Liila Taruffi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4496956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liila Taruffi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liila |
| FAMILY NAME | Taruffi |
| SIGNATURE | TARUFFI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6580-9164 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring the synergistic effectiveness of music and mental imagery to improve motor skill performance in sports
Prior literature suggests that both music and imagery have beneficial effects on motor skill performance in sport settings. However, evidence for their combined use is still scarce. We conducted a preregistered (PROSPERO protocol number CRD42024538656) systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines where we synthesized and critically appraised studies that have evaluated the efficacy of interventions that combine mental imagery and music (henc…
The Power of Love (songs)
While love is a common theme in pop music and studies indicate that music can significantly influence people’s emotions and behaviors, research on the impact of pop love songs on listeners—particularly regarding romantic love—remains limited. This study examined the short-term effect of listening to pop love songs on self-reported feelings of romantic love among a sample of adults in romantic relationships. Participants were randomly assigned to …
Music-Evoked Thoughts
Music listening can evoke a range of extra-musical thoughts, from colors and smells to autobiographical memories and fictional stories. We investigated music-evoked thoughts as an overarching category, to examine how the music’s genre and emotional expression, as well as familiarity with the style and liking of individual excerpts, predicted the occurrence, type, novelty, and valence of thoughts. We selected 24 unfamiliar, instrumental music exce…
Mind-wandering during contemporary live music
During a live concert, the mind can wander to unrelated thoughts such as personal concerns or past memories or to vivid images that are inspired by the music. This is an omnipresent phenomenon commonly referred to as mind-wandering. Psychological research on mind-wandering has explored its main characteristics, such as frequency, phenomenology, and impact on mood, both in the laboratory and in daily life contexts. This study aimed to harness the …
Music and Mental Imagery
Mind-Wandering during Personal Music Listening in Everyday Life
Research has shown that mind-wandering, negative mood, and poor wellbeing are closely related, stressing the importance of exploring contexts or tools that can stimulate positive thoughts and images. While music represents a promising option, work on this topic is still scarce with only a few studies published, mainly featuring laboratory or online music listening tasks. Here, I used the experience sampling method for the first time to capture mi…
The Paradox of Music-Evoked Sadness
This study explores listeners' experience of music-evoked sadness. Sadness is typically assumed to be undesirable and is therefore usually avoided in everyday life. Yet the question remains: Why do people seek and appreciate sadness in music? We present findings from an online survey with both Western and Eastern participants (N = 772). The survey investigates the rewarding aspects of music-evoked sadness, as well as the relative contribution of …
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The Paradox of Music-Evoked Sadness
This study explores listeners' experience of music-evoked sadness. Sadness is typically assumed to be undesirable and is therefore usually avoided in everyday life. Yet the question remains: Why do people seek and appreciate sadness in music? We present findings from an online survey with both Western and Eastern participants (N = 772). The survey investigates the rewarding aspects of music-evoked sadness, as well as the relative contribution of …
Mind-Wandering during Personal Music Listening in Everyday Life
Research has shown that mind-wandering, negative mood, and poor wellbeing are closely related, stressing the importance of exploring contexts or tools that can stimulate positive thoughts and images. While music represents a promising option, work on this topic is still scarce with only a few studies published, mainly featuring laboratory or online music listening tasks. Here, I used the experience sampling method for the first time to capture mi…
Music and Mental Imagery
Mind-wandering during contemporary live music
During a live concert, the mind can wander to unrelated thoughts such as personal concerns or past memories or to vivid images that are inspired by the music. This is an omnipresent phenomenon commonly referred to as mind-wandering. Psychological research on mind-wandering has explored its main characteristics, such as frequency, phenomenology, and impact on mood, both in the laboratory and in daily life contexts. This study aimed to harness the …
Music-Evoked Thoughts
Music listening can evoke a range of extra-musical thoughts, from colors and smells to autobiographical memories and fictional stories. We investigated music-evoked thoughts as an overarching category, to examine how the music’s genre and emotional expression, as well as familiarity with the style and liking of individual excerpts, predicted the occurrence, type, novelty, and valence of thoughts. We selected 24 unfamiliar, instrumental music exce…
The Power of Love (songs)
While love is a common theme in pop music and studies indicate that music can significantly influence people’s emotions and behaviors, research on the impact of pop love songs on listeners—particularly regarding romantic love—remains limited. This study examined the short-term effect of listening to pop love songs on self-reported feelings of romantic love among a sample of adults in romantic relationships. Participants were randomly assigned to …
Exploring the synergistic effectiveness of music and mental imagery to improve motor skill performance in sports
Prior literature suggests that both music and imagery have beneficial effects on motor skill performance in sport settings. However, evidence for their combined use is still scarce. We conducted a preregistered (PROSPERO protocol number CRD42024538656) systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines where we synthesized and critically appraised studies that have evaluated the efficacy of interventions that combine mental imagery and music (henc…
Neuroscience and Music Perception (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Mind wandering and attention (3 works) · Music Therapy and Health (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Active listening (2 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Communication (2 works)