Abstract
This investigation explored the relationships between individuals' self-images and their interactions with their digital music collections via the commercially predominant program iTunes. Sixty-nine university students completed an internet-based Musical Self-Images Questionnaire (MSIQ) along with a series of questions concerning their iTunes collections. The majority of participants were highly engaged with music, regardless of their varied musical backgrounds. Factor analysis of the MSIQ data revealed two distinct self-image groups, which we label as musical practitioner' (linking overall musician', performer', composer', teacher', and listener') and music consumer' (linking listener', fan', and technology user'). Participants used an average of seven attributes to categorize their music, and most consistently used one in particular to sort their collections. Those who rated themselves as higher level performers and fans used the playlist function (which involves compiling sequences of selected tracks) more often than those with lower self-ratings on those scales.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 531-544 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Psychology of Music |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- categorization
- collecting
- digital music
- iTunes
- mp3
- playlists
- self-image
- COLLEGE-STUDENTS
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myTunes : digital music library users and their self-images. / Krause, Amanda Elizabeth; Hargreaves, David J.
In: Psychology of Music, Vol. 41, No. 5, 09.2013, p. 531-544.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - This investigation explored the relationships between individuals' self-images and their interactions with their digital music collections via the commercially predominant program iTunes. Sixty-nine university students completed an internet-based Musical Self-Images Questionnaire (MSIQ) along with a series of questions concerning their iTunes collections. The majority of participants were highly engaged with music, regardless of their varied musical backgrounds. Factor analysis of the MSIQ data revealed two distinct self-image groups, which we label as musical practitioner' (linking overall musician', performer', composer', teacher', and listener') and music consumer' (linking listener', fan', and technology user'). Participants used an average of seven attributes to categorize their music, and most consistently used one in particular to sort their collections. Those who rated themselves as higher level performers and fans used the playlist function (which involves compiling sequences of selected tracks) more often than those with lower self-ratings on those scales.
AB - This investigation explored the relationships between individuals' self-images and their interactions with their digital music collections via the commercially predominant program iTunes. Sixty-nine university students completed an internet-based Musical Self-Images Questionnaire (MSIQ) along with a series of questions concerning their iTunes collections. The majority of participants were highly engaged with music, regardless of their varied musical backgrounds. Factor analysis of the MSIQ data revealed two distinct self-image groups, which we label as musical practitioner' (linking overall musician', performer', composer', teacher', and listener') and music consumer' (linking listener', fan', and technology user'). Participants used an average of seven attributes to categorize their music, and most consistently used one in particular to sort their collections. Those who rated themselves as higher level performers and fans used the playlist function (which involves compiling sequences of selected tracks) more often than those with lower self-ratings on those scales.
KW - categorization
KW - collecting
KW - digital music
KW - iTunes
KW - mp3
KW - playlists
KW - self-image
KW - COLLEGE-STUDENTS
U2 - 10.1177/0305735612440612
DO - 10.1177/0305735612440612
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VL - 41
SP - 531
EP - 544
JO - Psychology of Music
JF - Psychology of Music
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