THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC LISTENING PURPOSES AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.

This study investigated the relationship between music listening purposes and emotional well-being among undergraduate students. A survey was administered to 50 undergraduate students aged 18 to 22 from several universities in Urgench, Uzbekistan. Participants reported their main purposes for listening to music, how frequently they use music to cope with negative emotions, and completed the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). Results indicated that mood management and relaxation were the most frequently reported listening purposes, with 60% of participants using music to cope with negative emotions at least occasionally. Despite this, overall wellbeing scores fell within the moderate range (M=21.2/35), suggesting that frequent use of music for emotional regulation does not necessarily correspond with high well-being. The findings broadly support Zillmann’s (1988) Mood Management Theory and Saarikallio and Erkkilä’s (2007) model of music-based mood regulation, while contributing empirical evidence from a Central Asian undergraduate context that remains underrepresented in existing literature

This study investigated the relationship between music listening purposes and emotional well-being among undergraduate students. A survey was administered to 50 undergraduate students aged 18 to 22 from several universities in Urgench, Uzbekistan. Participants reported their main purposes for listening to music, how frequently they use music to cope with negative emotions, and completed the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). Results indicated that mood management and relaxation were the most frequently reported listening purposes, with 60% of participants using music to cope with negative emotions at least occasionally. Despite this, overall wellbeing scores fell within the moderate range (M=21.2/35), suggesting that frequent use of music for emotional regulation does not necessarily correspond with high well-being. The findings broadly support Zillmann’s (1988) Mood Management Theory and Saarikallio and Erkkilä’s (2007) model of music-based mood regulation, while contributing empirical evidence from a Central Asian undergraduate context that remains underrepresented in existing literature