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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was partly funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Education and Universities (grant number: PGC2018-095502-B-100).

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Choral singing and personal well-being: A Choral Activity Perceived Benefits Scale (CAPBES)

Publicated to:Psychology of Music. 50 (3): 895-910 - 2022-05-01 50(3), DOI: 10.1177/03057356211026377

Authors: Fernandez-Herranz, Nuria; Ferreras-Mencia, Soledad; Arribas-Marin, Juan M.; Corraliza, Jose A.;

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Comillas Pontif Univ, San Juan Dios Univ, Sch Nursing & Phys Therapy, Dept Hlth Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
High Conservatory Castilla La Mancha, Dept Conducting, Albacete, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Fac Psychol, Dept Social Psychol & Methodol, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Numerous studies have demonstrated the capacity of choral singing to improve human well-being and that, in certain sectors of society (including older adults, prison populations, underprivileged social groups, and mentally illness groups), choral singing bears several benefits. Thus, this descriptive study proposed a comprehensive structural model of the dimensions that comprise choral singing's contribution to individual well-being and aimed to explain these benefits. The study was conducted in a non-random sample of 1,513 adult Spanish singers of both sexes and variable age. An instrument was developed to assess the psychosocial benefits of choral singing, as perceived by singers; it comprised five constituent dimensions: satisfaction, ability, group engagement, belonging, and optimism. The instrument enabled us to assess how choral singing contributed to well-being, with adequate reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .917) and validity. The system of relationships proposed by the model represents a plausible explanation regarding the benefits of choral practice and singing for well-being.

Keywords
ChoirChoirsChoral singingFactor analysisHuman well-beingImmunoglobulin-aImpactMembersMental-healthPerceptionPsychological benefitsSingersStructural model

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Psychology of Music due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Music. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 22.73. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 11.43 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 18.77 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-10, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 8
  • OpenCitations: 8
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-10:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 30 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10486/710840
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (FERNANDEZ HERRANZ, NURIA SOFIA) and Last Author (CORRALIZA RODRIGUEZ, JOSE ANTONIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been FERNANDEZ HERRANZ, NURIA SOFIA.