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    Music Listening to Cultivate Self-compassion Among Young People
    McKenzie, S ; Glasser, S ; Osborne, M ; Krause, A (AMPS, 2022)
    Music listening exerts a powerful effect on human emotion. However, self-compassion, a strong predictor of mental health, has received little attention in existing music listening literature. Therefore, this study aims to advance the existing literature by investigating music listening and its role in cultivating self-compassion. The benefits of self-compassion include improved mental health and a reduction in psychological parameters such as anxiety, stress, and depression. In the wake of the COVID- 19 pandemic, many people have experienced increased mental health concerns, feelings of isolation, and depression, with research indicating that young people are using music as a coping mechanism during this time. While accounting for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study explores individual music listening practices to foster self-compassion. We asked 155 university students residing in Australia aged between 18 - 33 years (M = 19.84, SD = 3.01) to complete an online questionnaire measuring self-compassion and music listening. The quantitative analysis is currently underway. The findings will broaden our understanding of how music listening can cultivate self- compassion and advance the existing literature on music listening's ability to change moods and regulate emotions.
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    Cultivating Self-Compassion Through Music Listening
    McKenzie, S ; Glasser, S ; Osborne, M ; Krause, A (Sempre, 2022)
    Music listening exerts a powerful effect on human emotion. However, self-compassion, a strong predictor of mental health, has received little attention in existing music listening literature. As such, this study seeks to advance the current literature by investigating music listening and its role in cultivating self-compassion with a primary focus on its three key aspects: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness, as well as its opposite elements: self-judgement, isolation, and overidentification. As a result of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, many people have experienced increased mental health concerns, feelings of isolation, and depression, with research indicating that young adults are using music as a coping mechanism during the pandemic. A total of 153 university students residing in Australia aged 18-33 years (M = 19.84, SD = 3.01) completed a mixed-methods questionnaire measuring self-compassion, music listening preferences, and well-being. Preliminary results indicate that 81% of the sample experienced self-compassion while listening to music during the Covid-19 pandemic, while 32% experienced it's opposite. A thematic analysis of the open-ended responses regarding individual experiences of self-compassion as a result of listening to music is currently underway. The findings aim to enrich existing literature on music and emotions, build on previous studies demonstrating self-compassion's ability to improve mental health and broaden understanding of the pandemic's impact.