Music Use for Mood Regulation: Self-Awareness and Conscious Listening Choices in Young People With Tendencies to Depression

Joanna Stewart; Sandra Garrido; Cherry Hense; Katrina McFerran

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01199

Frontiers in Psychology (May 2019)

Music Use for Mood Regulation: Self-Awareness and Conscious Listening Choices in Young People With Tendencies to Depression

Joanna Stewart,
Sandra Garrido,
Cherry Hense,
Katrina McFerran

Affiliations

Joanna Stewart: MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Sandra Garrido: MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Cherry Hense: Department of Music Therapy, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Katrina McFerran: Department of Music Therapy, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01199
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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The current study explored the circumstances in which seven young people with a tendency to depression chose different styles of music to listen to, and their level of awareness of the impact of their music listening habits on mood and wellbeing. A model of various pathways through music use was developed that may explain why music listening intentions in young people do not always align with their wellbeing outcomes. We suggest that the relationship between intentions and outcomes are mediated by differing levels of self-awareness and insight into the mood regulation processes occurring during music listening.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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