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Title: | Effects of music tempi on music preference, intrinsic motivation, and flow during long-duration exercise |
Authors: | Karageorghis, CI Jones, L Stuart, DP |
Keywords: | Asynchronous music;Motor rhythm;Physical activity;Rhythm response;Tempo |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
Publisher: | Georg Thieme Verlag |
Citation: | International Journal of Sports Medicine (in press 2008) |
Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of music tempi on tempo preference, intrinsic motivation, and flow during long-duration exercise (≈26 min). Subjects (N = 29) selected the music of a single artist then walked at 70% of maximum heart rate reserve (maxHRR) on a treadmill under three experimental conditions (medium tempi, fast tempi, and mixed tempi) and a no-music control. A tempo preference item, the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, and Flow State Scale-2 were completed after each trial. Data were analyzed using a mixed-model (Gender x Condition) ANOVA and MANOVA. The Gender x Condition interaction was non-significant in both analyses (p > 0.05). Contrary to expectations, higher preference scores were recorded for medium tempi than for mixed tempi (means: 7.8 + 1.3 vs. 7.1 + 1.1). The medium tempi music also yielded the highest levels of intrinsic motivation (p < 0.001). Pairwise comparisons showed that interest-enjoyment was higher for medium tempi when compared to mixed tempi, 95% CI = 1.80 - 8.48, p = 0.001, and that each of the experimental conditions yielded higher scores than the no-music control. Also, pressure-tension was lower for medium tempi compared to fast tempi, 95% CI = -3.44 - -0.19, p = 0.022, and for both medium and mixed tempi compared to control (95% CI = -5.33 - -2.89, p = 0.000; 95% CI = -4.24 - -0.64, p = 0.004). A main effect was found for global flow (p = 0.000) with the highest mean score evident in the medium tempi condition (14.6 + 1.5). Follow-up comparisons indicated that the medium tempi condition yielded higher flow scores than the control, 95% CI = 1.25 - 3.60, p = .000, as did fast tempi, 95% CI = 0.89 - 3.14, p = 0.000, and mixed tempi, 95% CI = 1.36 - 3.76, p = 0.000. It was concluded that a medium tempi music program was the most appropriate for an exercise intensity of 70% maxHRR. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1235 |
Appears in Collections: | Sport Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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