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Group Singing for Well-being Using Q-methodology

Open Access

Journal Type:Research Article

Subject:Social Sciences & Psychology

Subject Field:Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Volume:128, Issue: 1, July, 2023

Publish Date:July 8, 2023 8:00 pm

Pages:37-50

Download:568

Views:649

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the viewpoints of group singers on the effect of group singing on their wellbeing and determine the well-being of group singers and non-group singers. Q-methodology was used to explore and determine the most common viewpoints of the group singers in the first phase of the study which had six participants, recruited using purposive sampling. The second phase of the study adapted the valid and reliable PERMA Profiler to gauge the level of well-being of the 37 participants, recruited using purposive sampling for group singing participants and convenience sampling for non- group singing participants. Using Q-methodology, the most common viewpoint of the group singers was spiritual fulfillment, community aspect, self-expression, self-esteem, and enjoyment of music and music repertoire. Analyzing the level of well-being of both group singers and on-group singers showed that both groups had above average level of well-being. There was no significant difference between the overall PERMA scores of the two groups using Pearson correlation, however there was a significant difference in the aspect of Positive Emotion and Health. Using this, the paper proposes a series of enhancement activities that are to be conducted in groups to increase the participants Positive Emotion and Health.

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