AUTHOR=Sun Yanping , Sun Chuanning , Li Chang , Shao Xinrui , Liu Qingming , Liu Hongen TITLE=Impact of background music on reading comprehension: influence of lyrics language and study habits JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=15 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1363562 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1363562 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
Numerous studies have explored the effects of background music on reading comprehension, however, little is known about how native language (L1) lyrics and second language (L2) lyrics in background music influence reading comprehension performance for college students. The present study used a mixed experimental design to examine the effects of listening habits (between-participants variable: non-listeners or listeners), music type (between-participants variable: L1 (Mandarin) pop music, L2 (English) pop music or no music) and text language (within-participants variable: L1 or L2) on reading comprehension of college students in East China. A total of 90 participants (50 females) were screened into non- listeners (