Year: 2011
Type: report
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: inTErnATiOnAL rESEArcH On MUSic MAKinG in YOUTH jUSTicE SETTinGSIn order to assess evidence from international research, a systematic review was undertaken between March and July 2011.From 11 databases, 567 references were screened and the review identified eleven relevant studies from the UK, Australia, the US, Canada and South Africa including six quantitative and mixed methods studies and five qualitative studies.A list of relevant papers included in the review is provided at the end of this document.The quantitative studies were weighted towards custodial settings, particularly in the US, while the qualitative studies were weighted towards community settings.Most participants were males and the papers reported ethnic diversity in the study population.Notable differences were found in relation to sample sizes, background of participants, setting, and outcomes making it inappropriate to combine the statistical data from quantitative studies.Critical appraisal of the papers was undertaken using standard tools revealed that the studies were of varying quality.While most quantitative studies used validated outcome measures, they featured methodological weaknesses, including small sample sizes and, in some cases, lack of randomization.Most studies had a relatively limited focus, reflecting the fact that they were small-scale studies, often undertaken by practitioners in their place of work.These weaknesses, together with a general lack of detail in reporting of overall research design, recruitment and data collection, means that it is not necessarily possible to generalize the findings to other settings or populations.
Language: English
Topic: Music Therapy and Health
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W173467350