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Testing the Effects of Music on Short and Long Term Psychological Outcomes and Step Counts in Children
Sponsor: Indiana University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether asynchronous music can improve outcomes of an 8-week long sport based youth development program. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does music increase step count during each lesson? * Does music create a larger improvement in affective valence, arousal, and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) during each lesson? * Does music create a long term improvement in enjoyment, commitment, and intrinsic motivation to exercise? * Does music show more improvement among sedentary participants versus active participants? Researchers will compare the results from the experimental group, which is exposed to music, to the control group, which is not exposed to music. Participants will: * Participate in the sport based youth development program, Hoosier Sport, during their school's physical education class once a week for 8 weeks. * Respond to 3 questions regarding affective valence, arousal, and RPE before and after each lesson. * Complete a detailed survey regarding basic demographics, their music preferences, enjoyment of exercise, motivation to exercise, commitment to exercise, and current activity levels before the intervention. * Complete the same sections regarding enjoyment of exercise, motivation to exercise, and commitment to exercise at a mid and end point of the intervention.
Official title: Testing the Effects of Music on Short-Term Changes in Affective Valence, Arousal, and RPE, Long Term Changes in Enjoyment, Motivation, and Commitment to Physical Activity, and Step Counts in Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
35
Start Date
2026-02
Completion Date
2026-04
Last Updated
2026-01-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Music in Sport Based Youth Development
The intervention being tested is the use of music during Hoosier Sport lessons. Asynchronous music that is 120+ beats per minute, generally upbeat, and school appropriate will be played during the experimental group's drills and games. The experimental group will be exposed to this music for each lesson throughout the 8-week intervention.
No Music Exposure
This group will participate in the Hoosier Sport program with no exposure to music.
Locations (1)
Clear Creek Christian School
Bloomington, Indiana, United States