Developing an integrated and collective approach to digital audio entertainment and wellbeing: A semi-systematic literature review

Purpose: This literature review aims to demonstrate how everyday engagements with music streaming, podcasts, audiobooks and other digital sonic media can influence personal wellbeing.Methodology: A semi-systematic literature review was conducted using 11 online scholarly databases that produced 50 articles.The PRISMA checklist, the RAMESES publication standards for meta-narrative reviews, and the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research guided the exploration.A two-stage approach was deployed: literature scoping using a systematic search of the databases, and a literature review guided by a strategic selection process.Findings: Key concepts were identified, coded, and grouped into themes: mood management;