CoMusE - Music, sports, and mentalization

We are currently recruiting for a study involving music, sports, and a mentalization task. The study is fully online and should take about 30 minutes.

Eligibility

  • You are 18+ years old;
  • You are a Red Sox fan;
  • You have seen at least one Red Sox game live and in person.

Procedure

  1. Complete a few online questionnaires.
  2. Play an online game with other participants before or after listening to a specific music excerpt.
  3. Complete a few online questionnaires once again.

This research is fully online. You will use your own device (e.g., computer, laptop, or smart phone) and may choose to not continue at any time.

Compensation

Participation in this research is completely voluntary and, if you choose to participate, you may withdraw from it at any time. However, if you choose to participate, we will enter you in a raffle for one of two $50 gift cards. 

If you complete the study, following responses quality check (i.e., questions were carefully answered), you will be given a $5 gift card.

Participate in the study

Click here if you choose to participate in this study.

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Credit: Harvard University

 

See also:

2026

Mayron Piccolo, Tanya Tandon, Dany Laure Wadji, Stephanie Haymoz, Christophe Mueller-Pfeiffer, Gabriella Milos, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2026. “An Exploratory Study on Portion Size Estimation Errors: Psychological Correlates of Portion Size Estimation Errors in a Non-Clinical Sample With Normal-Weight”. Eating and Weight Disorders, 31, 1. doi:10.1007/s40519-026-01864-2
Mayron Piccolo, Tanya Tandon, Dany Laure Wadji, Stephanie Haymoz, Christophe Mueller-Pfeiffer, Gabriella Milos, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2026. “An Exploratory Study on Portion Size Estimation Errors: Psychological Correlates of Portion Size Estimation Errors in a Non-Clinical Sample With Normal-Weight”. Eating and Weight Disorders, 31, 1. doi:10.1007/s40519-026-01864-2

2025

Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”
Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”
Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Ensuring Clinical Validity. The Case for Reconsidering ‘Several Days’ in the PHQ-9 Brazilian Version”
Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Ensuring Clinical Validity. The Case for Reconsidering ‘Several Days’ in the PHQ-9 Brazilian Version”
Hoang Le, Jaisy Lau, Zikki Zhao, and Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Idioms of Distress in PTSD Assessment: A Cambodian Perspective”
Hoang Le, Jaisy Lau, Zikki Zhao, and Mayron Piccolo. 2025. “Idioms of Distress in PTSD Assessment: A Cambodian Perspective”
Mayron Piccolo and Ludmila Zatorre Dantas. 2025. “First Tones: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of Communal Music-Making on Mental Health and Developmental Markers of Brazilian Preschoolers”
Mayron Piccolo and Ludmila Zatorre Dantas. 2025. “First Tones: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of Communal Music-Making on Mental Health and Developmental Markers of Brazilian Preschoolers”
Hoang Le, Mayron Piccolo, and Clare Killikelly. 2025. “The Role of Vietnamese Mourning Culture in Grief Symptomatology - A Study Protocol”. Grief
Hoang Le, Mayron Piccolo, and Clare Killikelly. 2025. “The Role of Vietnamese Mourning Culture in Grief Symptomatology - A Study Protocol”. Grief
Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”. Scientific Reports, 15, 1, Pp. 33821+. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-05119-5
Mayron Piccolo, Deborah Wanderley Dos Santos, Shaun Herold, and Jill M. Hooley. 2025. “Communal Music As a Tool to Improve Positive Affect After Social Ostracism or Negative Autobiographical Memory Recollection”. Scientific Reports, 15, 1, Pp. 33821+. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-05119-5

2024

Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, Richard J. McNally, Rashmi Gupta, Naser Morina, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2024. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”. BMC Psychiatry, 24, 1, Pp. 318+. doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05767-3
Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, Richard J. McNally, Rashmi Gupta, Naser Morina, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2024. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”. BMC Psychiatry, 24, 1, Pp. 318+. doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05767-3

2023

Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2023. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”
Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2023. “Mental Health Markers and Protective Factors in Students With Symptoms of Physical Pain across WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Samples - a Network Analysis”
Katharina Ledermann, Mayron Piccolo, Romina Evelyn Recabarren, and Haiko Sprott. 2023. “Interactions Between Self-Reported Pain Intensity and Affects in Daily Life: A Pilot Study Comparing Individuals With Chronic Pain With Primary and Secondary Pain Disorders”
Katharina Ledermann, Mayron Piccolo, Romina Evelyn Recabarren, and Haiko Sprott. 2023. “Interactions Between Self-Reported Pain Intensity and Affects in Daily Life: A Pilot Study Comparing Individuals With Chronic Pain With Primary and Secondary Pain Disorders”

2022

Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2022. “The Relationship Between Behavioral and Mood Responses to Monetary Rewards in a Sample of Indian Students With and Without Reported Pain”
Tanya Tandon, Mayron Piccolo, Katharina Ledermann, and Chantal Martin-Soelch. 2022. “The Relationship Between Behavioral and Mood Responses to Monetary Rewards in a Sample of Indian Students With and Without Reported Pain”
Patrick Pasi, Mayron Piccolo, Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann, and Gabriella Milos. 2022. “Estimation of Meal Portions in Bulimia Nervosa Compared to Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Controls”
Patrick Pasi, Mayron Piccolo, Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann, and Gabriella Milos. 2022. “Estimation of Meal Portions in Bulimia Nervosa Compared to Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Controls”