Self-report measures and models.

Zentner, Marcel R.; Eerola, T.

Abstract

Science strives for objectivity. However, by their very nature, experienced emotions are subjective phenomena. This could give the impression that the topic of the current chapter – subjectively felt or perceived musical emotions – is not suited for scientific study. Undoubtedly, this is how many people feel about emotional responses to music. They are seen as diffuse reactions that differ from individual to individual, from moment to moment, and which therefore elude scientific examination. This chapter shows that psychology provides an armamentarium of self-report methods and instruments, by means of which subjectively experienced states such as emotions and moods can be assessed with some reliability. These well-established self-report instruments have been consistently applied to the study of musical emotions over the last 25 years.

Citation

Zentner, M. R., & Eerola, T. (2010). Self-report measures and models. In P. Juslin, & J. Sloboda (Eds.), Handbook of Music and Emotion (187-221). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199230143.003.0008

• Publication Date: 2010
• Deposit Date: Sep 5, 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 187-221
• Book Title: Handbook of Music and Emotion.
• Chapter Number: 8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199230143.003.0008