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Sinclair G & Tinson J (2021) Music and well-being: a transformative consumer research perspective. Journal of Marketing Management, 37 (15-16), pp. 1605-1623. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2021.1945661
Abstract
While much is known about the therapeutic qualities of music, less is understood about its impact on well-being from a holistic perspective. To address this limitation, this study examines how music is used as a resource to manage all aspects of well-being: physical, mental, intellectual and social. Adopting a transformative consumer research perspective, the researchers partnered with community organisations and participants in the design of the research. This study explores experiences of older adults (60¨C81) and adolescent teenagers (15¨C17) in Ireland over a seven-month period, using interviews, participant observation of intergenerational music workshops, and participant music diaries to explore this phenomenon. Findings place emphasis on the role of intergenerational social well-being in addition to the role of music in pain management, structuring the everyday, providing purpose, confronting death/uncertainty, and the management of identity formation/loss. Suggestions for social policy and future research are also explored.
Keywords
Transformative consumer research; well-being; music consumption; participatory research; intergenerational research
Journal
Journal of Marketing Management: Volume 37, Issue 15-16
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 31/12/2021 |
| Publication date online | 24/06/2021 |
| Date accepted by journal | 15/04/2021 |
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| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| ISSN | 0267-257X |
| eISSN | 1472-1376 |
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Professor of Marketing, Marketing & Retail