate emotions similar to previously defined strategies such as ‘situation modification’, ‘attentional deployment’, ‘cognitive shift’ or ‘response modulation’. In terms of coping, music seemed to sometimes cause stress, but also decrease distress through both emotion-focused and problem-focused coping. Other effects include a better subjective understanding of emotions and increased fellowship. Further research could compare musicians with non-musicians and should delve into the psychological mechanisms behind these effects, as well as study how music communicates emotions and concepts and affects attitudes.}},
author = {{Hedlin, Keya and Sjöstrand, Bror}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{If music moves us, can it make us move on? A qualitative study on musicians and the role of music in relation to emotion regulation and coping}},
year = {{2020}},
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