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100			_aVinaya Manchaiah
245		0	_aSocial representation of “music” in young adults: a cross-cultural study
260			_c2017
300			_a24-32
490			_vVolume 56 Issue 1
520			_aObjective: This study was aimed to explore perceptions of and reactions to music in young adults (18–25 years) using the theory of social representations (TSR). Design: The study used a cross-sectional survey design and included participants from India, Iran, Portugal, USA and UK. Data were analysed using various qualitative and quantitative methods. Study sample: The study sample included 534 young adults. Results: The Chi-square analysis showed significant differences between the countries regarding the informants’ perception of music. The most positive connotations about music were found in the responses obtained from Iranian participants (82.2%), followed by Portuguese participants (80.6%), while the most negative connotations about music were found in the responses obtained from Indian participants (18.2%), followed by Iranian participants (7.3%). The participants’ responses fell into 19 main categories based on their meaning; however, not all categories were found in all five countries. The co-occurrence analysis results generally indicate that the category “positive emotions or actions” was the most frequent category occurring in all five countries. Conclusions: The results indicate that music is generally considered to bring positive emotions for people within these societies, although a small percentage of responses indicate some negative consequences of music.
653			_aMusic listening, hearing loss, public health hazard, attitude, social representation, text mining, cross-culture
700			_aDavid Tomé
700			_aDeepthi Mahadeva
700			_aEldré W. Beukes
700			_aFei Zhao Stephen Widén
700			_aJasmin Auzenne
700			_aRajalakshmi Krishna & Per Germundsson
700			_aTayebeh Ahmadi
773			_aInternational Journal of Audiology
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2016.1227481
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