TY - JOUR
T1 - Music to decrease anxiety in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Hernandez-Ruiz, Eugenia
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding provided by the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts, Arizona State University (Faculty Research Start-up funds).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world in a multiplicity of ways. For college students, considered emerging adults in a time of transition between adolescence and adulthood, the stressors were multiplied by severe disruptions in education, social activities, family distress, and job losses. Significant impact on mental health in college students has been reported during this period. We investigated the effect of a previously researched music experience on the anxiety levels of 36 performing arts college students. Results showed a high level of anxiety pre-intervention, but a significant decrease and normative levels at posttest. Although a small sample size warrants caution in generalization, these results show the feasibility of theoretically sound, brief music experiences to address significant distress in vulnerable populations.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world in a multiplicity of ways. For college students, considered emerging adults in a time of transition between adolescence and adulthood, the stressors were multiplied by severe disruptions in education, social activities, family distress, and job losses. Significant impact on mental health in college students has been reported during this period. We investigated the effect of a previously researched music experience on the anxiety levels of 36 performing arts college students. Results showed a high level of anxiety pre-intervention, but a significant decrease and normative levels at posttest. Although a small sample size warrants caution in generalization, these results show the feasibility of theoretically sound, brief music experiences to address significant distress in vulnerable populations.
KW - Anxiety
KW - COVID-19
KW - College
KW - Intervention
KW - Pandemic
KW - Receptive music experience
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.1016/j.aip.2022.101953
DO - 10.1016/j.aip.2022.101953
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134309426
SN - 0197-4556
VL - 80
JO - Arts in Psychotherapy
JF - Arts in Psychotherapy
M1 - 101953
ER -