The effects of music on helping behavior: A field study

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 266-275

  North, Adrian C ^a   Tarrant, Mark ^b   Hargreaves, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Emotion; Helping; Mood; Music

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 1542434886     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916503256263     Document Type: Article

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