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dc.contributor.authorLee, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, J.
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:42:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:42:30Z
dc.date.created2016-09-15T06:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationLee, J. and Davidson, J. and Krause, A. 2016. Older people’s motivations for participating in community singing in Australia. International Journal of Community Music. 9 (2): pp. 191-206.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34299
dc.identifier.doi10.1386/ijcm.9.2.191_1
dc.description.abstract

The aim of this project was to investigate the motivations of older people who regularly attend community singing groups in Australia. Four focus group interviews were conducted with 64 participants belonging to three community singing groups. Participants explained their motivation to attend and sing with others in the groups. A total of eight motivating factors were identified via an inductive thematic analysis, including (1) the importance of singing in my life; (2) enormous pleasure of singing with little pressure; (3) challenge and achievement; (4) spiritual and uplifting emotions; (5) strength in overcoming my age, disease and hardship; (6) good leadership; (7) fellowship with others; and (8) purpose and meaning of group singing. The themes were discussed from various perspectives including positive psychology and the PERMA well-being model. The findings suggest that the older participants seem to experience different motivation factors while at different stages of their engagement in the groups.

dc.titleOlder people’s motivations for participating in community singing in Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume9
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage191
dcterms.source.endPage206
dcterms.source.issn1752-6299
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Community Music
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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