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References list for music influence on sports performance

Aron, A., Hargens, T. A., Guill, S. G., Zedalis, D., Gregg, J. M., Nickols-Richardson, S. M., & Herbert, W. G. (2006). Association between graded exercise test indicators of cardiovascular disease risks and peripheral vascular stiffness. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 38(Supplement), S362-s363.

Ballmann, C. G. (2021). The influence of music preference on exercise responses and performance: A review. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 6(2), 33.

Ballmann, C. G., Cook, G. D., Hester, Z. T., Kopec, T. J., Williams, T. D., & Rogers, R. R. (2020). Effects of preferred and non-preferred warm-up music on resistance exercise performance. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 6(1), 3.

Ballmann, C. G., McCullum, M. J., Rogers, R. R., Marshall, M. R., & Williams, T. D. (2021). Effects of preferred vs. Nonpreferred music on resistance exercise performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(6), 1650-1655.

Chanda, M. L., & Levitin, D. J. (2013). The neurochemistry of music. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17(4), 179-193.

Chen, Y., Chen, C., Tang, L., & Chieng, W. (2023). Mid-distance running exercise assistance system via IoT and exercise-oriented music. 2023 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT).

Chtourou, H., Chaouachi, A., Hammouda, O., Chamari, K., & Souissi, N. (2011). Listening to music affects diurnal variation in muscle power output. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 33(01), 43-47.

Chtourou, H., Jarraya, M., Aloui, A., Hammouda, O., & Souissi, N. (2012). The effects of music during warm-up on anaerobic performances of young sprinters. Science & Sports, 27(6), e85-e88.

Dorga, S. (2017). Music and sports - A psycholphysical effect. International Journal of Researches in Social Sciences and Information Studies, 5, 338-341.

Filho, R. A., Oliveira, J. J., Zovico, P. V., Rica, R. L., Barbosa, W. A., Machado, A. F., Evangelista, A. L., Costa, E. C., Bergamin, M., Baker, J. S., & Bocalini, D. S. (2022). Effects of music on psychophysiological responses during high intensity interval training using body weight exercises. Physiology & Behavior, 255, 113931.

Gujjala, R., Latha, G. M., & Devi, S. U. (2017). Psychophysical effects of Music in Exercise. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 5, 2301-2305.

Habibi, A., & Damasio, A. (2014). Music, feelings, and the human brain. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 24(1), 92-102.

Jarraya, M., Chtourou, H., Aloui, A., Hammouda, O., Chamari, K., Chaouachi, A., & Souissi, N. (2012). The effects of music on high-intensity short-term exercise in well trained athletes. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 3(4).

Juslin, P. N. (2013). What does music express? Basic emotions and beyond. Frontiers in Psychology, 4.

Karageorghis, C. I., & Priest, D. (2012). Music in the exercise domain: A review and synthesis (Part II). International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 5(1), 67-84.

Kawakami, A., Furukawa, K., Katahira, K., & Okanoya, K. (2013). Sad music induces pleasant emotion. Frontiers in Psychology, 4.

Koelsch, S. (2015). Music and the heart. European Heart Journal, 36, 3043-3048.

Koelsch, S. (2015). Music-evoked emotions: Principles, brain correlates, and implications for therapy. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1337(1), 193-201.

MacNamara, B. N., Hambrick, D. Z., & Oswald, F. L. (2013). Deliberate practice and performance in music, games, sports, professions, and education: A meta-analysis. PsycEXTRA Dataset.

Maddigan, M. E., Sullivan, K. M., Halperin, I., Basset, F. A., & Behm, D. G. (2019). High tempo music prolongs high intensity exercise. PeerJ, 6, e6164.

Meglic, C. E., Orman, C. M., Rogers, R. R., Williams, T. D., & Ballmann, C. G. (2021). Influence of warm-up music preference on anaerobic exercise performance in division I NCAA female athletes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 6(3), 64.

Nixon, K. M., Parker, M. G., Elwell, C. C., Pemberton, A. L., Rogers, R. R., & Ballmann, C. G. (2022). Effects of music volume preference on endurance exercise performance. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 7(2), 35.

Pain, M. A., Harwood, C., & Anderson, R. (2011). Pre-competition imagery and music: The impact on flow and performance in competitive soccer. The Sport Psychologist, 25(2), 212-232.

Parizek, D., Sladicekova, K., Tonhajzerova, I., Veterník, M., & Jakus, J. (2021). The effect of music on heart rate variability (Review). Acta Medica Martiniana, 21(1), 1-8.

Pusey, C. G., Haugen, T., Høigaard, R., Ivarsson, A., Røshol, A. W., & Laxdal, A. (2023). Put some music on: The effects of pre-task music tempo on arousal, affective state, perceived exertion, and anaerobic performance. Music & Science, 6, 205920432311743.

Rogers, R. R., Williams, T. D., Nester, E. B., Owens, G. M., & Ballmann, C. G. (2023). The influence of music preference on Countermovement Jump and maximal isometric performance in active females. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 8(1), 34.

Sharman, L., & Dingle, G. A. (2015). Extreme metal music and anger processing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9.

Sievers, B., Polansky, L., Casey, M., & Wheatley, T. (2012). Music and movement share a dynamic structure that supports universal expressions of emotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(1), 70-75.

Swaminathan, S., & Schellenberg, E. G. (2015). Current emotion research in music psychology. Emotion Review, 7(2), 189-197.

Szabo, A., & Hoban, L. J. (2014). Psychological Effects of Fast-and Slow-Tempo Music Played during Volleyball Training in a National League Team. International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 16(2), 39-48.

Tenenbaum, G., Lidor, R., Lavyan, N., Morrow, K., Tonnel, S., Gershgoren, A., Meis, J., & Johnson, M. (2004). The effect of music type on running perseverance and coping with effort sensations. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 5(2), 89-109.

Thakur, A. M., & Yardi, S. S. (2013). Effect of different types of music on exercise performance in normal individuals. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 57(4), 448-451.

Van Dyck, E. (2019). Musical intensity applied in the sports and exercise domain: An effective strategy to boost performance? Frontiers in Psychology, 10.

Vuilleumier, P., & Trost, W. (2015). Music and emotions: From enchantment to entrainment. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1337(1), 212-222.

Waterhouse, J., Hudson, P., & Edwards, B. (2010). Effects of music tempo upon submaximal cycling performance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 20(4), 662-669.

Wilkins, R. W., Hodges, D. A., Laurienti, P. J., Steen, M., & Burdette, J. H. (2014). Erratum: Network science and the effects of music preference on functional brain connectivity: From Beethoven to Eminem. Scientific Reports, 4(1).

Yeats, J., & Smith, M. (2011). High school volleyball coaches instructional approaches and perceptions to using athlete created pre-competition warm-up music. Sport Science Review, 20(5-6), 127-143.

Yeats, J. T., Rhoads, M. C., Smith, M. A., & White, L. O. (2014). High school volleyball athletes’ perceptions of creating and using pre-competition warm-up music. Sport Science Review, 23(3-4).

Zhang, S. (2020). The positive influence of music on the human brain. Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science, 10(01), 95-104.

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