AUTHOR=Granot Roni , Spitz Daniel H. , Cherki Boaz R. , Loui Psyche , Timmers Renee , Schaefer Rebecca S. , Vuoskoski Jonna K. , Cárdenas-Soler Ruth-Nayibe , Soares-Quadros João F. , Li Shen , Lega Carlotta , La Rocca Stefania , Martínez Isabel Cecilia , Tanco Matías , Marchiano María , Martínez-Castilla Pastora , Pérez-Acosta Gabriela , Martínez-Ezquerro José Darío , Gutiérrez-Blasco Isabel M. , Jiménez-Dabdoub Lily , Coers Marijn , Treider John Melvin , Greenberg David M. , Israel Salomon TITLE=“Help! I Need Somebody”: Music as a Global Resource for Obtaining Wellbeing Goals in Times of Crisis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=12 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648013 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648013 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
Music can reduce stress and anxiety, enhance positive mood, and facilitate social bonding. However, little is known about the role of music and related personal or cultural (individualistic vs. collectivistic) variables in maintaining wellbeing during times of stress and social isolation as imposed by the COVID-19 crisis. In an online questionnaire, administered in 11 countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK, and USA,