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Sun, Y. L. (2012). The Effect of Music Therapy Interventions to Increase the Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Living in Independent and Assisted Living Communities. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5445
The Effect of Music Therapy Interventions to Increase the Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Living in Independent and Assisted Living Communities
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of group music therapy sessions on the psychosocial well-being of older adults living in assisted and independent living communities. Pre-and posttest was used in two different communities with twenty one participants who engaged in group music therapy sessions for eight consecutive weeks. All sessions included following interventions: music listening, singing, lyric analysis, and music-assisted movements. The researcher tested and compared participants' life satisfaction, happiness, self-esteem, and social interaction by conducting and analyzing pre and posttests. The researcher also examined whether participants' demographic variables such as age and gender would influence their psychosocial well-being. Results indicated that there were significant effect of group music therapy sessions on their life satisfaction, self-esteem, and social interaction. Further analyses of participants' demographic variables on their psychosocial well-being showed that gender indicated significant influence on their self-esteem and social interaction. These findings of the present study have implicated that the group music therapy sessions may increase the level of psychosocial well-being of older adults living in independent and assisted living communities.
group music therapy, independent and assisted living communities, music therapy, older adults, psychosocial well-being, well-being
Date of Defense
September 26, 2012.
Submitted Note
A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Music.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Alice-Ann Darrow, Professor Directing Thesis; Dianne Gregory, Committee Member; Jayne M. Standley, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-5445
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Sun, Y. L. (2012). The Effect of Music Therapy Interventions to Increase the Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Living in Independent and Assisted Living Communities. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5445
