Alexandra Lamont
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Lamont |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamont |
| SIGNATURE | LAMONT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Keele University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4113-1018 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Talking’ about Music
Music and Flourishing
This chapter draws on theory and a range of recent research literature to explain how music contributes to human flourishing. It first treats music listening and music-making as separate domains, and then brings them together to consider the world of the musician across a range of contexts. Parallels are drawn between theories of well-being and theories of emotion in music. It also includes a developmental perspective on how music is associated w…
No Man Is an Island
This chapter explores the specific role of the arts and humanities in developing well-being through community and social support. The authors review research evidence from the arts (music, drama, dance, art, crafts) and humanities (history, literature, and poetry) and provide links between these and overarching theories of well-being. The review highlights not only the role of arts and humanities interventions in facilitating well-being but also …
Watching television in a home environment
Correlational studies have suggested some harmful effects of television viewing in early childhood, especially for the viewing of fast-paced entertainment programs. However, this has not been consistently supported by experimental studies, many of which have lacked ecological validity. The current study explores the effects of pace of program on the attention, problem solving and comprehension of 41 3- and 4-year-olds using an ecologically valid …
Evaluation of a motivational pre-exercise music intervention
While music has been found to motivate exercisers during workouts, its potential as a pre-exercise motivator has rarely been investigated. This study evaluated a self-selected, pre-exercise music intervention against implementation intentions (writing down 'if ... then ...' sentences relating to overcoming barriers) and a control condition. A total of 50 participants ( Mage = 43) took part in a longitudinal, randomised, between-participants study…
Talking about sunbed tanning
How do gym members engage with music during exercise
Music is widely used to accompany exercise, and research has investigated its effects on a range of physical, physiological and psychological outcomes using quantitative methods. This research sought to investigate music and exercise using a qualitative approach. Sixteen gym members aged 17–67 were interviewed about their exercise and music use while at the gym. Through thematic analysis, we found three distinct groups of exercisers, ‘Socialisers…
Exploring Musical Preferences
A wide range of psychological approaches have been used to explore musical preferences, yet few studies have focused on people's own preferred music. This article reports the results of a qualitative study into the breadth, content, and rationale of musical preferences. In-depth interviews were conducted with adults (age range 18–73 years) at home with their music collections, which acted as an aide memoire to their preferred styles. Results show…
Music and Emotion
This special issue draws on a selection of papers presented at the inaugural International Conference on Music and Emotion in Durham in 2009, focusing on the scientific approach to understanding music and emotions. In this editorial we consider the current state of research into music and emotion, drawing comparisons with the earlier special issue of this journal published ten years ago and between the two edited collections which mark progress i…
University Students' Strong Experiences of Music
Research has begun to explore the nature of strong experiences of music listening, identifying a number of individual components from physiological through to psychological (Gabrielsson & Lindström Wik, 2003), but this has not yet been considered in relation to mainstream theories of happiness. Drawing on positive psychology, Seligman's (2002) framework for achieving balanced wellbeing includes the components of pleasure, engagement, and meaning.…
Exploring engagement with music in everyday life using experience sampling methodology
Recent qualitative research has highlighted differences in people’s music-listening behaviour according to their level of involvement with and interest in music, yet these findings are mainly based on retrospective accounts of patterns of behaviour ( Greasley, 2008 ; Greasley & Lamont, 2006 ; Lonie, 2009 ). Experience sampling methodology (ESM) is a valuable tool for studying music in everyday contexts, and it has been shown to increase people’s …
University students’ strong experiences of music
Research has begun to explore the nature of strong experiences of music listening, identifying a number of individual components from physiological through to psychological ( Gabrielsson & Lindström Wik, 2003 ), but this has not yet been considered in relation to mainstream theories of happiness. Drawing on positive psychology, Seligman’s (2002) framework for achieving balanced wellbeing includes the components of pleasure, engagement, and meanin…
Music and emotion
This special issue draws on a selection of papers presented at the inaugural International Conference on Music and Emotion in Durham in 2009, focusing on the scientific approach to understanding music and emotions. In this editorial we consider the current state of research into music and emotion, drawing comparisons with the earlier special issue of this journal published ten years ago and between the two edited collections which mark progress i…
Mobile listening situations in everyday life
Due to technological developments including MP3 format and portable music players, people are now easily able to listen to music to accompany almost every everyday life situation, and music listening is particularly common while travelling (North, Hargreaves and Hargreaves, 2004). The current research explores several related aspects of listening to music while travelling in order to uncover more about why people choose to listen to music in rela…
Young Children's Musical Worlds
This study explores preschoolers' real life engagement with music in everyday life, examining the choices that they have over music listening and the engagement that they show in relation to music in different contexts. A total of 32 children from the United Kingdom aged 3.2—3.9 years participated with their families, nursery teachers and other caregivers. Experience sampling methodology was used to capture up to 21 episodes within a seven-day pe…
Young Children's Musical Worlds
This study explores preschoolers' real life engagement with music in everyday life, examining the choices that they have over music listening and the engagement that they show in relation to music in different contexts. A total of 32 children from the United Kingdom aged 3.2—3.9 years participated with their families, nursery teachers and other caregivers. Experience sampling methodology was used to capture up to 21 episodes within a seven-day pe…
Talking about sunbed tanning
Young Children's Musical Worlds
This study explores preschoolers' real life engagement with music in everyday life, examining the choices that they have over music listening and the engagement that they show in relation to music in different contexts. A total of 32 children from the United Kingdom aged 3.2—3.9 years participated with their families, nursery teachers and other caregivers. Experience sampling methodology was used to capture up to 21 episodes within a seven-day pe…
Mobile listening situations in everyday life
Due to technological developments including MP3 format and portable music players, people are now easily able to listen to music to accompany almost every everyday life situation, and music listening is particularly common while travelling (North, Hargreaves and Hargreaves, 2004). The current research explores several related aspects of listening to music while travelling in order to uncover more about why people choose to listen to music in rela…
Music and Emotion
This special issue draws on a selection of papers presented at the inaugural International Conference on Music and Emotion in Durham in 2009, focusing on the scientific approach to understanding music and emotions. In this editorial we consider the current state of research into music and emotion, drawing comparisons with the earlier special issue of this journal published ten years ago and between the two edited collections which mark progress i…
University Students' Strong Experiences of Music
Research has begun to explore the nature of strong experiences of music listening, identifying a number of individual components from physiological through to psychological (Gabrielsson & Lindström Wik, 2003), but this has not yet been considered in relation to mainstream theories of happiness. Drawing on positive psychology, Seligman's (2002) framework for achieving balanced wellbeing includes the components of pleasure, engagement, and meaning.…
Exploring engagement with music in everyday life using experience sampling methodology
Recent qualitative research has highlighted differences in people’s music-listening behaviour according to their level of involvement with and interest in music, yet these findings are mainly based on retrospective accounts of patterns of behaviour ( Greasley, 2008 ; Greasley & Lamont, 2006 ; Lonie, 2009 ). Experience sampling methodology (ESM) is a valuable tool for studying music in everyday contexts, and it has been shown to increase people’s …
University students’ strong experiences of music
Research has begun to explore the nature of strong experiences of music listening, identifying a number of individual components from physiological through to psychological ( Gabrielsson & Lindström Wik, 2003 ), but this has not yet been considered in relation to mainstream theories of happiness. Drawing on positive psychology, Seligman’s (2002) framework for achieving balanced wellbeing includes the components of pleasure, engagement, and meanin…
Music and emotion
This special issue draws on a selection of papers presented at the inaugural International Conference on Music and Emotion in Durham in 2009, focusing on the scientific approach to understanding music and emotions. In this editorial we consider the current state of research into music and emotion, drawing comparisons with the earlier special issue of this journal published ten years ago and between the two edited collections which mark progress i…
Exploring Musical Preferences
A wide range of psychological approaches have been used to explore musical preferences, yet few studies have focused on people's own preferred music. This article reports the results of a qualitative study into the breadth, content, and rationale of musical preferences. In-depth interviews were conducted with adults (age range 18–73 years) at home with their music collections, which acted as an aide memoire to their preferred styles. Results show…
How do gym members engage with music during exercise
Music is widely used to accompany exercise, and research has investigated its effects on a range of physical, physiological and psychological outcomes using quantitative methods. This research sought to investigate music and exercise using a qualitative approach. Sixteen gym members aged 17–67 were interviewed about their exercise and music use while at the gym. Through thematic analysis, we found three distinct groups of exercisers, ‘Socialisers…
Talking about sunbed tanning
Evaluation of a motivational pre-exercise music intervention
While music has been found to motivate exercisers during workouts, its potential as a pre-exercise motivator has rarely been investigated. This study evaluated a self-selected, pre-exercise music intervention against implementation intentions (writing down 'if ... then ...' sentences relating to overcoming barriers) and a control condition. A total of 50 participants ( Mage = 43) took part in a longitudinal, randomised, between-participants study…
Music and Flourishing
This chapter draws on theory and a range of recent research literature to explain how music contributes to human flourishing. It first treats music listening and music-making as separate domains, and then brings them together to consider the world of the musician across a range of contexts. Parallels are drawn between theories of well-being and theories of emotion in music. It also includes a developmental perspective on how music is associated w…
No Man Is an Island
This chapter explores the specific role of the arts and humanities in developing well-being through community and social support. The authors review research evidence from the arts (music, drama, dance, art, crafts) and humanities (history, literature, and poetry) and provide links between these and overarching theories of well-being. The review highlights not only the role of arts and humanities interventions in facilitating well-being but also …
Watching television in a home environment
Correlational studies have suggested some harmful effects of television viewing in early childhood, especially for the viewing of fast-paced entertainment programs. However, this has not been consistently supported by experimental studies, many of which have lacked ecological validity. The current study explores the effects of pace of program on the attention, problem solving and comprehension of 41 3- and 4-year-olds using an ecologically valid …
‘Talking’ about Music
Psychology (14 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (11 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Aesthetics (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Visual arts (6 works)