“Washing Hands, Reaching Out” – Popular Music, Digital Leisure and Touch during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lehman, Eric T.

doi:10.1080/01490400.2020.1774013

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“…As I have discussed in relation to distanced performances, the fndings of this work can provide implications for the role of computer technologies in performing arts. In particular, as computermediated performing arts are becoming popular during COVID-19 [7,27], the challenge of how to convey the aura of the performances would become evident in the same manner as I observed in idol culture. For example, we need to answer a question: What motivates users to watch the paid live-streaming of a classical music concert when they have the option to play an already purchased concert recording on the same screen?…”

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No More Handshaking: How have COVID-19 pushed the expansion of computer-mediated communication in Japanese idol culture?

Yakura

2021

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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In Japanese idol culture, meet-and-greet events where fans were allowed to handshake with an idol member for several seconds were regarded as its essential component until the spread of COVID-19. Now, idol groups are struggling in the transition of such events to computer-mediated communication because these events had emphasized meeting face-to-face over communicating, as we can infer from their length of time. I anticipated that investigating this emerging transition would provide implications because their communication has a unique characteristic that is distinct from wellstudied situations, such as workplace communication and intimate relationships. Therefore, I frst conducted a quantitative survey to develop a precise understanding of the transition, and based on its results, had semi-structured interviews with idol fans about their perceptions of the transition. The survey revealed distinctive approaches, including one where fans gathered at a venue but were isolated from the idol member by an acrylic plate and talked via a video call. Then the interviews not only provided answers to why such an approach would be reasonable but also suggested the existence of a large gap between conventional ofine events and emerging online events in their perceptions. Based on the results, I discussed how we can develop interaction techniques to support this transition and how we can apply it to other situations outside idol culture, such as computer-mediated performing arts. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI; • Social and professional topics → Cultural characteristics.

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No More Handshaking: How have COVID-19 pushed the expansion of computer-mediated communication in Japanese idol culture?

Yakura

2021

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…Initial studies conducted during the pandemic are positive on this score, and not just due to viral COVID-19 songs (Lehman, 2020 ). While in lockdown, Spanish people spent more time devoted to musical activities to cope, and found that music listening helped them relax, escape, raise their mood, and keep them company (Cabedo-Mas et al, 2021 ).…”

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Music Listening as a Strategy for Managing COVID-19 Stress in First-Year University Students

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought rapid changes to travel, learning environments, work conditions, and social support, which caused stress for many University students. Research with young people has revealed music listening to be among their most effective strategies for coping with stress. As such, this survey of 402 first-year Australian University students (73.9% female, Mage = 19.6; 75% domestic and 25% international) examined the effectiveness of music listening during COVID-19 compared with other stress management strategies, whether music listening for stress management was related to well-being, and whether differences emerged between domestic and international students. We also asked participants to nominate a song that helped them to cope with COVID-19 stress and analyzed its features. Music listening was among the most effective stress coping strategies, and was as effective as exercise, sleep, and changing location. Effectiveness of music listening as a coping strategy was related to better well-being but not to level of COVID-19 related stress. Although international students experienced higher levels of COVID-19 stress than domestic students, well-being was comparable in the two cohorts. Nominated songs tended to be negative in valence and moderate in energy. No correlations were found between any self-report measure and the valence and energy of nominated coping songs. These findings suggest that although domestic and international students experienced different levels of stress resulting from COVID-19, music listening remained an effective strategy for both cohorts, regardless of the type of music they used for coping.

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“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children have felt increased isolation and loneliness (Loades et al, 2020). Music has been used as a tool for encouraging health related behaviours (Lehman, 2020), for decreasing isolation and improving connectedness, and teaching and learning in music education holds promise for recovery and resilience as we move forwards (Cabedo-Mas, Arriaga-Sanz, & Moliner-Miravet, 2020;Chiu, 2020;Daubney & Fautley, 2020;Gatera & Pavarini, 2020). Though further work is required in terms of establishing more robust questionnaires for research purposes, we present this pilot study not only as a way to improve children's musicality, but also as an example of how innova-tive techniques can be used to create engaging music-based activities that can encourage children to explore their emotions in general, and generate a sense of belonging; a potentially useful application of arts-in-health for teachers and practitioners as we emerge from these difficult times.…”

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A Pilot Study of an Intervention for Children Using Music Listening and Music Making to Explore Core Emotions and Support Wellbeing

Liddiard¹,

Rose²

2021

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Objective: Music-making and music listening can be experienced as having a positive influence on subjective wellbeing. This mixed methods study reports the development and findings of a pilot music intervention for children to explore core emotions to support feelings of belonging, empathy and self-esteem as key components of wellbeing. Methods: Children (aged 7 -9 years, n = 17 intervention, n = 15 control) were offered a brief intervention using music to explore five core emotions during a six-week after-school session including joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust. Quantitative pre/post measures included the primary measure of musical aptitude (PMMA, intervention) and a selfreport questionnaire for items operationalised as wellbeing (children and parents). Qualitative methods included brainstorming, audio recordings and storyboarding. Results: Analyses of parent report revealed a significant increase in perceived sense of belonging for their child over time, and a positive association between increased PMMA and belonging from the children suggested the intervention was partially successful. Qualitative data provided insight into how music intervention enabled the development of belonging. Conclusion: The importance of using mixed methods to evaluate the efficacy of brief intervention is identified, and recommendations are made for a revised program using music-making to explore core emotions in children to support wellbeing in schools.

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“Washing Hands, Reaching Out” – Popular Music, Digital Leisure and Touch during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 25 publications

References 9 publications

No More Handshaking: How have COVID-19 pushed the expansion of computer-mediated communication in Japanese idol culture?

No More Handshaking: How have COVID-19 pushed the expansion of computer-mediated communication in Japanese idol culture?

Music Listening as a Strategy for Managing COVID-19 Stress in First-Year University Students

A Pilot Study of an Intervention for Children Using Music Listening and Music Making to Explore Core Emotions and Support Wellbeing

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