Beyond school gates: the role of motivation in music learning on elementary school students' daily music listening behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research in music psychology suggests that attentive music listening cultivates deeper understanding and creativity. However, many children engage with music primarily in informal settings, so a high level of motivation for formal music learning does not necessarily translate into everyday music-listening behavior. This study examined whether motivation for formal music learning predicts students' out-of-school music-listening behaviors, even after accounting for their motivation for informal music engagement.

Methods

Participants were 1,382 elementary school students (Grades 4-6) in Japan. First, we developed a new scale to measure expectancy belief for formal music learning across five domains: instrumental performance, singing, composing, listening, and studyin

SUBMITTER: Harada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308851 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature