The Role of Musical Possible Selves in Supporting Subjective Well-Being in Later Life

Autor/inn/en	Creech, Andrea; Hallam, Susan; Varvarigou, Maria; Gaunt, Helena; McQueen, Hilary; Pincas, Anita
Titel	The Role of Musical Possible Selves in Supporting Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
Quelle	In: Music Education Research, 16 (2014) 1, S.32-49 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1461-3808
DOI	10.1080/14613808.2013.788143
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Music; Aging (Individuals); Well Being; Case Studies; Music Activities; Adults; Questionnaires; Interviews; Focus Groups; Identification (Psychology); Self Concept; Measures (Individuals); Music Education; Mixed Methods Research; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Musik; Aging; Altern; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Musikalische Aktion; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Selbstkonzept; Messdaten; Musikerziehung; Großbritannien
Abstract	There is now an accepted need for initiatives that support older people's well-being. There is increasing evidence that active engagement with music has the potential to contribute to this. This paper explores the relationship between musical possible selves and subjective well-being in later life. The research reported here formed part of a larger project that focused on how active music-making could support positive cognitive, social and emotional outcomes. The research comprised three UK case study sites, each offering diverse musical activities. A sample aged 50+ (total "N" = 398), some of whom were novices and others who are more experienced, was recruited to complete questionnaires that included open questions and measures of well-being. In addition, individual interviews ("n" = 29) and focus groups ("n" = 15) were carried out, where participants in musical activities reflected on the meaning and function of music-making in their lives. The interpretation presented here suggests that through music many older people found a means by which they were able to formulate well-understood and highly esteemed versions of their possible future selves. This, in turn, may have been a significant factor in helping to navigate the process of ageing in later life with enhanced subjective well-being, including a sense of purpose, a significant degree of autonomy and a strong sense of social affirmation. (As Provided).
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