Music and mood regulation during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Music listening can be an effective strategy for regulating affect, leading to positive well-being. However, it is unclear how differences in disposition and personality can impact music's affective benefits in response to acute and major real-world stressful events. The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study how music is used to cope with stress, loss, and unease across the world. During the first month of the spread of the COVID pandemic, we used an online survey to test if people from four different countries used music to manage their emotions during quarantine and if the functions of music depended on empathy, anxiety, depression, or country of residence. We found a positive relationship between the use of music listening for affect regulation and current well-being,

SUBMITTER: Hennessy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8528311 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature