The effects of sedative and stimulative music on stress reduction depend on music preference

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-205

  Jiang, Jun ^a   Zhou, Linshu ^b   Rickson, Daphne ^c   Jiang, Cunmei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^c New Zealand School of Music   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Music preference; Sedative music; Stimulative music; Stress reduction; Tension and state anxiety levels

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATIVE MUSIC; STIMULATIVE MUSIC; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENSION;

EID: 84875328329     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: 18735878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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