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| Id | 844 | |
| Author | Fancourt D., Perkins R. | |
| Title | Maternal engagement with music up to nine months post-birth: Findings from a cross-sectional study in England | |
| Reference | Fancourt D., Perkins R.; Maternal engagement with music up to nine months post-birth: Findings from a cross-sectional study in England ;Psychology of Music vol:46.0 issue: 2.0 page:238.0 |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85046721412&doi=10.1177%2f0305735617705720&partnerID=40&md5=898da33ff78e875dc356f9e01b3dfc05 |
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| Abstract | There is significant evidence of the benefits of music for babies and emerging evidence that music may also benefit mothers’ wellbeing. However, there is a lack of current data documenting maternal engagement with music in England. This cross-sectional survey study used descriptive and inferential statistics to examine how 473 mothers living in England engaged with music between 1–9 months post-birth, and regression models to examine demographic and musical predictors of this engagement. Findings indicate that the most frequently reported musical activities were daily listening to music (71%) and daily singing to babies (59%). Patterns of musical engagement differ by infant age, with mothers of 4–9 month-old babies reporting more frequent singing and music class attendance compared with mothers of 1–3 month-old babies. Mothers with previous or recent experience of music were more likely to engage in other musical activities, but musical engagement did not appear to be explained by socio-economic factors including years in education, marital status or household income. Findings could support practitioners in designing music activities for mothers, in particular highlighting the need for supporting mothers with very young infants, with little or no previous musical experience or with more than one child. © 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. |
There is significant evidence of the benefits of music for babies and emerging evidence that music may also benefit mothers wellbeing. Article Maternal engagement with music up to nine months post-birth: Findings from a cross-sectional study in England Daisy Fancourt and Rosie Perkins Psychology of Music Vol. Given that we know that musical listening and playing can enhance aspects of wellbeing more targeted recruitment of mothers with little or no previous musical experience and who do not typically engage with music may be fruitful in generating new audiences for maternal music making and in supporting maternal wellbeing. Further qualitative work to understand more fully maternal music engagement and how this differs in terms of mother-focused and infant-focused activi- ties will also be of importance. Associations between singing to babies and symptoms of postnatal depression wellbeing self-esteem and motherinfant bond Public Health.
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