The cognitive and emotional content of music-evoked autobiographical memories in older adults

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Psychology of Music Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI:10.1177/03057356241292067

Teresa Lesiuk, Giulia Ripani

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Abstract

Music can play a significant role in mitigating cognitive deficits in aging adults. When music is long known and has an emotional significance (i.e., autobiographical music), it can trigger memories of past experiences (i.e., Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories, MEAMs). In this study, we examined the cognitive and emotional content of MEAMs when older adults listened to autobiographical music. To better understand the unique features of MEAMs, we also compared them with responses to non-autobiographical music. Participants ( N = 18; Mean age = 67.7) were asked to listen to (a) a selection of self-selected autobiographical musical pieces and (b) excerpts of researcher-selected songs. Furthermore, participants completed two surveys on their cognitive and emotional responses to music and took part in follow-up interviews. Results indicated that MEAMs elicited positive emotions, which were strongly felt, and triggered memories of life periods with references to themes such as growing up, love relationships and relationships with family, leisure and working times, and stress releasing. Responses to non-autobiographical music triggered different types of cognitive responses, including assimilating new music sounds, and mainly featured references to negative emotional states. MEAMs should be further investigated as a non-pharmacological treatment for age-related cognitive decline and for clinically diagnosed memory disorders.

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音乐诱发老年人自传体记忆的认知和情感内容

音乐可以在减轻老年人的认知缺陷方面发挥重要作用。当音乐被人们熟知并具有情感意义时（即自传体音乐），它可以触发对过去经历的记忆（即音乐诱发的自传体记忆，MEAMs）。在这项研究中，我们研究了老年人听自传体音乐时MEAMs的认知和情感内容。为了更好地理解meam的独特特征，我们还将其与对非自传体音乐的反应进行了比较。参与者(N = 18；平均年龄= 67.7)被要求听(a)自选的自传体音乐作品和(b)研究人员选择的歌曲节选。此外，参与者完成了关于他们对音乐的认知和情感反应的两项调查，并参加了后续访谈。结果表明，MEAMs能够激发积极的情绪，并触发对成长、爱情和家庭关系、休闲和工作时间以及压力释放等主题的记忆。对非自传体音乐的反应引发了不同类型的认知反应，包括吸收新的音乐声音，主要是对负面情绪状态的参考。MEAMs作为与年龄相关的认知衰退和临床诊断的记忆障碍的非药物治疗方法应进一步研究。

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Psychology of Music Multiple-

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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.