University of Cumbria, Carlisle, UK.
J Music Ther. 2011 Fall;48(3):264-88. doi: 10.1093/jmt/48.3.264.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the characteristics of relaxing music for anxiety control. Undergraduate students (N=84) were instructed to imagine themselves in an anxiety producing situation while listening to a selection of 30 music compositions. For each composition, level of relaxation, the factors that either enhanced or detracted from its relaxing potential and the emotional labels attached were assessed. Participants were also asked to state which music components (e.g., tempo, melody) were most conducive to relaxation. Additional information was obtained through the use of a focus group of 6 undergraduate music students. This paper presents details on the characteristics of relaxing-music for anxiety control and emotional labels attached to the relaxing compositions. Furthermore, an importance value has been attached to each of the music components under scrutiny, thus providing an indication of which music components should receive greatest attention when selecting music for anxiety control.
本研究旨在确定放松音乐缓解焦虑的特点。84 名本科生被要求在听 30 首音乐作品的同时，想象自己处于产生焦虑的情境中。对于每首乐曲，评估其放松程度、增强或削弱其放松潜力的因素以及所附的情感标签。参与者还被要求指出哪些音乐元素（例如，节奏、旋律）最有助于放松。通过使用 6 名本科音乐学生的焦点小组获得了额外的信息。本文介绍了放松音乐缓解焦虑的特点以及放松曲目的情感标签。此外，还对每个受审查的音乐元素进行了重要性赋值，从而为选择用于缓解焦虑的音乐时应特别注意哪些音乐元素提供了指导。
