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Jovana Blagojević1, Katarina Habe1, Boštjan Bajec2
1Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 29, 2025
Summary
Extracurricular choir singing boosts youth well-being, social connection, and passion more than school choirs. Voluntary participation enhances positive emotions and perceived benefits, suggesting more informal choir opportunities for youth development.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Music Education
- Youth Development
Background:
- Choral singing offers well-being benefits, but research on healthy youth is limited.
- Existing studies focus on adults and clinical groups, leaving a gap in understanding youth impacts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare well-being in informal (extracurricular) versus formal (school) youth choir singers.
- To investigate differences in life satisfaction, mental health, social support, and emotional states.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative study with 274 youth choir members (aged 15-24) in Slovenia and Serbia.
- Online questionnaires assessed well-being (WHO-5), life satisfaction (SWLS), mental health (MHC-SF), emotions (PANAS), social support (SPS-10), and perceived benefits (CAPBES).
Main Results:
- Extracurricular singers reported higher social connectedness, overall well-being, perceived choir benefits, and passion in life.
- School singers scored higher in self-disgust (negative affect).
- No significant differences in life satisfaction, mental health, or social support.
Conclusions:
- Voluntary, informal choir participation is linked to greater well-being and social benefits for youth.
- Integrating informal choir opportunities can foster positive youth development and inclusion.
- Findings suggest tailoring programs to maximize youth benefits from choral singing.
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