The Influence of Music on Human Behavior and Emotions

By:Raiden B. Pesebre, Benice Loraine N.Gregorio, Franchesca Faye B.Villaflor,Sharmaine

Reighn O. Patriarca of 10-Patience

ABSTRACT

The importance of music in shaping human emotions and productivity in a work or study
environment has long been a topic of discussion. This research paper surveyed 100 Grade 10
students from Patience, Perseverance, Piety, Prudence, and Purity sections to explore the impact
of different types of music on their emotions and productivity in work or study environments.
The results revealed that music indeed has an impact on their emotions, mood, creativity, and
productivity. The majority of students used music to alleviate stress, and it helped them to get
their work done easily. Nevertheless, some students found music distracting or irritating but
overall, it was more beneficial than detrimental to the environment.

The implications of this study are far-reaching and could be used to promote high schoolers'
listening to music in work/study environments. Furthermore, the survey results showed that
students felt that music improved their concentration and productivity. Therefore, it is important
to create a comfortable and relaxed environment for students to listen to music. Implementing
this study could benefit both students and the organization as they would be more efficient and
productive.

In conclusion, this study shows that music has a favorable impact on emotions, creativity,
productivity, and stress reduction in work/study environments. Most of the survey results were
positive, indicating that students found music helpful in relieving stress and completing their
tasks. The implications of this study can be used to encourage high schoolers to listen to music in
work or study environments. Creating a comfortable and relaxing environment for students to
listen to music can result in an efficient and productive work/study environment that benefits
both the students and the organization.

keywords:human emotions,productivity,impact of music, different types of music,mood, creativity

, listening to music

INTRODUCTION

These days, people of all ages use music as a universal language for communication and
expression. There are many reasons why we listen to music: it helps us communicate our
emotions and feelings, escape from the outside world, and connect with our emotions. Pop,
electronic music, hip hop, heavy metal, jazz, country, R&B (rhythm and blues), and many other
genres are currently in style. According to studies, listening to music can reduce blood pressure,
anxiety, and discomfort while improving mood, mental clarity, memory, and sleep quality.
Mood and music are strongly correlated, and this can impact changes in mood such as happiness
or sadness.

Each of us has our favorite music genre to listen to while working or relaxing, some of us like to
listen to rock, edm, pop, hiphop, etc. Did you know that there are different genres of music that
can help you in different ways?, helps you remember, concentrate and other things. According to
studies, there are genres of music that can help improve study habits but may not be effective
for everyone because we have our own study habits. Another factor to consider is the volume of
the music, regardless of the genre. Music is so loud that it causes distraction. The first of this
music genre is classical music, it has many advantages. It can help reduce stress and even
improve sleep, as others call it the “Mozart effect.” Second, there is music that has little or no
lyrics. It's best to listen while reading because it's not distracting because there are no words.
Finally, there is ambient sound. Ambient noise includes surrounding sounds, such as birds
singing or waves crashing. , can help students feel more relaxed and this genre can also help
increase creativity levels. These are just some of the music genres that may help you.

This is our study's Review of Related Literature. According to the Cleveland Clinic (n.d.), music
can promote both healing and unity. The use of music or musical elements (such as tone, rhythm,
and harmony) to accomplish goals like reducing stress or improving wellbeing is known as
music therapy, and it can help people of all ages. Singing, playing instruments, writing songs,
and talking about the meaning of the song after listening to it are all part of music therapy.
Dementia, stroke, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety and mood disorders, learning and
developmental disabilities, Parkinson's disease, and so on can all be managed with it. Given that
it promotes positive behavior, learning, and emotional growth, children can also gain from it.

Mood significantly improves by listening to music. Meditating and repetitive elements in

melodies can help to calm the brain and reduce impulses. When a person is listening to a song
that they seem to enjoy, their limbic system (the part of their brain involved in emotion
regulation) displays a significant increase in activity. As a result, music that evokes emotions has
a direct impact on one’s mood. Music can bring people together and help them feel as if they are
not alone. Listen to music if you want to escape a depressive state or simply want to feel more
relaxed.

The objective of our study is to know what the effects of various types of music to our mood,
creativity and productivity.

This study may be beneficial to students. They may find this study useful in determining the
genre of music to listen to while reviewing or working on assignments, projects, or other tasks.
 METHODOLOGY

To identify the impact of different types of music on human emotion, mood, creativity and
productivity on a work or study environment,we will use a survey a quantitative research
approach.A survey is a technique to collect data from a sample of people by asking questions
with the goal of understanding populations.We chose to identify the impact of music on students
emotions, because it focuses on how way they relieve and skip on massive and stressful activities
without having depression and stress, where they can significantly influence their mood and
psychological well-being.

The survey questionnaires were used in data in research as the instrument, and used as the main
data-gathering for this study. The questionnaires are divided into two processes which are the
soft copy and hard copy to enable students to answer the survey easily. Survey properly explored
the experiences of the students on personal questionnaires. In the survey type, six choices are
provided by every question or statement.

We conducted our survey at Canumay East National High School on 100 out of 237 students in
grade 10. We chose to do the survey on the grade 10 students because they are on the same level
as us and we'll be able to approach them easier than the others. They have a busy schedule now
that they're about to graduate. So we thought that listening to music is one of the things they do
to cope with the distractions around them and easily do their task.

Out of the 237 grade 10 students at Canumay East National High School, 25 from each of the
five sections, we randomly selected 100 students as a sample. We used random sampling so that
we wouldn't have trouble choosing respondents or coming up with criteria for them, and so that
everyone could take part in our research for free to use. One section of students did not
personally complete our survey; instead, they were sent a link to complete it through a Google
Form, and some sections had more respondents than 25.

After we discussed our target respondents we created a Google Form survey consisting of six
questions. Every question is multiple choice, and some only accept yes or no answers. We shared
a link with our friends in different sections in grade 10. We've discovered that we're not receiving
as many respondents as we would like if we only allow people to respond online, so in addition
to sending out the survey link, we'll also print our questions and visit five parts of grade 10 to
obtain responses. This will help us reach our target of 100 respondents. When we receive their
responses, we enter them into the Google form so that we can more readily view or collect their
responses.
 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

These findings from 100 grade 10 students' answers to the six-question survey are presented in
this part of the

Questions Choices

Pop Rock Classical Rhythms Jazz Hiphop Others

and
Blues

Q1.What genre of
music do you
usually or like to 65 23 31 20 11 20 7
listen to?

Based on the given data, it appears that the most preferred top 3 genre music among the
respondents is pop which has the 65 vote indicating their preference for this genre, following
pop, is rock, which has the second most popular genre that has 26 votes. And Classical music
ranks third, with 31 votes. Rhythms and blues (R&B) and hip-hop both have 20 votes each. Jazz
follows with 11 votes, and the others have the 7 votes, so the overall impact preferences for
different genres of music indicate the range of musical tastes among the respondents.

20-30 minutes 1-2 hours 2 hours and more

.How many minutes

or hours do you listen 38 35 27
to music?

As shown on the table above, among the most answers, 38 students answered that they listen to
music for 20-30 minutes, some of them answered yes to the following questions which means
that in a short period of time listening to music enhances their creativity and productivity, they
are able to concentrate and their stress is reduced. Second among the many answers are students
who answered that they listen to music for 1-2 hours, the least answered is 27 who listen to
music for 2 or more hours.
 Yes No

Q3.Can music help alleviate

your stress or anxiety in a 97 3
work or study environment?

At question 3, 97 students agreed that music helped to relieve their stress and anxiety. While
those 3 students oppose. They might've found music to be a distraction or the cause of their
stress. Music probably irritates them to the point that it causes stress and anxiety.

Yes No

Q4.Can the use of music

during work or study be a 93 7
way of enhancing creativity
and innovation?

According to the data above, 93 students indicated that listening to music can increase their
creativity and productivity. It can also serve as inspiration for them to complete tasks while they
listen and as a motivator for them to create more creative work. The remaining seven students
indicated that listening to music does not increase their creativity and productivity.

Yes No

Q5.Can music be used as a

tool for you to improve your 90 10
focus and concentration
during work or study?

Notice that 90 out of 100 students agree that music is used as a tool for them to improve their
focus and concentration during work or study. On the other hand, 10 students opposed the idea
that music is a tool for them to improve their focus and their concentration. The result of the
survey shows that most of the students more likely agree on the fifth questionnaire.
 Yes No

Q6.Does listening to music

while reviewing or studying 78 22
affects your memorization?

In the last part, the data scale below was used to interpret the total responses of all among 100
students taken the survey shows that 78 students voted yes as their response to listening to music
while reviewing or studying affects their memorization where it might help them get a good
memory . Opposed that 22 of them voted no that listening to music during reviewing or studying
doesn't affect their memorization. It reveals that most of the students that have music while in a
study affects their memorization at all.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, we discover that music, particularly when listening to it while working or

studying, has a significant impact on our mental health. Through analyzing the survey results, we
discovered that 10th grade kids like to listen to music and that each had a favorite genre that
improved concentration, increased creativity and productivity, and decreased stress. For the rest
of the people we surveyed, music is a distraction that makes them less focused, anxious, and less
innovative and productive at work. As the end result, music has many positive effects for us,
including improved concentration, stress reduction, and creativity and productivity.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to formally express our gratitude to all of the grade 10 students who answered our
survey on section Patience, Perseverance, Piety, Prudence and Purity. We also acknowledge the
advisers of these sections for allowing us to conduct our research on their classroom. Special
thanks to ourselves for finishing this conducted research by helping each other. Thanks to Ma'am
Ribong and Ma'am Yap for the advices they offered in completing this research. We would like
to thank the websites we used for our reference, because without it, we won't have enough
information about the given topic we're about to make research out of.
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