Does Music have an Impact on Mood?
Jonathan Gonzalez, Jhanelle Lewis and Sayna Nassertorabi
Introduction
❖ The reason this study is important is because
during covid times many people have suffered
from low mood levels due to anxiety,
depression or similar mental health problems
(Van Beusekeon, 2020).
❖ In this study we examine whether music has a
positive effect on mood.
❖ Participants were asked to complete a task and
then answer a mood survey using a 6-point
scale.
Objectives
❖ This present study explores whether music
has a positive effect on mood with the
following research question: Does music
positively impact mood levels?
❖ Stewart and Koh (2017) examined the music
tempos on consumers’ attitude towards the
brand while appraising the character of
revoked feelings. Stewart and Koh (2017)
found that tempo does evoke feelings and
tempo affects feelings, thus explaining a
relationship between tempo and attitudes.
❖ Based on the findings by Stewart and Koh
(2017), it is expected, in this present study,
that there will be consistent findings
regarding the impact of music on mood.
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Materials and Methods Discussions
❖ A 6-point Likard scale was used to determine how one felt at the moment, with one showing they ❖ The findings of this present study are useful and
heavily disagreed and one showing they did agree. relevant especially during COVID-19 when
❖ The survey was split off into two groups, with a controlled group only having questions. Both groups people are looking for ways to stay busy and
were to count down from 100 to 0 using 2's, and to count from up to 3 for one minute. On the improve their mood. It is important to know that
experimental group, we also played a soothing track from the game Super Mario Maker 2. music on some level can improve a person's
❖ An independent measures sample Ttest was conducted to determine the effects of music on the mood.
participants’ mood. In each survey 12 questions were asked which asked about the participants’ mood. ❖ Despite the experimental group having a slightly
The independent variable in this study would be the participant’s mood and the dependent variable higher mean, there was no significance
would be the music. difference between both groups.
❖ In two different surveys participants were asked a series of questions and by the end of the survey it ❖ This fell in line with how many of previous
was determined if music had an impact on their mood. Most questions of the survey were based on a 1 studies involving the effects of music on mood
through 6 scale (1 being strongly disagree and 6 being strongly agree) and after all of the results of the has had no real increase or decrease.
survey were gathered it was shown on a scale how many participants’ mood were affected by music.
❖ Thompson et. al. (2001) studied the results of
Results of the survey were transferred into SPSS to show how many percent of the participants’ mood
two different music types, whereas this present
were affected by music.
study used only one music type. The results
Results from Thompson et. al.(2001) revealed a
significantly higher mood level after listening to
The Independent Measures T Test revealed there was not a statistically significant difference between the
one music type when compared to the other.
music and no music groups in a measurement of mood, t (62) = .026, p = .979. Although not statistically
significant, the music group had a slightly higher mean measuring mood of 51.37 (SD = 9.01) compared to
the no music group measuring mood of 51.31 (SD = 9.84).
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music tempo on attitudes and the mediating role of consumers’
affective responses. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 16(6), 550–564.
https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.1665
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