Communal music as a tool to improve positive affect after social ostracism or negative autobiographical memory recollection
Publication information:
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
Abstract
Exposure to communal music may help regulate mood and cultivate feelings of belonging. Across two studies, we tested whether exposure to communally experienced (communal) music could impact participants' affect following social ostracism and negative mood induction.