The effect of music tempo on movement flow
There has been much controversy over the effects of music tempo on movement flow. In this study, a single-factor repeated-measurement design was used to explore the effect of music tempo (fast, slow, and no music control) on movement flow by measuring both subjective experiences and objective electr...
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| description | There has been much controversy over the effects of music tempo on movement flow. In this study, a single-factor repeated-measurement design was used to explore the effect of music tempo (fast, slow, and no music control) on movement flow by measuring both subjective experiences and objective electroencephalographic (EEG) characteristics during brisk walking. In the experiment, 20 college students walked briskly on a treadmill using EEG equipment. Each participant walked for 10 min on three different days. Their brain waves were recorded during brisk walking on a treadmill. After each walk, the participants completed a form of short flow state scale-2 (S FSS-2), which covered nine major aspects of flow. The results showed that music tempo had a significant effect on subjective experiences and objective physiological characteristics; that is, a higher subjective flow level for fast-tempo music in brisk walking and a significant enhancement of mean power values in the subconscious brain waves of the delta, theta, alpha, and beta bands for fast tempo music were observed. A fast tempo facilitated the movement flow. The findings of this study can be instructive for the use of music in exercises to improve sports training outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d91e38f21c6a4b1fb538a3f90b63cf422024-01-29T15:24:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.12925161292516The effect of music tempo on movement flowJian Zhang0Jian Zhang1Yanqun Huang2Yanqun Huang3Yifan Dong4Jutao Li5Liming Zhu6Mingxuan Zhao7Key Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Art and Design, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Ren’ai College, Tianjin, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaNewton’s Grove School, Mississauga, ON, CanadaThere has been much controversy over the effects of music tempo on movement flow. In this study, a single-factor repeated-measurement design was used to explore the effect of music tempo (fast, slow, and no music control) on movement flow by measuring both subjective experiences and objective electroencephalographic (EEG) characteristics during brisk walking. In the experiment, 20 college students walked briskly on a treadmill using EEG equipment. Each participant walked for 10 min on three different days. Their brain waves were recorded during brisk walking on a treadmill. After each walk, the participants completed a form of short flow state scale-2 (S FSS-2), which covered nine major aspects of flow. The results showed that music tempo had a significant effect on subjective experiences and objective physiological characteristics; that is, a higher subjective flow level for fast-tempo music in brisk walking and a significant enhancement of mean power values in the subconscious brain waves of the delta, theta, alpha, and beta bands for fast tempo music were observed. A fast tempo facilitated the movement flow. The findings of this study can be instructive for the use of music in exercises to improve sports training outcomes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1292516/fullmusic tempomovement flowelectroencephalogramflow experiencebrisk walking |
| spellingShingle | Jian Zhang Jian Zhang Yanqun Huang Yanqun Huang Yifan Dong Jutao Li Liming Zhu Mingxuan Zhao The effect of music tempo on movement flow Frontiers in Psychology music tempo movement flow electroencephalogram flow experience brisk walking |
| title | The effect of music tempo on movement flow |
| title_full | The effect of music tempo on movement flow |
| title_fullStr | The effect of music tempo on movement flow |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of music tempo on movement flow |
| title_short | The effect of music tempo on movement flow |
| title_sort | effect of music tempo on movement flow |
| topic | music tempo movement flow electroencephalogram flow experience brisk walking |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1292516/full |
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