Abstract
Several researchers have studied the effect of music independently
on both health and happiness, although no research has considered
the relationship between music and the other two (i.e. health and
happiness) within a single design. Data was collected from 895
participants among which 301 were White British students and 594
were Pakistani students whose age ranged from 18-24 years.
Analysis revealed that there were significant positive relationships
between interest in listening to music and time spent listening to
music and measures of both health and happiness. There were no
significant effects of preferred musical style on either health or
happiness scores. However, there was a significant effect of
nationality on happiness scores, indicating that British participants
were happier than the Pakistanis.
Shabbir Ahmad Rana, Nasreen Akhtar , Adrian Charles North. (2011) Relationship between Interest in Music, Health and Happiness, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 21, Issue 1.
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