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Title: | Exploring Musical Activities And Their Relationship To Emotional Well-being In Elderly People Across Europe: A Study Protocol |
Author: | Grau-Sánchez, Jennifer Foley, Meabh Hlavová, Renata Muukkonen, Ilkka Ojinaga-Alfageme, Olatz Radukic, Andrijana Spindler, Melanie Hundevad, Bodil |
Keywords: | Música Emocions Music Emotions |
Issue Date: | 20-Mar-2017 |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Abstract: | Music is a powerful, pleasurable stimulus that can induce positive feelings and can therefore be used for emotional self-regulation. Musical activities such as listening to music, playing an instrument, singing or dancing are also an important source for social contact, promoting interaction and the sense of belonging with others. Recent evidence has suggested that after retirement, other functions of music, such as self-conceptual processing related to autobiographical memories, become more salient. However, few studies have addressed the meaningfulness of music in the elderly. This study aims to investigate elderly people's habits and preferences related to music, study the role music plays in their everyday life, and explore the relationship between musical activities and emotional well-being across different countries of Europe. A survey will be administered to elderly people over the age of 65 from five different European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Germany, Ireland, and UK) and to a control group. Participants in both groups will be asked about basic sociodemographic information, habits and preferences in their participation in musical activities and emotional well-being. Overall, the aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the role of music in the elderly from a psychological perspective. This advanced knowledge could help to develop therapeutic applications, such as musical recreational programs for healthy older people or elderly in residential care, which are better able to meet their emotional and social needs. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00330 |
It is part of: | Frontiers In Psychology, 2017, vol. 8 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/124414 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00330 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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