The aim of this paper was to investigate if a general consensus could be established for the
term “musician.” Research papers (N= 730) published between 2011 and 2017 were …

This chapter presents a critical review of current thinking on psychological approaches to
musical identities, a subdiscipline of music psychology that has developed rapidly over the …

The Psychology of Musical Development provides an up-to-date and comprehensive
account of the latest theory, empirical research and applications in the study of musical …

Musicians are typically identified in research papers by some single item measure (SIM) that
focuses on just one component of musicality, such as expertise. Recently, musical …

This chapter has two main aims. The first is to identify those aspects of developmental
psychology as a whole that are most useful in trying to explain musical development in …

Music engagement is complex and is influenced by music training, capacity, preferences,
and motivations. A multi-modular self-report instrument (the Music Use and Background …

A new line of research suggests that the personality trait of neuroticism may incline young
people to use maladaptive musical emotion regulation strategies that in turn mediate an …

The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) measures a wide range of self-
reported musical abilities and behaviors in the Western adult general population, regardless …

A growing body of research has been studying cognitive benefits that arise from music
training in childhood or adulthood. Many studies focus specifically on the cognitive transfer …

Is everyone musical? What do we mean when we call someone a musician? Based on over
50 years of research, the field of music psychology is coming to a consensus on these two …