Impact of Music Education on the Social and Emotional Development of the Child Cover Image

Utjecaj glazbenoga obrazovanja na socijalno-emocionalni razvoj djeteta
Impact of Music Education on the Social and Emotional Development of the Child

Author(s): Lidija Nikolić
Subject(s): Music, Preschool education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu
Keywords: aggressive behavior; empathy; music education; self-esteem; self-regulation; group music-making; social-emotional competencies; socio-emotional development; prosocial behavior;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents an overview of research on the effect of music education on the social and emotional development of preschool and early school-age children. Based on previous research, the paper presents knowledge on the nature of the connection between music education and social-emotional development. An analysis of 15 empirical studies showed that the involvement of children in group forms of music education has a positive effect on their social and emotional development. However, the different methodologies of the conducted studies make it difficult to explain the results and make induction of conclusions concerning the type of music education and the social-emotional effects recorded in individual studies.

  • Issue Year: 30/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 129-149
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Croatian