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  • Psychology of Music
  • Social Psychology
  • Music Education

Background:

  • Singing self-concept is a key predictor of musical engagement and participation.
  • Upward social comparison can influence self-perception, particularly in skill-based domains.
  • Contemporary commercial music singing, as popularized by reality television, presents a specific vocal style.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of exposure to reality television singing on singing self-concept.
  • To compare the impact of different singing styles (amateur, professional plain, reality TV) on self-perception.
  • To explore the role of upward social comparison in this phenomenon.

Main Methods:

  • A between-subjects online experiment with 212 participants.
  • Participants were randomly assigned to listen to one of four versions of a song: control, amateur singing, professional plain singing, or reality television singing.
  • Post-exposure, participants rated the performance and completed measures of singing self-concept, including perceived ability and aspirations.

Main Results:

  • Amateur singing was judged as the lowest quality performance.
  • No significant difference was found in perceived singing ability across conditions.
  • Exposure to reality television singing significantly affected singing aspirations and the perceived ability to sing along, suggesting a negative impact on singing self-concept.

Conclusions:

  • Reality television singing style may negatively influence singing self-concept via upward social comparison.
  • Singing self-concept, including aspirations and perceived ability, is sensitive to cultural influences in music.
  • Music educators and pedagogues should be aware of these influences to promote musical participation.