caa a22 4500 463217985 CHVBK 20180405153203.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10902-006-9024-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10902-006-9024-3 Laukka Petri Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, SE-751 42, Uppsala, Sweden aut Uses of music and psychological well-being among the elderly [Elektronische Daten] [Petri Laukka] A questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 500 community living older adults in Sweden (aged 65-75years). The questionnaire assessed uses of music in everyday life: frequency of listening, situations where music is encountered, emotional responses to music, and motives for listening (i.e., listening strategies). Also, different facets of psychological well-being (e.g., affective well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonic well-being) and selected background variables (e.g., education level, health status, activity level, and Big-5 personality characteristics) were assessed. Results showed that listening to music is a common leisure activity encountered in many everyday situations, and that listening to music is a frequent source of positive emotions for older adults. Also, the participants reported using a variety of listening strategies related to emotional functions (e.g., pleasure, mood regulation, and relaxation) and issues of identity, belonging, and agency. The associations between listening strategies and well-being were explored through correlation and multiple regression analyses where the influence of background variables was controlled for. Health status and personality were the most important predictors of well-being, but some listening strategies were also significantly associated with psychological well-being. The results give important insights into older adults' uses of music in everyday life and give clues regarding possible relationships between musical activities and well-being. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 emotion nationallicence everyday life nationallicence identity nationallicence music nationallicence psychological well-being nationallicence Journal of Happiness Studies Kluwer Academic Publishers 8/2(2007-06-01), 215-241 1389-4978 8:2<215 2007 8 10902 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9024-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9024-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Laukka Petri Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, SE-751 42, Uppsala, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Happiness Studies Kluwer Academic Publishers 8/2(2007-06-01), 215-241 1389-4978 8:2<215 2007 8 10902 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer