The Effects of Music on Mood
Start Date
April 2020
End Date
April 2020
Major Field of Study
Psychology
Student Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor(s)
Veronica Fruiht, PhD
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
tudies investigating motivations for listening to sad music typically report claims by listeners that an improved mood is amongst the primary reasons for listening to sad music (Saarikallio, 2008). But, evidence shows that moods decrease (Saarikallio & Erkkilä, 2007). Research does suggest that sad music can also bring about psychological benefits. People with high tendencies towards reflectiveness may find that sad music can be used as a tool for processing their negative emotions resulting in an overall improvement in mood (Garrido & Schubert, 2013; Trapnell & Campbell, 1999). Sample will consist of 30 participants of college students from classrooms and social media. Participants will take Trapnell and Campbell’s Rumination Reflection Questionnaire (1999), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Hepler, J., & Albarracín, D. (2013). The survey asked a sample of college students to measure their moods before and after listening to a sad piece of self selected music. Trapnell and Campbell’s Rumination Reflection Questionnaire (1999) to measure whether participants are ruminators prior to selecting music. Additionally students were asked about their perception of psychological benefits of listening to sad music when experiencing negative emotions. Lastly, participants were asked demographic questions such as age, gender and ethnicity. Through this research, it is expected that sad music will have a more negative impact on ruminators compared to non-ruminators. The goal of this research is to see the effects of sad music amongst ruminators and non-ruminators.
The Effects of Music on Mood
tudies investigating motivations for listening to sad music typically report claims by listeners that an improved mood is amongst the primary reasons for listening to sad music (Saarikallio, 2008). But, evidence shows that moods decrease (Saarikallio & Erkkilä, 2007). Research does suggest that sad music can also bring about psychological benefits. People with high tendencies towards reflectiveness may find that sad music can be used as a tool for processing their negative emotions resulting in an overall improvement in mood (Garrido & Schubert, 2013; Trapnell & Campbell, 1999). Sample will consist of 30 participants of college students from classrooms and social media. Participants will take Trapnell and Campbell’s Rumination Reflection Questionnaire (1999), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Hepler, J., & Albarracín, D. (2013). The survey asked a sample of college students to measure their moods before and after listening to a sad piece of self selected music. Trapnell and Campbell’s Rumination Reflection Questionnaire (1999) to measure whether participants are ruminators prior to selecting music. Additionally students were asked about their perception of psychological benefits of listening to sad music when experiencing negative emotions. Lastly, participants were asked demographic questions such as age, gender and ethnicity. Through this research, it is expected that sad music will have a more negative impact on ruminators compared to non-ruminators. The goal of this research is to see the effects of sad music amongst ruminators and non-ruminators.
Comments
This presentation was accepted for the Scholarly and Creative Works Conference at Dominican University of California. The Conference was canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic