Ogba Francisca N, Ede Moses O, Onyishi Charity N, Agu Patricia U, Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya Amaka B, Igbo Janet N, Egenti Nkechi, Manafa Ifeyinwa, Amoke Chijioke, Nwosu Nneka C, Omeke Faith C, Nwafor Bernedeth N, Amadi Kingsley C, Nwokenna Edith N, Ugwoke Samuel C
Department of Educational Foundations, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi State.
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Apr;98(15):e15107. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015107.
Living in Nigerian environment is enough stress. In our time, many students could not cope with the stress of school environment like ours and others are still suffering from different health problems attributed to stress. Based on this, we investigated the effect of music therapy with relaxation technique on stress management among university students in southeastern Nigeria.
Participants for the study were 142 university students in the Southeastern Nigeria. Perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to measure the symptoms of stress. Statistical tool used was repeated measures with analysis of variance (ANOVA) to ascertain the effectiveness of music therapy with relaxation. Among other tools used was Partial η to examine the effect sizes and level of changes inthemanagement of stress across groups.
The finding indicated that there were no baseline differences in levels of stress management between participants in the treatment and waitlist control conditions. Results revealed significant improvement in stress management for participants in the music therapy with relaxation group, whereas the waitlist control group showed no significant change in their score over the same period. Furthermore, the positive effect of music therapy with relaxation was maintained at follow-up.
The findings of this study suggest that the efficacy of music therapy with relaxation technique for improving the students' stress management can be consistent at follow-up. Hence, music therapists, counsellors and psychotherapists should continue to investigate the beneficial effects of music therapy with relaxation on stress management among university students in every part of the world.
生活在尼日利亚的环境中压力重重。在我们这个时代，许多学生无法应对像我们学校这样的校园环境压力，还有一些人仍在遭受因压力导致的各种健康问题。基于此，我们调查了音乐疗法结合放松技巧对尼日利亚东南部大学生压力管理的影响。
该研究的参与者为尼日利亚东南部的142名大学生。使用感知压力量表（PSS）来测量压力症状。所使用的统计工具是重复测量方差分析（ANOVA），以确定音乐疗法结合放松的有效性。所使用的其他工具包括偏η来检验效应大小以及各群体压力管理变化的水平。
研究结果表明，治疗组和候补对照组参与者在压力管理水平上没有基线差异。结果显示，音乐疗法结合放松组的参与者在压力管理方面有显著改善，而候补对照组在同一时期的得分没有显著变化。此外，音乐疗法结合放松的积极效果在随访中得以维持。
本研究结果表明，音乐疗法结合放松技巧在改善学生压力管理方面的疗效在随访中可能是一致的。因此，音乐治疗师、咨询师和心理治疗师应继续研究音乐疗法结合放松对世界各地大学生压力管理的有益影响。
