What is the relationship between spontaneous interpersonal synchronization and feeling of connectedness? A study of small groups of students using MIDI percussion instruments

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Psychology of Music Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI:10.1177/03057356231207049

Deimantė Kavaliauskaitė, T. Gulrez, Warren Mansell

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Abstract

Evidence to date suggests there may be a link between interpersonal synchronization and sense of connectedness to others in both music and non-music tasks. However, earlier studies have used a fixed tempo, thereby ruling out the study of spontaneous synchronization that might emerge from a group of agents. This design is essential to test theories that implicate intrinsic systems governing rhythm within individuals as the source of interpersonal synchronization, coordination, and shared positive affect. The current study used an impromptu music-making task to study the relationship between spontaneous synchronization and sense of connectedness. A total of 49 participants were recruited in dyads or triads and were asked to play percussion sounds on MIDI keyboards for a period of 10 min. Every minute they gave a rating of how connected they felt with the other group members. Participants who showed longer periods of spontaneous synchronization during the joint music-making task reported greater average connectedness with the group members during the task, and a greater increase in connectedness over the duration of the task. Within-individual correlations between synchronization and connectedness revealed a tight coupling in around a third of the participants. We discuss the theoretical implication that the collective control of perceptual variables—such as tempo—may achieve and maintain a sense of connectedness to others.

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自发的人际同步与联系感之间有什么关系？对使用 MIDI 打击乐器的学生小组的研究

迄今为止的证据表明，在音乐和非音乐任务中，人际同步和与他人的联系感之间可能存在联系。然而，早期的研究使用的都是固定的节奏，因此排除了对一群人可能出现的自发同步的研究。这种设计对于检验那些认为个体内在的节奏系统是人际同步、协调和共同积极情感的源泉的理论至关重要。本研究采用即兴音乐制作任务来研究自发同步与联系感之间的关系。研究共招募了 49 名参与者，要求他们以二人或三人一组的形式在 10 分钟内用 MIDI 键盘演奏打击乐。每隔一分钟，他们都会对自己与其他组员的联系程度进行评分。在联合音乐创作任务中表现出更长时间自发同步的参与者在任务期间与小组成员的平均联系度更高，并且在任务持续时间内联系度的增加幅度更大。同步性和关联性之间的个体内部相关性显示，约有三分之一的参与者之间存在紧密联系。我们讨论的理论含义是，对知觉变量（如节奏）的集体控制可以实现并保持与他人的联系感。

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Music and SEMPRE provide an international forum for researchers working in the fields of psychology of music and music education, to encourage the exchange of ideas and to disseminate research findings. Psychology of Music publishes peer-reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. Special emphasis is placed on studies carried out in naturalistic settings, especially those which address the interface between music psychology and music education.