Group Music Training and Children's Prosocial Skills

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Schellenberg, E. Glenn ; Corrigall, Kathleen A. ; Dys, Sebastian P. ; Malti, Tina (2015)

Publisher: Public Library of Science
Journal: PLoS ONE, volume 10, issue 10 (issn: 1932-6203, eissn: 1932-6203)
Related identifiers: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141449, pmc: PMC4624672
Subject: Q | R | Research Article | Science | Medicine
mesheuropmc: education | humanities | behavioral disciplines and activities

We investigated if group music training in childhood is associated with prosocial skills. Children in 3rd or 4th grade who attended 10 months of music lessons taught in groups were compared to a control group of children matched for socio-economic status. All children w... View more

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Means (and SDs) at Time 1 and Time 2. (2015)	73%
Spontaneous Group Synchronization of Movements and Respiratory Rhythms (2014)	73%
Two Randomized Trials Provide No Consistent Evidence for Nonmusical Cognitive Benefits of Brief Preschool Music Enrichment (2013)	73%
Why Synchrony Matters during Mother-Child Interactions: A Systematic Review (2014)	73%
Correlations Among Outcome Variables and Time 1 and Time 2 (<i>N</i> = 84). (2015)	73%

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