Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Music Therapy
First Advisor
Eric Waldon
First Committee Member
Fei-Lin Hsiao
Second Committee Member
Courtney Jensen
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether listening to motivational music prior to performing leg extensions and flexions effected peak torque performance. Participants included 23 adults between the ages 18 and 48 years. Participants engaged in three sets of leg extensions and flexions utilizing a Cybex Humac NORM system following a warm-up period consisting of listening to either researcher-selected music, self-selected music, and in silence. Two one-way ANOVAs comparing participants’ data showed significant results in leg flexions performed following warm-up while listening to self-selected music. Significant results were not achieved for leg extensions yet a similar trend was seen providing evidence that listening to self-selected music before performing activities increased level of performance.
Pages
46
Recommended Citation
Lesser, Alexander. (2019). THE EFFECTS OF LISTENING TO MOTIVATIONAL MUSIC ON PERFORMANCE OF KNEE EXTENSION AND FLEXION IN HEALTHY ADULTS. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3653
