People listen to music to fulfill a variety of needs such as emotional comfort, social bonding, and leisurely enjoyment (Brown, 2006; Wang, Peterson, & Morphey, 2007). The concept of how music preferences are formed has called into question biological predispositions and social conformity (Carpentier, Knobloch, & Zillmann, 2003; Schäfer & Sedlmeier, 2010), however parental influence on choosing music preferences has largely been ignored. The impact of parental music preferences and the strength of the parent-child relationship on children’s music choices can help lead to new information about how parents can be a positive role model for their children in other lifestyle choices that may have persisting consequences. The study by Wang, Peterson, and Morphey (2007) showed that although seventh grade students made short-term decisions such as clothing style and music preference from the influence of their peers, they made decisions with long-term consequences such as alcohol use and smoking from the influence of their parents. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of parent-child bonding and parental music preferences and if there is a relationship to how children choose the music they enjoy.
Music preference has a large impact on our everyday lives, whether it is music we choose to listen to, the song on a television commercial, or the song that comes on the radio while driving to and from work. The age-old question of whether music preference determines behavior or behavior determines music preference then comes into question. The type of music listened to can be a determinant of behavior. Our behaviors then lead to associations with the song and the associations, whether good or bad, then lead to whether or not the m...
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... experimental design would help with the generalization and accuracy of the results. Examining other roles that can influence music preference would be helpful as well. Instead of looking only at biological parents and long term caregivers, questioning the impact of siblings, step-parents, and peers would provide greater insight as well. Also, looking at the research from a different angle could possibly produce more information on how music preferences developed. Instead of examining the parental impact on music preferences of their children, examining how music preferences of the children impact the parents could produce interesting results as well. As much as music plays a role in our daily lives, whether we listen to it by choice or hear it in passing, understanding how music preferences are developed can help us to better understand the creation of self-image.
According to Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne, a psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, “Advertisers have known for decades that the image of a celebrity, royal or otherwise, can help sell products, especially when the celebrity involved has a reason to claim the status of being an expert” (5). Therefore, ordinary athletes may want to buy Gatorade to be just as good as the star athlete that is featured. According to Mark F. Zander, a researcher of The University of Freiburg, Germany and author of Musical Influences in Advertising: How Music Modifies First Impressions of Product Endorsers And Brand, he states that, “Classical conditioning implies that pairing a product (neutral stimulus) with a well-liked piece of music (unconditioned stimulus) will produce an association between the two, and therefore a preference for the product (a conditioned response)” (3) and according to JR Thorpe, “Accumulated evidence is refining our understanding of how radio hits and repeated beats really do affect our bodies when they're pushed to their limits” (2). Therefore, music depending on how the music is aimed emotionally, can serve multi-purposely, to persuade or dissuade the audience to take any action.
Teenagers have for long been a constant bother to many parents, for many years. It is during this stage that a large number of individuals engage in rebellious acts and are anxious to try out almost everything they lay their hands on. It is clear from the illustrations that music does have a great effect on teenagers. Parents should therefore combine effort in instilling a sense of responsibility and good morals to their young ones since they are the future leaders of the world.
There have been many studies done to find how music influences a child’s development. The College Entrance Examination Board discovered that students who took music appreciation classes had higher verbal and math scores than those who did not take the classes. (Stephens 2003) The U.S. Department of Education found that in 25,000 secondary schools, students who were highly involved in the music program did much better in math than any other students. (Stephens 2003) These studies and more have found that involvement in music increases chi...
...ences attitudes and behaviors. There is almost an even split between studies that music has antisocial effects and studies that suggest that the effects are minor or nonexistent. Tatum suggests that extensive research must be conducted before casual inferences are made.
In the modern world, the human behavior is fundamentally affected by the information and the nature of the environment that they dwell in. in essence, young people are widely affected by these factors mainly because character formation is at the peak at such stages of growth. Various studies have demonstrated that by adolescence, TV watching decreases, and music turns out to become the most persuasive medium in young people's lives. This developmental process determines the social culture adopted and goes a long way in shaping the
Often times throughout history and in today’s world, music along with lyrics of songs and musical artists are blamed for deviant behavior in adolescents and teenagers. Some argue that subcultures are created because of artists and their music which leads to groups of young adults taking part in deviant behavior, while others argue the opposite; that the behavior leads the person to listen to the music. There is also concern about the effect that music videos have on the behaviors of the listeners of music throughout all genres. Although there is not much extended research on music and the effect it has on its listeners there is plenty of speculation, theories, and minor studies.
Also children as young as 3 or 4 years of age are able to recognize basic emotions in music (Cunningham & Sterling 1988). Emotional contagion it has been argued, facilitates the mother-infant bond (Darwin 1872), as well as social interaction in general terms (Preston & de Waal 2002). In support of this, this emotional contagion seems to create liking and affiliation (e.g. Lakin et al. 2003) which is perhaps beneficial for social interaction (Juslin, P.N. and Vastfjall D., 2008, p.565).
Although some may say that music doesn’t directly affect the way a person acts, there has been evidence to prove that it does in fact change emotions and the way people act. Music heavily influences a person’s mindset by shaping what they place value on in the world or what they might hold dear. Music also tends to affect people’s persona and how they portray themselves to the world. Certain types of music are associated with certain demographics of people. For example, hip hop music is usually associated with the black community, and black men and women have strong connections with its songs and lyrics. Objectifying hip hop music
“The type of music you prefer relates to your personality.” Professor Adrian North of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, has attempted the biggest study so far of musical tastes and identity sort. He is a specialist on music brain science and has done far reaching research on the social and connected brain science of music, specifically the relationship between popular music society and uncommon conduct in puberty, music and customer conduct, and the part of musical inclination in ordinary life (Collingwood, 2008). He found out that there are different personalities linked with different genres of music, including rock music, on his research.
It’s also interesting to think about how music plays a role in someone’s identity. Many articles found discuss the Social Identity Theory, and the people who conduct these experiments always keep this in mind, “Social identity theory (SIT; Tajfel, 1978; Tajfel & Turner, 1979) maintains that individuals gain a social identity from the groups to which they belong. The theorists claim that members have a desire to evaluate their own group positively and that they achieve positive evaluations through social comparisons with relevant other groups along valued dimensions. One maintains positive social identity and self-esteem through in-group favoritism, positive distinction from the out-group, and, occasionally, out-group derogation (e.g., Noel, Wann, & Branscombe, 1995)” (Tarrant, North, Hargreaves, 2001). Towson’s online database is an excellent place to research what has been found on music’s effects on psychology, and ...
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Music is can be a very complicated and delightful at the same time. Music affects our bodies in several ways when engaging with it. The complicated and delightful apparatus we call music affect people physically, psychologically, and is great with healing emotional affliction, strengthens emotions, and is known to cure illness. Music also plays an influential role in the socialization of teenagers. Mainstream music is available practically everywhere. It is conveniently accessible over the internet, radio, individual recordings and other forms of technology