Fukui Hajime, Yamashita Masako
Nara University of Education, Department of Education, Takabatake, Nara City, Nara, Japan.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2003 Jun-Aug;24(3-4):173-80.
The aims of the present study were to examine sex-related differences in testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) changes with music listening and visual stress.
Saliva T and C concentrations were measured in 88 healthy college students (44 males and 44 females). These subjects were placed in one of 4 different conditions: (1) 30 min of listening to music, (2) 30 min of listening to music with visual stress (documentary film without sound including violent scenes), (3) 30 min of visual stress without music, and (4) 30 min of silence.
All subjects provided two saliva samples, one collected before intervention and the other after intervention. T and C levels were assessed by radio immuno assay (RIA).
There was a significant difference between the sexes in the way music affected T. Music decreased T in males, whereas it increased T in females. As for C, no sex-related differences were found under any of the conditions studied. C decreased with music and increased under other conditions. THE MAIN FINDINGS: Our data suggests that the effects of music and stress on T differ between males and females.
Further investigation is necessary to evaluate the relationships between music and other substances, the effect of degree of preference and hormonal changes not only during music listening but also during music plays and creation.
本研究旨在探讨在听音乐和视觉应激情况下，睾酮（T）和皮质醇（C）的变化是否存在性别差异。
对88名健康大学生（44名男性和44名女性）的唾液T和C浓度进行了测量。这些受试者被置于4种不同条件之一：（1）听30分钟音乐；（2）在视觉应激（无声的包含暴力场景的纪录片）情况下听30分钟音乐；（3）无音乐情况下进行30分钟视觉应激；（4）30分钟安静状态。
所有受试者提供两份唾液样本，一份在干预前采集，另一份在干预后采集。通过放射免疫分析（RIA）评估T和C水平。
音乐对T的影响在性别上存在显著差异。音乐使男性的T降低，而使女性的T升高。至于C，在所研究的任何条件下均未发现性别相关差异。C随音乐降低，在其他条件下升高。主要发现：我们的数据表明，音乐和应激对T的影响在男性和女性之间有所不同。
有必要进一步研究以评估音乐与其他物质之间的关系、偏好程度的影响以及不仅在听音乐期间，而且在音乐演奏和创作期间的激素变化。
