Syncopation levels, but not movement, are associated with pleasantness while listening to rhythmic music

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Psychology of Music Pub Date : 2023-03-24 DOI:10.1177/03057356231153062

J. Cespedes-Guevara, Maria A. G. Witek

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Abstract

The effect of moving along to music on induced affect was investigated by asking two groups of participants ( N = 76) to listen to rhythmic patterns while either foot tapping along to the beat or staying still, respectively. Stimuli consisted of drum-breaks with three levels of syncopation (low, intermediate, high). Participants reported levels of induced pleasantness, relaxation, and wakefulness. It was hypothesized that participants who tapped along would experience greater pleasantness, less relaxation, and more wakefulness than those who remained still. In addition, it was predicted that stimuli with intermediate syncopation would be associated with greater pleasantness, following an inverted U-shaped function, and that increasing levels of syncopation would be associated with decreased relaxation and increased wakefulness. Results showed no differences in affective state between participants who tapped along and participants who stayed still. While the predicted associations between syncopation, pleasantness, and relaxation were only partially supported by the data, we did find an inverted U-shaped relationship between syncopation and difficulty to tap along, or stay still. The findings suggest that moving along to music does not automatically lead to more intense affective responses, potentially because any positive change associated with movement is outweighed by the difficulty of the synchronization task.

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在听有节奏的音乐时，切分音的水平与愉悦感有关，而不是运动

研究人员要求两组参与者(N = 76)在听音乐的同时，分别用脚跟着节拍打拍子和静止不动，从而研究了随着音乐移动对诱发情感的影响。刺激包括三个切分音水平(低、中、高)的击鼓。参与者报告了诱导愉悦、放松和清醒的程度。据推测，与那些保持静止的人相比，敲击键盘的参与者会体验到更大的愉悦，更少的放松和更多的清醒。此外，据预测，具有中等切分的刺激将与更大的愉悦感相关，遵循倒u型函数，并且切分水平的增加将与放松程度的降低和清醒程度的增加相关。结果显示，在拍击的参与者和静止的参与者之间，情感状态没有差异。虽然预测的切分音、愉悦感和放松感之间的联系只是部分得到了数据的支持，但我们确实发现切分音和难以轻拍或保持静止之间存在倒u型关系。研究结果表明，随着音乐移动并不会自动导致更强烈的情感反应，可能是因为任何与运动相关的积极变化都被同步任务的难度所抵消。

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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.