The relationship between university students attitude towards listening to music and their level of optimism

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyse the relationship between university students' attitude to listening to music and their level of optimism. The study group for the research consists of 508 students who studied at Aksaray University in the 2012-13 academic year. Simple random sampling is used. In this study, the "Attitude Scale for Listening to Music" and the "Optimism Scale", which were developed by the researcher, are used for measurement. According to the findings of the research study, there is a significant correlation at the level of .430 between students' attitudes to listening to music and their level of optimism. The level of optimism has a positive impact on the attitude to listening to music at the level of .184.

The Mediation of Music in the Development of Intrapersonal and Action Skills in Early Teacher Education

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“…This suggests that music can become an important resource to help individuals acquire and strengthen their emotional and social competencies (Portowitz & Klein, 2007). It also improves well-being and health (Aksoy, 2014). Music actually supports individuals in certain situations, distracting them from excessive mental ramblings that may lead to negative thoughts, which is a resource that allows the person to continue with their purpose and achieve their goals.…”