How everyday music listening can promote goal achievement

Research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown a marked decrease in psychological well-being amongst university students. As such, there is an urgent need for ϐinancially viable and accessible strategies to support well-being. Research has demonstrated that listening to music can promote well-being, through created feelings of social connection, mood management, and goal achievement. However, it is unclear how contextual details of everyday listening, such as people’s listening intentions, impact music listening’s ability to support self-regulation and well-being. Therefore, the aim of this study is to use experience sampling methodology (ESM) to investigate factors underpinning how music listening can assist listeners with self-regulation. Participants (N = 16 to date) were asked to install a mobile-ESM application, MuPsych, on their phone. For two weeks, when an individual played music, they were prompted to complete a short survey (at 0, 5, and 20 minutes into their listening). These surveys asked participants about their listening goals, mood, well-being, to rate the music (e.g., how much the liked the music and how much control they had over the music), and to describe the context (e.g., the number of people listening, the location). Data collection is underway. It is anticipated that ϐindings will offer valuable insights into the relationships between mobile music listening practices, self-regulation intentions, and the consequences of listening. Findings have implications concerning programs, strategies, and recommendations for supporting University student well-being in the post-pandemic recovery period.

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Psychological Science and Well-Being Conference 2025

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