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The purpose of this research project is to explore which musical mode, major and minor, is more effective to motivate children with Asperger's syndrome. To determine the more effective mode, the researcher has conducted experiments with seven students, two female and five male, with Asperger's syndrome on motivation for participation. Simple dance movements were used as a method of measurement for their motivation. The subjects' task was copying the researcher's simple dance with music, in major or minor mode, or with no music. There were three conditions, no music, major music, and minor music. However, the first dance of the experiments that had no music condition was not measured as it was a pre-test. All of the subjects followed the dance movements three times. The second and third dances of the experiments that were major or minor music conditions were used to determine which musical mode is more effective. To determine subjects' motivation from major and minor music, there were three areas of measurement; competency (level of execution) of movements, facial expression, and concentration on the dance for each experiment. All of the experiments were video-recorded for the evaluation. As a tool of measurement, a seven-point Likert scale was used. In addition, there were three evaluators: a professional music therapist, MT-BC; an undergraduate music therapy student at ASU; and a music education student of master's degree at ASU. In the evaluation on the measurements, the scores of the major music condition were slightly higher than the scores of the minor music condition in all three areas; competency of movements, facial expression, and concentration on the dance. However, the differences of the results in all three areas were not statistically significant.
ContributorsYun, Yeo Kwang (Author) / Crowe, Barbara (Thesis advisor) / Rio, Robin (Committee member) / Stauffer, Sandra (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2013
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive neurologic disorder characterized by motor pathway damage prior to functional development. Damage to the central nervous system impairs motor functioning, including control of motor movement, loss of coordination, and loss of purposeful posture in individuals with cerebral palsy. This creates abnormal walking gait, impaired balance, and loss of muscle control. Current research shows positive results in studying the use of rhythmic music and walking gait for individuals with neurologic disorders. However, most research focuses on neurologic disorders acquired later in life, such as post-stroke patients and individuals with Parkinson's disease and traumatic brain injuries. The current study addresses the impact of rhythmic music on walking gait for an individual with cerebral palsy. Research addresses whether the use of rhythmic music impacts: (a) endurance (laps, distance traversed, and steps taken) (b) cadence (steps per minute), (c) velocity (distance over time), (d) emotional responsiveness (positive or negative affect), and (e) motivation. The current study is a single subject, mixed method design under randomized treatment conditions. The subject is a 25-year-old female diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. The subject participated in a five-week study, three times a week for one hour each session. Assessment was conducted during the first session. The following 14 sessions included gait training either under treatment (the use of recorded rhythmic music accompanied by audible drum beat) or control (no music) randomly assigned prior to the beginning of the study. Data were collected through video recordings, subject and researcher journals, and emotional responsiveness surveys. Data were analyzed for treatment versus control conditions. Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data indicated that rhythmic music does impact walking gait for individuals with cerebral palsy. When compared to control conditions, the treatment conditions showed an increase in endurance, cadence, and velocity, and improvement in affect and motivation.
ContributorsTindal, Sevrina (Author) / Crowe, Barbara (Thesis advisor) / Rio, Robin (Committee member) / Stauffer, Sandra (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2011
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The work environment can have a measurable impact on the extent to which a person generates new and potentially useful ideas. The present study tested a comprehensive model of personality and employee creativity, moderated by the work environment. I proposed moderation effects that physical and social-organizational elements in the work environment as well as workplace flexibility may have on employee creativity. Participants (N = 81) were invited to take an online survey examining personality traits, the work environment, and creativity. Results showed that openness to experience was a significant predictor of employee creativity. Findings also suggested that the relationship between personality and employee creativity is altered by social-organizational elements in the work environment. Specifically, employees with high levels of openness displayed more divergent thinking and creative behavior in the office work environment when levels of realized social-organizational elements were high. Additionally, employees with high levels of extraversion engaged in less creative behaviors in the home work environment when levels of realized social-organizational elements were very low. The relationship between personality and employee creativity is also altered by the perceived importance of social-organizational elements in the workplace in general. Findings revealed that employees with high levels of openness displayed more creative behavior and ideational behavior when the perceived importance of social-organizational elements in the workplace in general was high. Conversely, findings revealed that employees with high levels of extraversion displayed less creative behavior and ideational behavior when the perceived importance of social-organizational elements in the workplace in general was low. Given the lack of research exploring moderating effects of the work environment on creativity, further research is recommended to investigate the impact of both physical and social-organizational elements and workplace flexibility on employee creativity, the ability to generate novel and potentially useful ideas.
ContributorsDongell, Christine (Author) / Trinh, Mai P. (Thesis advisor) / McCain, Kate (Committee member) / Stauffer, Sandra (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2021