ArticlePsychology of music2024
The impact of musicking on emotion regulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Music learning engagement and perceived psychological wellbeing among university students: an indirect association involving perceived emotional intelligence in music learning.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Empowered listening: Self-selected music's role in uplifting emotions during stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- How aesthetic education enhances psychological resilience: the mediating role of emotion regulation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- From Imagination to Immersion: The Impact of Augmented Reality Instruction on Musical Emotion Processing: An fNIRS Hyperscanning Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Transcending Measurement: What Matters When Making-with-Music for Equitable Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Systems.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Method for Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to Explore Music-Induced Brain Activation in Orchestral Musicians in Concert.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Music-based emotion regulation: a bibliometric systematic review (2000-2024).Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The ability to regulate one's emotions is integral to well-being and recent studies have documented the relationship between music and emotion regulation strategies. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the impact of musicking on emotion regulation. To achieve this objective, a systematic database search for randomized control trial (RCT) studies was conducted. Eight studies that met the inclusion criteria were selected, involving 441 participants, and employing a diversity of musicking intervention strategies including listening, playing, and creating. The overall effect size was
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