The psychological functions of music listening

Why do people listen to music? Over the past several decades, scholars have proposed numerous functions that listening to music might fulfill. However, different theoretical approaches, different methods, and different samples have left a heterogeneous picture regarding the number and nature of musi...

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Main Authors: Thomas eSchäfer, Peter eSedlmeier, Christine eStädtler, David eHuron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00511/full