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  • Psychology
  • Musicology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Music is a known motivator, but research often overlooks active musical engagement.
  • Studies typically focus on passive music listening, not active participation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how active musical task participation influences energetic arousal.
  • To explore the role of individual characteristics (e.g., personality, training) in modulating arousal responses to music.

Main Methods:

  • A one-way Welch's ANOVA analyzed the effect of five conditions (control, four musical tasks) on energetic arousal.
  • Ancillary analyses examined participant characteristics like personality, age, gender, sleep, and substance use on arousal scores.

Main Results:

  • Musical participation significantly impacted energetic arousal (F(4, 55.62) = 44.38, p = .000, ω2 = 0.60).
  • Active musical tasks increased arousal, while passive tasks decreased it. Significant differences were found between conditions.
  • Introvert and extravert arousal differed at pretest (F(1, 115) = 6.80, p = .010, partial η2= .06), but not posttest.

Conclusions:

  • Active musical engagement (singing, tapping, playing) increases energetic arousal.
  • Passive musical experiences (listening) decrease energetic arousal.
  • Musical tasks affect individuals differently based on personality traits like introversion and extraversion.