Going to watch a live gig or dancing at a club night makes people happier, a new study has revealed.
Researchers in at Victoria’s Deakin University in Australia examined 1,000 participants to gain insight into the relationship between engaging with music and subjective wellbeing (SWB).
In the study, researchers said: ‘The findings revealed that engaging with music by dancing or attending musical events was associated with higher SWB than for those who did not engage with music in these forms. The findings also emphasised the important role of engaging with music in the company of others with regard to SWB, highlighting an interpersonal feature of music.
‘The insight gained from these findings can be used to inform future interventions and to better understand how music is involved in emotional regulation’, the report continued.
The report was authored by Melissa K. Weinberg and Dawn Joseph with the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Australia.
Participants were asked about their overall level of satisfaction in relation to health, accomplishments and relationships with others, as well as the regularity with which they listened to music and attended concerts.
Read the full report.
Researchers in at Victoria’s Deakin University in Australia examined 1,000 participants to gain insight into the relationship between engaging with music and subjective wellbeing (SWB).
In the study, researchers said: ‘The findings revealed that engaging with music by dancing or attending musical events was associated with higher SWB than for those who did not engage with music in these forms. The findings also emphasised the important role of engaging with music in the company of others with regard to SWB, highlighting an interpersonal feature of music.
‘The insight gained from these findings can be used to inform future interventions and to better understand how music is involved in emotional regulation’, the report continued.
The report was authored by Melissa K. Weinberg and Dawn Joseph with the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Australia.
Participants were asked about their overall level of satisfaction in relation to health, accomplishments and relationships with others, as well as the regularity with which they listened to music and attended concerts.
Read the full report.
