Uses and Gratifications of Music in Bereavement
A Qualitative Inquiry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jr Merrill Kelly (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA), Erica Catron (University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA), Emily Hamlin (University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA), Jamie Calhoun (University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA), Sally O Hastings (0000-0001-5395-1641, University of Central Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1363-1380 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228221121490 |
| PMID | 36053239 |
| OpenAlex | W4294275533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
This study investigates the role of music during bereavement. Music plays a role in peoples' bereavement experiences and gets associated with numerous memories. Despite widespread recognition of the importance of music, little research has considered what bereaved individuals "gain" through their musical selections. This study takes a uses and gratifications approach to analyze interview data about how bereaved individuals incorporate music in their grief journey. Interviews were conducted with 28 participants. Two coders analyzed the data to identify common themes regarding uses of music during bereavement. Data show 5 reasons the bereaved offer for using music: creating connections, co-presence, positive and negative mood management, and projection. The findings demonstrate everyday ways that individuals process their grief in a way that has been largely ignored in the bereavement literature and offer insight into the ways that music can be strategically used by laypeople to process grief
Art · Grief · Mood · Music therapy · Musical · Process (computing · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Music Therapy and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |