Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Source

Empirical Studies of the Arts

Abstract

In order to investigate the relationship between music audience participation and pro-social behaviors, this study analyzed data from 6239 households who took part in the 2008 U.S. Department of Commerce Current Population Survey: Participation in the Arts Supplement. The data were analyzed using logistic regression, in which three specific pro-social behaviors (i.e., voting in the most recent presidential election, making charitable donations or volunteering time, and attending community meetings) were regressed on participation in music (i.e., attending classical, jazz, or opera music concerts). After controlling for the effects of age, race, sex, income, education, marital status, and occupation class, it was found that the likelihood of pro-social behaviors was greater with increases in music concert attendance.

Inclusive pages

109-120

ISBN/ISSN

ISSN 0276-2374; eISSN 1541-4493

Document Version

Preprint

Comments

The document available for download is the authors' accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file. To read the version of record, use the DOI https://doi.org/10.2190/EM.32.1g

Volume

32

Issue

1

Peer Reviewed

yes

Keywords

Music Audience, Pro-Social Behavior

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