ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2019
The Aim Justifies the Means-Differences Among Musical and Nonmusical Means of Relaxation or Activation Induction in Daily Life.
Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Functions of music, focused on the context of music listening, and psychological well-being in late adolescence regarding gender differences.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- An ecological momentary music intervention for the reduction of acute stress in daily life: A mixed methods feasibility study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The effects of music listening on somatic symptoms and stress markers in the everyday life of women with somatic complaints and depression.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- "Help! I Need Somebody": Music as a Global Resource for Obtaining Wellbeing Goals in Times of Crisis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The Efficacy of Music for Emotional Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain: An Analysis of Personal and Context-Related Variables.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Music is an effective means of stress-reduction. However, to date there has been no systematic comparison between musical and language-based means of stress reduction in an ambulatory setting. Furthermore, although the aim for listening to music appears to play a role in its effect, this has not yet been investigated thoroughly. We compared musical means, language-based means like guided relaxation or self-enhancement exercises, and a combination of both with respect to their potential to reduce perceived stress. Furthermore, we investigated whether the aim one wants to achieve by listening to these means had an impact on their effect. We tested 64 participants (age:
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