Jonas J L
Michigan State University.
J Music Ther. 1991 Fall;28(3):149-60. doi: 10.1093/jmt/28.3.149.
The purpose of this study was to investigate seniors' comparative music preference for four generic styles including art music, country music, popular music of today, and traditional jazz. The study also attempted to identify certain variables that have an effect on preference. Sixty-three subjects with a mean age of 82.5 from four nursing homes in the South Central Michigan area participated in the study. An interview and musical preference test were administered to the subjects individually. The listening test consisted of 16 music selections, four from each style. The seniors judged how much they liked the selections on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 indicating greatest preference. Results indicated that country music style was preferred the most, followed by traditional jazz, art music, and lastly popular music. Variables that were found to affect preference were education level, community size in which the seniors grew up, and music training outside the school setting.
本研究的目的是调查老年人对四种通用音乐风格的比较性音乐偏好，这四种风格包括艺术音乐、乡村音乐、当代流行音乐和传统爵士乐。该研究还试图确定某些对偏好有影响的变量。来自密歇根中南部地区四家养老院的63名平均年龄为82.5岁的受试者参与了这项研究。对受试者分别进行了访谈和音乐偏好测试。听力测试包括16首音乐选段，每种风格各4首。老年人根据1至5的量表来判断他们对这些选段的喜爱程度，5表示最喜欢。结果表明，乡村音乐风格最受欢迎，其次是传统爵士乐、艺术音乐，最后是流行音乐。发现影响偏好的变量有教育水平、老年人成长的社区规模以及校外的音乐培训。
