Second Take on the Functions of Music: A Cross-Cultural Perspective - Data Analysis

This contains the analysis for Chapter Seven, Second Take on the Functions of Music: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, of the doctoral thesis - mUSic or musIc?: Examining the Role of Self-Construal in Affective Experiences with Music Across Cultures. This research presents three empirical studies that explore the functions of music across cultures. Adopting a qualitative approach that acknowledges the researcher's active role in knowledge production, this study used online open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to achieve three objectives: (1) develop a framework of musical functions, (2) examine the prevalence of these functions across three cultural contexts, and (3) explore the nature of musical functions.This study received ethical approval via the University of Sheffield's ethics review procedure (application reference #049931, #053922, #061030).