Title A PRISMA review of expectancy-value theory in music contexts Author(s) Hui Xing Sin, Leonard Tan, and Gary E. McPherson Copyright © 2021 SAGE Publications This is the author’s accepted manuscript (post-print) and the final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Psychology of Music, 27 June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356211024344 by SAGE publishing. All rights reserved. 1 A PRISMA Review of Expectancy-Value Theory in Music Contexts Hui Xing Sin*1, Leonard Tan1, and Gary E. McPherson2 1National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia *Corresponding author
[email protected] National Institute of Education 1 Nanyang Walk Singapore 637616 Republic of Singapore 2 A PRISMA Review of Expectancy-Value Theory in Music Contexts Hui Xing Sin, Leonard Tan, and Gary McPherson Abstract In this paper, we systematically reviewed the research literature dealing with expectancy- value motivation theory within music contexts. Employing the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) approach, a total of 1,120 records were retrieved and examined, with 110 eventually included in the analyses. Frequencies/percentages were generated for research output in five-year time periods, type of publication, sampling locations, and methodologies. Summaries of all 110 records were provided; content analyses on topics covered were also conducted. Findings indicated a clear increase in research interest over the past 15 years with quantitative methodologies being twice as prevalent as qualitative approaches. While the vast majority (97.7%) of quantitative research employed self-report questionnaires, the most common form of qualitative data collection was interviews (59.1%).