| Effects of tempo and other musical features on stress responses to college students. | |
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PMID: 20330991 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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It is believed that music has the power to soften emotions and alleviate pains. This study is aimed to explore the effects of tempo and other musical elements on stress-associated responses of college students when they listen to music. The effects of musical experience, preference, and awareness of music content on stress ratings are also investigated. College students were asked to listen to eight recorded musical excerpts and fill in a questionnaire to rate their relaxation and anxiety levels in a Likert five-point scale and to specify the musical elements. With a variety of tempo being considered, the musical excerpts were chosen from different types of music, including western classical music, Chinese pop music, Chinese traditional music, rock music, jazz blue, and new age music. Preliminary results showed that there was a correlation between relaxation and tempo, and the degree of personal music preference promoted stress reduction. It suggests that music used to enhance relaxation should match a person's musical taste. |
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Wei-Chun Wang |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Volume: 127 ISSN: 1520-8524 ISO Abbreviation: J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
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Created Date: 2010-03-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503051 Medline TA: J Acoust Soc Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1983 Citation Subset: IM |
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Dept. of Digital Lit. and Arts, St. John's Univ., 499, Sec. 4, Tam King Rd., Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan, vgnwang@hotmail.com. |
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