Journal article
Effects of Music in Exercise and Sport: A Meta-Analytic Review
Psychological Bulletin, Vol.146(2), pp.91-117
2019
Abstract
Regular physical activity has multifarious benefits for physical and mental health, and music has been found to exert positive effects on physical activity. Summative literature reviews and conceptual models have hypothesized potential benefits and salient mechanisms associated with music listening in exercise and sport contexts, although no large-scale objective summary of the literature has been conducted. A multilevel meta-analysis of 139 studies was used to quantify the effects of music listening in exercise and sport domains. In total, 598 effect sizes from four categories of potential benefits (i.e., psychological responses, physiological responses, psychophysical responses, and performance outcomes) were calculated based on 3,599 participants. Music was associated with significant beneficial effects on affective valence (g = 0.48, CI [0.39, 0.56]), physical performance (g = 0.31, CI [0.25, 0.36]), perceived exertion (g = 0.22, CI [0.14, 0.30]), and oxygen consumption (g = 0.15, CI [0.02, 0.27]). No significant benefit of music was found for heart rate (g = 0.07, CI [-0.03, 0.16]). Performance effects were moderated by study domain (exercise > sport) and music tempo (fast > slow-to-medium). Overall, results supported the use of music listening across a range of physical activities to promote more positive affective valence, enhance physical performance (i.e., ergogenic effect), reduce perceived exertion, and improve physiological efficiency.
Details
- Title
- Effects of Music in Exercise and Sport: A Meta-Analytic Review
- Authors
- Peter C Terry (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandCostas I Karageorghis (Author) - Brunel University London, United KingdomMichelle Curran (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandOlwenn V Martin (Author) - Brunel University London, United KingdomRenee L Parsons-Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Psychological Bulletin, Vol.146(2), pp.91-117
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1037/bul0000216
- ISSN
- 0033-2909
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2019 American Psychological Association. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450838702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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