Why I listen to music
Emotion regulation and identity construction through music in mid-adolescence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15039743 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Loureiro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, corresponding author), Kevin van der Meulen (0000-0002-0916-1551, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Cristina del Barrio (0000-0002-7829-2109, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Issue | 60 |
| Pages | 145-168 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Empiria Revista de metodología de ciencias sociales (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1139-5737 • E-ISSN: 2174-0682 |
| Publisher | UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5944/empiria.60.2024.39285 |
| OpenAlex | W4393435032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Este estudio explora las funciones de escuchar música relacionados con la regulación emocional y el desarrollo de la identidad en la adolescencia media. Se realizaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas con 17 adolescentes (15-16 años) a partir de una pieza de música elegida por cada participante. El análisis de las entrevistas se centró en las descripciones de las funciones, tanto emocionales como relacionadas con la identidad, el nivel de complejidad del significado que muestran los relatos autobiográficos de los participantes que surgieron relacionados con su música elegida, y la relación entre funciones y el nivel de elaboración de significado. Los resultados mostraron dos perfiles de uso de la música que suponen una conexión entre las funciones emocionales y de identidad. El primero es una forma más básica de interacción orientada a influir en el ánimo de uno mismo, ligada al hecho de sentirse identificado con el ritmo alegre de la música animada elegida. El segundo engloba una regulación emocional más compleja, además de una reflexión sobre uno/a mismo/a y su historia personal, facilitada por el contenido o la melodía. Los adolescentes con niveles superiores de elaboración de significado en sus relatos ligados a la música elegida, mostraron este uso más complejo de escuchar música. Se sugiere que escuchar música juega un papel importante en la interacción entre la regulación emocional y la construcción de la identidad en la adolescencia media. This study explores functions of music listening in relation to emotion regulation and identity development in mid-adolescence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 adolescents (15-16 years old), using a personally selected piece of music as a starting point. Analysis of the interviews focused on descriptions of emotional and identity related functions of their self-chosen music, complexity level of meaning making in participants’ autobiographical narratives that emerged in relation to the music they had chosen, and the relation between functions and meaning making level. The results revealed two types of engagement with music entailing a connection between emotional and identity-related functions. The first type involves a more basic form of interaction which is focused on influencing one’s mood, and related to feelings of identification with the lively rhythm of the upbeat music they had selected. The second encompasses a more complex emotional regulation, as well as a reflection about the self and their personal history, facilitated by the lyrics or the melody. Adolescents with higher levels of narrative meaning making showed this more complex use of music listening. It is suggested that music listening plays an important role in the interplay between emotional regulation and identity development in mid-adolescence
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |