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- Title
Social representation of “music” in young adults: a cross-cultural study.
- Authors
Manchaiah, Vinaya; Zhao, Fei; Widén, Stephen; Auzenne, Jasmin; Beukes, Eldré W.; Ahmadi, Tayebeh; Tomé, David; Mahadeva, Deepthi; Krishna, Rajalakshmi; Germundsson, Per
- Abstract
Objective: This study was aimed to explore perceptions of and reactions to music in young adults (18–25 years) using the theory of social representations (TSR).Design: The study used a cross-sectional survey design and included participants from India, Iran, Portugal, USA and UK. Data were analysed using various qualitative and quantitative methods.Study sample: The study sample included 534 young adults.Results: The Chi-square analysis showed significant differences between the countries regarding the informants’ perception of music. The most positive connotations about music were found in the responses obtained from Iranian participants (82.2%), followed by Portuguese participants (80.6%), while the most negative connotations about music were found in the responses obtained from Indian participants (18.2%), followed by Iranian participants (7.3%). The participants’ responses fell into 19 main categories based on their meaning; however, not all categories were found in all five countries. The co-occurrence analysis results generally indicate that the category “positive emotions or actions”was the most frequent category occurring in all five countries.Conclusions: The results indicate that music is generally considered to bring positive emotions for people within these societies, although a small percentage of responses indicate some negative consequences of music.
- Subjects
ATTITUDE (Psychology); CHI-squared test; MUSIC; PUBLIC health; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS; TRANSCULTURAL medical care; QUALITATIVE research; QUANTITATIVE research
- Publication
International Journal of Audiology, 2017, Vol 56, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
1499-2027
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/14992027.2016.1227481