Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - Research Publications
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ItemThe social and applied psychology of engagement in music piracy(Routledge, 2018)This chapter aims to draw together relevant theory and recent research findings in order to provide a detailed, psychological overview of why people engage in music piracy, by first taking into account research into why people listen to music. It discusses the implications of how people access and select music to listen to, given the volume of options available. The chapter considers music piracy within a broader social psychological context, contextualising its outcomes, including those that are not commercial. It describes the shortcomings of other disciplines that have focused solely on the negative consequences of music piracy. The chapter identifies some of the far-reaching outcomes of widespread engagement in music piracy, including the impact on the live music sector, typically absent from any critical evaluation of music piracy, focusing solely on the recorded music sector.
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ItemSocial and applied psychological explorations of music, health, and wellbeing(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)This chapter explores the specific well-being benefits that diverse forms of musical engagement can promote from the particular perspective of the social and applied psychology of music. It surveys recent social-psychological literature broadly, and the authors also draw from their own research offering case studies to highlight research evidence concerning health and well-being benefits when applying a social-psychological lens to music research. It explores the influence of newer, digital technologies for promoting self-regulation, such as mood management via playlists; points to the range of benefits across types of well-being from music participation; and considers the role of music facilitators and educators with respect to promoting well-being. Relevant influences range from micro- to meso-level determinants interacting across the levels to influence our experiences every day.
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ItemMusic and consumer behavior(Oxford University Press, 2016)This chapter opens with a brief account of three meta-analyses of studies of the effects of background music, one of which looks specifically at its effects in retail settings. It next outlines the main theoretical explanations of these effects, namely the effects of music on physiological arousal, on the priming of certain thoughts and associations, and on its influence through its emotional effects. It also considers a fourth mechanism identified in some of the authors’ own recent research on the effects of the listener’s degree of dominance and control over the music. The remainder of the chapter is a brief review, largely based on the authors’ own work, of three main areas of research on music and consumer behavior, namely that on the perception of the commercial environment, on product choice and musical fit, and on the speed of activity and time perception.