We present a novel framework for music and emotion research that addresses emotional experiences with music as functional episodes. This framework, called the Episode Model, places the situation and the function of the music for the individual at the centre of the experience and integrates acts of affective self-regulation to our understanding of music as emotional experiences. The model consists of a set of five common and functionally unique episodes of emotional experiences related to music, which are: (1) Enjoyment–Distraction–Relaxation (EDR), (2) Connection–Belonging (CB), (3) Focus–Motivation (FM), (4) Personal Emotional Processing (PEP), and (5) Aesthetic–Interest–Awe (AIA). Each episode type can be characterised by a distinct configuration of six descriptive schemes: (1) core affect and emotion qualia, (2) induction mechanisms, (3) listening modes and agency, (4) reward and exposure, (5) musical meanings, and (6) functional contexts. This framework of episodes and schemes places the functionality of emotions at the forefront of music and emotion research and explains how emotional experiences are situated and functionally constructed. In addition, we provide a set of assumptions and specific predictions to facilitate focussed empirical studies of emotional engagement with music.

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剧集模型：音乐情感体验的功能方法


我们提出了一个新颖的音乐和情感研究框架，将音乐的情感体验视为功能性情节。这个框架被称为情节模型，将音乐对个人的情境和功能置于体验的中心，并将情感自我调节的行为整合到我们对音乐作为情感体验的理解中。该模型由一组与音乐相关的五个常见且功能独特的情感体验情节组成，它们是：（1） 享受 - 分心 - 放松 （EDR），（2） 联系 - 归属感 （CB），（3） 专注 - 动机 （FM），（4） 个人情绪处理 （PEP），以及 （5） 审美 - 兴趣 - 敬畏 （AIA）。每种发作类型都可以用六种描述性方案的不同配置来表征：（1） 核心情感和情绪质量，（2） 归纳机制，（3） 倾听模式和能动性，（4） 奖励和曝光，（5） 音乐意义，以及 （6） 功能情境。这个情节和方案的框架将情绪的功能置于音乐和情感研究的最前沿，并解释了情绪体验是如何定位和功能构建的。此外，我们还提供了一组假设和具体预测，以促进对音乐情感参与的重点实证研究。