scholarly journals Viral tunes: changes in musical behaviours and interest in coronamusic predict socio-emotional coping during COVID-19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren K. Fink ◽  
Lindsay A. Warrenburg ◽  
Claire Howlin ◽  
William M. Randall ◽  
Niels Chr. Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Light Gradient ◽  
Emotional Coping ◽  
Musical Engagement ◽  
Representative Samples

AbstractBeyond immediate health risks, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a variety of stressors, which may require expensive or unavailable strategies during a pandemic (e.g., therapy, socialising). Here, we asked whether musical engagement is an effective strategy for socio-emotional coping. During the first lockdown period (April–May 2020), we surveyed changes in music listening and making behaviours of over 5000 people, with representative samples from three continents. More than half of respondents reported engaging with music to cope. People experiencing increased negative emotions used music for solitary emotional regulation, whereas people experiencing increased positive emotions used music as a proxy for social interaction. Light gradient-boosted regressor models were used to identify the most important predictors of an individual’s use of music to cope, the foremost of which was, intriguingly, their interest in “coronamusic.” Overall, our results emphasise the importance of real-time musical responses to societal crises, as well as individually tailored adaptations in musical behaviours to meet socio-emotional needs.

scholarly journals Viral Tunes: Changes in musical behaviours and interest in coronamusic predict socio-emotional coping during COVID-19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Fink ◽  
Lindsay Alison Warrenburg ◽  
Claire Howlin ◽  
William M. Randall ◽  
Niels Chr. Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Light Gradient ◽  
Emotional Coping ◽  
Musical Engagement ◽  
Representative Samples

Beyond immediate health risks, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a variety of stressors, which may require expensive or unavailable strategies during a pandemic (e.g., therapy, socialising). Here we asked whether musical engagement is an effective strategy for socio-emotional coping. During the first lockdown period (April-May 2020), we surveyed changes in music listening and making behaviours of over 5000 people, with representative samples from 3 continents. More than half of respondents reported using music to cope. People experiencing increased negative emotions used music for solitary emotional regulation, whereas people experiencing increased positive emotions used music as a proxy for social interaction. Light gradient-boosted regressor models were used to identify the most important predictors of an individual’s use of music to cope, the foremost of which was, intriguingly, their interest in the novel genre of “coronamusic.” Overall, our results emphasise the importance of real-time musical responses to societal crises, as well as individually tailored adaptations in musical behaviours to meet socio-emotional needs.

scholarly journals Musical Engagement is Linked to Posttraumatic Resilience: The Role of Gender, Personality, and Music Listening Styles After Childhood Trauma

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205920432199373
Author(s):  
Nora Rosenberg ◽  
David M. Greenberg ◽  
Michael E. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Adult Survivors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Affective Engagement ◽  
Musical Engagement

Previous research on the links between music and posttraumatic resilience have typically relied on small sample sizes and case studies from clinical settings. To address this important gap, we conducted an online study to measure childhood trauma and adult musical engagement in everyday life in non-clinical contexts. The present study ( N = 634) investigated these links by administering online questionnaires about musical engagement, personality, and demographics to adult survivors of childhood trauma. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that social music listening predicted increased well-being in males while affective music listening predicted decreased well-being in males. Gender moderated the interaction between affective engagement and well-being: affective engagement was linked to increased well-being in females and a decrease in males. Furthermore, neuroticism moderated the interaction between narrative listening and well-being: narrative listening was linked to increased well-being for participants with low neuroticism and a decrease for those with high neuroticism. These findings may reflect general gender differences in coping styles: emotional reflection for females and emotional distraction for males, and suggest gender differences in attentional biases, rumination, and capacities for disassociation. Taken together, the results show that there are individual differences in musical engagement and posttraumatic resilience based on gender and personality. These findings are useful for the development of music-based coping strategies that mental health professionals can tailor for individual clients.

Affective experiences to chords are modulated by mode, meter, tempo, and subjective entrainment

2020 ◽  
pp. 030573562090688
Author(s):  
Carolina Labbé ◽  
Wiebke Trost ◽  
Didier Grandjean
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Afferent Feedback ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Feedback Mechanisms ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Emotion Elicitation ◽  
Fast Tempo ◽  
Major Chord ◽  
Affective Experiences

Mode and tempo are known to influence affective experiences during music listening. While mode (major/minor) is associated with emotional valence (positive/negative), tempo (slow/fast) is associated with emotional arousal (calm/excited). Heart rate (HR) and respiration rate (RR) are also thought to adapt (entrain) to the tempo, leading to emotion elicitation via afferent feedback mechanisms. Here, we tested the influence of mode, tempo, and entrainment on affective experiences by recording HR, RR, and self-reported subjective entrainment and affect measures while participants ( N = 20) listened to major and minor chords embedded in slow and fast isochronous, metrical, and random sequences. Though there was no effect of tempo on HR or RR, both were faster during major and metrically random chord sequences, respectively. Slower HR positively predicted visceral entrainment (VE) ratings, the extent to which one feels one’s internal rhythms changing, and fast tempo positively predicted motor entrainment (ME) ratings, the extent to which one feels like moving. Compared to minor chords, fast major chord sequences induced more feelings of vitality (positive, high arousal), while minor sequences induced more feelings of unease (negative, high, and low arousal). Both ME and VE positively predicted pleasantness ratings and positive emotions, and negatively predicted negative emotions.

scholarly journals Exploring the Association between Life Perceptions and Emotional Profiles in Taiwan: Empirical Evidence from the National Well-Being Indicators Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4209
Author(s):  
Mei-Yin Kuan ◽  
Jiun-Hao Wang ◽  
Yu-Chang Liou ◽  
Li-Pei Peng
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Least Squares Regression

Most of the studies on subjective well-being have focused on positive emotions. The adverse effect of negative emotions on mental health has been overlooked. This study investigates the extent to which specific life perceptions are associated with emotional profiles, and explores relevant factors that effectively enhance subjective well-being. The data were drawn from 4656 respondents in the 2015 National Well-being Indicators Survey in Taiwan. T-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and ordinary least squares regression were conducted. The results reveal that perceptions of all life domains are positively associated with life satisfaction and happiness. Depression and worry are negatively associated with most of the life perceptions, except for environmental quality. These results demonstrate that the emotional profile approach sheds light on current literature on subjective well-being, and suggests that strategies to increase well-being should take positive and negative emotion into account simultaneously. The findings contribute by confirming which life domains can produce the best or worst outcomes in emotional regulation and positively influence mental health. Given that personal safety and the future security of external types is the most crucial factor within the emotional profiles, social welfare and protection programs would be an important strategy to increase subjective well-being.

scholarly journals Music listening as a potential aid in reducing emotional eating: An exploratory study

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemieke J. M. van den Tol ◽  
Helen Coulthard ◽  
Waldie E. Hanser
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Mental Work ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Listening Strategies ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Mood Depression

Emotional Eating (EE) is understood as a maladaptive self-regulation strategy to satisfy emotional needs instead of hunger. Consequently, EE has been associated with negative health consequences. Enjoyment of food and music share similar neural activations in the brain and are both used by people for regulating affect. This suggests that music listening could potentially be a healthier alternative to EE. The present study was designed to investigate associations between EE, disordered mood, and music-related mood regulation. A total of 571 participants completed measures of EE, music listening strategies, and disordered mood. Associations between seven different music listening strategies and EE were examined, and also whether these regulation strategies were associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. Finally, we explored associations between music listening and EE in people with low and high (non-clinical) levels of disordered mood (depression, anxiety, and stress). The findings of this research indicated that music listening for discharge (releasing anger or sadness through music that expresses these same emotions) and EE were positively associated with one another. In addition, EE and the music listening strategies of entertainment, diversion or mental work were associated in people with low levels of disordered mood. When disordered mood was high, EE was higher, but was not associated with music listening strategies. These associations point towards the possibility of some music listening strategies being useful as healthier alternatives for EE.

scholarly journals Aplicación grupal del Protocolo Unificado para el tratamiento transdiagnóstico de los trastornos emocionales en población argentina

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvina S. Grill ◽  
Claudia Elena Castañeiras ◽  
M. Paola Fasciglione
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Functional Improvement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Abstract Group ◽  
Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽  
Unified Protocol

Abstract: Group application of the Unified Protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in an Argentine population. The aim of this non-control trial was to analyze the effectiveness of Barlow's Unified Protocol (2011) group application in adult patients with emotional disorders of the anxious-depressive spectrum. This trial study was based on a no-control-group design that included pre- and post-treatment measures. The intervention was performed with 23 patients who met diagnostic criteria for panic attack, agoraphobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder and major depression and attended an average of 14 sessions. The results showed a significant reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression, and of the difficulties in the emotional regulation in the patients, also an increase of positive emotions, personal strength and functional improvement. These data provide evidence on the effectiveness of the transdiagnostic approach for emotional disorders in Argentina.Resumen: El objetivo de este ensayo no controlado fue analizar la efectividad de la aplicación en formato grupal del Protocolo Unificado de Barlow et al. (2011) a pacientes adultos con trastornos emocionales del espectro ansioso-depresivo. Este ensayo clínico se basó en un diseño sin grupo control que incluyó medidas pre y post-tratamiento. La intervención se realizó con 23 pacientes que cumplieron criterios diagnósticos de diversos trastornos incluyendo ataque de pánico, agorafobia, fobia social, trastorno de ansiedad generalizada, trastorno de ansiedad no especificado y depresión mayor y que asistieron a un promedio de 14 sesiones. Los resultados mostraron una reducción significativa de los síntomas de ansiedad y depresión y de las dificultades en la regulación emocional en los pacientes así como un aumento de las emociones positivas, la fortaleza personal y mejoría funcional. Estos datos aportan evidencia sobre la efectividad del abordaje transdiagnóstico para trastornos emocionales en Argentina.

scholarly journals Kesabaran dalam Regulasi Emosi pada Santri di SMA Al Muqoddasah

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-126
Author(s):  
Shafira Dzata Shabrina Wulandari ◽  
Ari Khusumadewi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Phenomenological Research Design ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Data Collection Technique

This study aims to empirically determine the emotional regulation of students at Al Muqoddasah High School, which focuses on the aspects of emotional regulation, factors that influence emotional regulation, and the patience of students. This research is a qualitative research with a study focused on emotion regulation and uses a phenomenological research design, and uses a Gross’s theory of emotion regulation as a reference in the analysis. The subjects of this study were one male student and one female student. The data collection technique is done by interview and documentation methods. Meanwhile, data analysis was performed using data reduction techniques, data presentation, verification, and conclusion drawing. The results of this study are the differences in aspects and emotional regulation factors possessed by the two students, as well as patience in dealing with existing problems. This study provides an overview of aspects of emotion regulation that affect the way students regulate their emotions; factors that affect emotion regulation such as the relationship between parents and children, gender, and interpersonal relationships; and patience of students as a form of regulation of positive emotions of students in dealing with the problems they have The conclusion of this study is that both students have aspects of emotional regulation and factors that influence emotional regulation, although both of these indicators are not owned by both of them as a whole, and the patience possessed by both students is not completely perfect.

scholarly journals The Role of Music in Everyday Life During the First Wave of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Carlson ◽  
Johanna Wilson ◽  
Margarida Baltazar ◽  
Deniz Duman ◽  
Henna-Riikka Peltola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Musical Engagement ◽  
Listening Behaviors

Although music is known to be a part of everyday life and a resource for mood and emotion management, everyday life has changed significantly for many due to the global coronavirus pandemic, making the role of music in everyday life less certain. An online survey in which participants responded to Likert scale questions as well as providing free text responses was used to explore how participants were engaging with music during the first wave of the pandemic, whether and how they were using music for mood regulation, and how their engagement with music related to their experiences of worry and anxiety resulting from the pandemic. Results indicated that, for the majority of participants, while many felt their use of music had changed since the beginning of the pandemic, the amount of their music listening behaviors were either unaffected by the pandemic or increased. This was especially true of listening to self-selected music and watching live streamed concerts. Analysis revealed correlations between participants’ use of mood for music regulation, their musical engagement, and their levels of anxiety and worry. A small number of participants described having negative emotional responses to music, the majority of whom also reported severe levels of anxiety.

scholarly journals Music and Mood Regulation 1 during the early-stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Sachs ◽  
Sarah Hennessy ◽  
Jonas Kaplan ◽  
Assal Habibi
Keyword(s):  
Affect Regulation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Stressor ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Music-listening can be an effective strategy for regulating affect, leading to positive wellbeing. 16 However, it is unclear how differences in culture and disposition can impact music’s affective 17 benefits. The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study how music is used to 18 cope with stress, loss, and unease across the world. We used an online survey to test if people 19 from four different countries used music to manage their emotions during quarantine and if the 20 functions of music depended on empathy, anxiety, depression, or country of residence. We 21 found a positive relationship between the use of music-listening for affect regulation and current 22 wellbeing, particularly for participants from India. While people with stronger symptoms of 23 depression and anxiety used music differently, the end result was still a positive change in 24 affect. Our findings highlight the universality of music’s affective potency and its ability to help 25 people manage an unprecedented life stressor.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Text-Only Cigarette Health Warnings in Japan: Findings from the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Chung-Hall ◽  
Geoffrey T. Fong ◽  
Gang Meng ◽  
Mi Yan ◽  
Takahiro Tabuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Cigarette Smokers ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Pictorial Warnings

Health warnings are an effective strategy for communicating the health harms of smoking, encouraging quitting, and preventing smoking initiation. This study examines the effectiveness of existing text-only health warnings, identifies key predictors of warning effectiveness, and assesses support for pictorial warnings in Japan. Data are from the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey, a cohort survey of adult cigarette smokers (n = 3306), dual users of cigarettes and heated tobacco products (n = 555), and non-cigarette smokers (n = 823). Weighted multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess predictors of warning effectiveness and support for pictorial warnings. Overall, 15.6% of respondents noticed warnings, and 7.9% read or looked closely at warnings. Overall, 10.3% of smokers and dual users said the warnings stopped them from having a cigarette, and 7.2% avoided warnings. Overall, 27.5% of respondents said the warnings made them think about health risks of smoking, but only 2.7% of smokers and dual users said the warnings made them more likely to quit. Overall, 57.6% of respondents supported pictorial warnings. The weak effectiveness of Japan’s text-only warnings is consistent with that in other countries with similar warnings. There is majority support for pictorial warnings in Japan, although the level of support is lower than in other countries.

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