Music Listening Predicted Improved Life Satisfaction in University Students During Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Front Psychol
; 11: 631033, 2020.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1069753
ABSTRACT
Quarantine and spatial distancing measures associated with COVID-19 resulted in substantial changes to individuals' everyday lives. Prominent among these lifestyle changes was the way in which people interacted with media-including music listening. In this repeated assessment study, we assessed Australian university students' media use (i.e., listening to music, playing video/computer games, watching TV/movies/streaming videos, and using social media) throughout early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, and determined whether media use was related to changes in life satisfaction. Participants (N = 127) were asked to complete six online questionnaires, capturing pre- and during-pandemic experiences. The results indicated that media use varied substantially throughout the study period, and at the within-person level, life satisfaction was positively associated with music listening and negatively associated with watching TV/videos/movies. The findings highlight the potential benefits of music listening during COVID-19 and other periods of social isolation.
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Qualitative research
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English
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Front Psychol
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2020
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Fpsyg.2020.631033
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