[en] The present paper gives an overview of the psychological importance assigned to music across the human life span. In doing so, separate phases of the human life differ with respect to their predominant developmental tasks and psychosocial challenges. The universal functions that music may play for the individual facing these tasks is then described.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
FERRING, Dieter ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
From the Cradle to the Grave: Music as a Companion across the Life Span