Continuation will and Satisfaction of Music Activities of the Elderly: Focused on Social Support

Abstract

The present study aims at analyzing what factors are affecting on continuation will and satisfaction of the elderly who are enjoying music activities as a serious leisure. Participants were selected from music activity clubs, who responded to self-administered questionnaire. Social support was classified into nine categories; Consultation, Evaluation, Encouragement, Instruction, Freedom, Stimulation, Remarks, Goals, and Information. Three support scales were developed from those nine categories and satisfaction of receiving supports was measured. Results are as follows; support satisfaction relates with continuation will and satisfaction of activities, and factors relating with the continuation will and satisfaction are self-evaluation of the music skills, several kinds of individual supports and sense of receiving support. Among various supports, expressive-type support is much more relative to continuation will and satisfaction of activities than instrumental-type support.