Music Listening Predicted Improved Life Satisfaction in University Students During Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Krause AE, Dimmock J, Rebar AL, Jackson B
Frontiers in psychology · 33 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-01-20 · Front Psychol · vol. 11 · p. 631033
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 127 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 157.1× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 66 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Media Influence and Health · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- Active listening, Psychology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Everyday life, Social distance, Pandemic, Isolation (microbiology), Social media, Life satisfaction, Distancing, Social psychology, Communication
4 authors
From AU
- Amanda E. Krause · correspondingJames Cook University
- James A. DimmockJames Cook University
- Amanda L. RebarCentral Queensland University
- Ben JacksonThe University of Western Australia; James Cook University
Abstract
Quarantine and spatial distancing measures associated with COVID-19 resulted in substantial changes to individuals' everyday lives. Prominent among these lifestyle changes was the way in which people interacted with media-including music listening. In this repeated assessment study, we assessed Australian university students' media use (i.e., listening to music, playing video/computer games, watching TV/movies/streaming videos, and using social media) throughout early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, and determined whether media use was related to changes in life satisfaction. Participants (N = 127) were asked to complete six online questionnaires, capturing pre- and during-pandemic experiences. The results indicated that media use varied substantially throughout the study period, and at the within-person level, life satisfaction was positively associated with music listening and negatively associated with watching TV/videos/movies. The findings highlight the potential benefits of music listening during COVID-19 and other periods of social isolation.
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