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    Music-listening in everyday life: Devices and choice

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    Authors
    Krause, Amanda
    North, Adrian
    Hewitt, Lauren
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Krause, A. and North, A. and Hewitt, L. 2015. Music-listening in everyday life: Devices and choice. Psychology of Music. 43 (2): pp. 155-170.
    Source Title
    Psychology of Music
    DOI
    10.1177/0305735613496860
    ISSN
    0305-7356
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30707
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Utilizing the Experience Sampling Method, this research investigated how individuals encounter music in everyday life. Responding to two text messages sent at random times between 8:00 and 23:00 daily for one week, 177 participants completed self-reports online regarding their experience with any music heard within a two-hour period prior to receipt of the message. Overall, the radio, mobile MP3 players, and computers featured prominently. Detailed analyses revealed significant patterns in device usage based on time of day; ratings of the music in terms of choice, liking, arousal, and attention; mood; and the perceived consequences of the music. While feeling lethargic associated with recorded music broadcasted in public, in contrast personal music collections promoted contentment. Similarly, devices allowing for personal input were met with positive consequences, like motivation. The current findings imply that the greater control that technology affords leads to complex patterns of everyday music usage, and that listeners are active consumers rather than passive listeners.

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