While music listening on mobile phones can serve many affect-regulatory goals, success in reaching these goals is yet to be empirically assessed. This study aimed to determine how frequently listeners successfully reach their affect-regulatory goals, and the predictors of this success. Data were collected using the experience sampling app MuPsych, from 293 Finnish participants. Goals were successfully reached in less than half of cases, with adults more successful than adolescents. Success was determined largely within contexts, and strongly predicted by an initial low-valenced emotional state of the listener, suggesting that music listening is particularly useful for those in negative states.

虽然在手机上听音乐可以实现许多情感调节目标，但实现这些目标的成功与否仍有待实证评估。这项研究旨在确定听众成功达到情感调节目标的频率以及成功的预测因素。使用体验采样应用 MuPsych 从 293 名芬兰参与者收集数据。不到一半的案例成功实现了目标，成人比青少年更成功。成功很大程度上取决于环境，并且由听众最初的低价情绪状态强烈预测，这表明音乐聆听对于那些处于消极状态的人特别有用。