It is widely believed that someone’s personality can be assessed through their musical taste. There are many theoretical approaches that explain why this could be true, and a long tradition of research has investigated the associations between …
Obwohl im Jahr 2018 erstmals der digitale den physischen Musikkonsum in Deutschland überholte, sind viele Musiker*innen nicht überzeugt von Musikstreamingdiensten wie Spotify. Dabei verkennen sie, dass Streaming ein nachhaltiges Konzept ist, das …
Mentions of commercial products are common in hip hop and R&B lyrics, relative to other genres of popular music, although the potential impacts of this are not wellunderstood. Since these songs reach millions of people daily, it is pertinent to study …
Popular music with prosocial lyrics affects listeners’ thoughts, emotions and behavior, yet little is known about the role played by the actual music in this process. This study focused on the interaction between the prosocial lyrics and the musical …
Many content analyses have investigated the content of popular music, but as yet no one has looked for references to prosocial behavior in the lyrics. There are no quantitative content analyses of prosocial content in popular music, although we know …
Although there has been an increase in research considering the positive effects of music with prosocial lyrics on people’s behavior, little is known about the process by which this happens or about the factors that influence the effect of listening …
Many musicians deliver prosocial messages in their music and engage in charity events, but we know very little about how our reception of this music affects us. Following the General Learning Model by Buckley and Anderson, one possible explanation …
Um die alltägliche Musiknutzung zu erfassen, wurden bislang verschiedene Ansätze des Experience Sampling Method eingesetzt. Diese Methode wurde bereits in den 1980er Jahren entwickelt und vielfach in der Musik- und Mediennutzungsforschung eingesetzt. …
It is of fundamental importance for radio broadcasting companies that their listeners do not turn off the radio or switch to another station. Audiences continue listening if they like the program – especially the music. This positive appraisal can be …
A significant amount of existing research has dealt with the negative effects of music on people’s behavior, but only a few studies have shown that music with prosocial lyrics can increase prosocial behavior. This study focuses on the positive …