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Keywords

Jumping; Music--Physiological effect; Academic theses;

Abstract

Research on the relationship between music and performance has been done for many decades. However, the number of studies has been very limited in that time. The types of performance tasks have varied greatly. Power, strength, endurance, and mental related tasks incorporating the use of music have been the primary focus of these studies. The results have been mixed. The present investigation compared the effects of self selected music, researcher selected music, and no music on the performance of a maximal vertical squat jump task. Sayer's 2a (Sayers, Harackiewicz, Harman, Frykman, & Rosenstein, 1999) equation , which calculates maximal power output by combining the participants body mass and squat jump height and peak power output was used to quantify each performance. The research design was a 2 x 3 repeated measures ANCOVA. The participants (N=44) were intercollegiate track and field athletes from a Midwest university. Each participant performed three maximal vertical jump squat tests on three separate days. Each day a different music condition (no music, researcher selected, participant selected) was applied while the participants performed three maximal vertical jump trials. Each jump was recorded, but only the highest jump from each condition was used. In addition, a single question questionnaire was given to each participant following the completion of each task in order to measure their motivation to perform well. Statistical analysis showed that only gender had any significant effects on the overall results. All other variables including music, age, and motivation produced no significant change in performance. The results of this study only add to the mixed outcomes of previous studies involving the use of music and performance outcomes. Future research should focus on tasks that require endurance and are performed over a longer period of time.

Year of Submission

2004

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

First Advisor

Nancy Hamilton

Second Advisor

Sharon Huddleston

Third Advisor

Carol Phillips

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Date Original

2004

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1 PDF file (65 leaves)

Language

en

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