• Questionnaire for Academic Research

  • Migration is a universal phenomenon, which existed with the sustenance of people on earth. Individuals move starting with one spot then onto the next for one or many reasons, however, the essential objective or principle explanation for changing the habitation would be to ad-lib personal satisfaction. On occasion, migration likewise turns into a social phenomenon which impacts human life and nature around. Where migration advanced development and backers better expectations for everyday comforts, it likewise causes challenges complexities in the lives of those migrants, for example, trouble in acclimating to new conditions, language contrasts, social inconsistencies and other unfriendly encounters, which as a rule would cause distress and trouble to the migrants.

    This questionnaire has been designed in order to understand how Indian in hostland cope with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies with the use of music in their lives. We do know the risks if you participate in this survey and we assure that your responses will remain completely confidential and no identities will be published; this survey will only be used for academic research purposes only. 

  • Instructions 

    • Please read the question, instructions and notes carefully before answering.
    • Questions with (*) mark are compulsory to answer.
    • This survey is designed keeping Indian Diasporas and migrants in mind to understand their mental health and role of music in their lives. 
    • Please answer all the questions honestly and remember this survey is only for academic use.

  • Personal Information

  • 1. Gender*
  • 2. Age*
  • 4. Employment Status?*

  • 8. Do you live Independently?*
  • 9. If No, who do you live with?

  • Questions in this section are designed for people who migrated abroad or permanently live there/are descendants of migrants . Please take up the questions if you belong to either of the category.

  • 3. Did you know someone in the country of migration before migrating?*

  • 4. Frequency of contact with family and friends still in India?*

  • 7. Listed below are push and pull factors, that play a role in migration pick any 5 options that apply in your case:*
  • 9. How would you define your religious belief ?*

  • Mental Health

  • 1. How would you rate your mental health?*

  • 2. Have you been diagnosed with Clinical Depression?*
  • a. If Yes, have you been taking any medical assistance either in the form of medication or therapy ?

  • c. If Yes, how long have you been enrolled in therapy?*
  • 3. Do you suffer from insomnia ? (Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which you have trouble falling and/or staying asleep or both. The condition can be short-term (acute) or can last a long time (chronic)).

  • 4. Is there any family history of mental health problems ?

  • a. If Yes, how would you define the initial period of poor mental health in your family?

  • Globalization in the 21st century has converted into an undeniably interconnected world, with more individuals than any other time in recent mankind's history moving across borders seeking better career opportunities and ways of life. The International Migration Report by U.N(2017)states-with an expected 258 million transients worldwide as of 2017. For some, transients, displacement to another nation is frequently accompanied by uncommon changes in various parts of their lives. The way toward acclimatizing to new environmental factors and social practices can prompt impressive degrees of acculturative pressure, which thus, has been connected with the sign of a mental issue and disorders (e.g., depression). Depression worldwide has been recognized as the main reason behind mental illness and disability. In its most serious structure, it can prompt self-harm or suicide. Roughly 800,000 individuals end their lives every year, and it remains the subsequent driving reason for death in people of age 15-29.

  • 5. How often have you felt sad or depressed during past two weeks ?*
  • 6. During past two weeks how often has your mental health interfered with your personal relationship ?*
  • 7. During past two weeks how often has your mental health interfered with your ability to get work done or accomplish tasks?*
  • 8. Do you struggle with any mental health issues/disorders ?*
  • a. If Yes, Please select any option from the following ? (you can select multiple options as your answer)

  • b. If No, Please pick options from below, this shall help us understand your possible physical or psychological problems(you can select multiple options as your answer)

  • Music and Mental Health

  • 1. How many hours a week do you spend listening to music?*
  • 2. Have you ever heard of Music Therapy ?*
  • 3. Have you ever used music to cope with negative feelings?*
  • 4. If Yes, did it help?*

  • 6. Do you listen to music to change/modify your mood?*
  • 7. What about music that makes you feel better?*

  • 8. When you are stressed or upset do you listen to happy, uplifting music or sad, melancholic music?*

  • 9. Do you listen to music to match your mood? (Sad music when feeling sad and happy when feeling happy?)*
  • 10. Does sad music makes you feel better?*
  • 11. Does sad music makes you feel worse?*
  • 12. Do you play a musical instrument?*
  • 13. Does playing an instrument make you feel better than listening to music?*
  • 14. In your opinion, do you believe that : the state of your mental health influences your choice of music or your mental health is influenced by music?*
  • 15. What is your preferred genre of music? You can choose upto 3 answers:*

  • 16. Do you prefer listening to Indian music over any other to lift up your mood?*
  • 17. “Music therapy is the use of music to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of a group or individual. It employs a variety of activities, such as listening to melodies, playing an instrument, writing songs, and guided imagery. Music therapy is appropriate for people of all ages, whether they are virtuosos or tone deaf, struggling with illnesses or totally healthy. Music therapy touches all aspects of the mind, body, brain and behaviour. Music can provide a distraction for the mind, it can slow the rhythms of the body, and it can alter our mood, which in turn can influence our behaviour” Would you recommend the use of music therapy to treat mental health issues?*
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