Maramis Margarita M, Setiawati Yunias, Febriyanti Nining, Fitriah Munawaroh, Salim Rasyid, Kristianto Budi, Sumiati Nyoman, Pradanita Vista Nurasti, Dewi Elisabet Citra, Gautama Sheila Maryam, Nugroho My Safira, Pantouw Jakobus Gerick
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Malays J Med Sci. 2021 Jun;28(3):105-117. doi: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.3.10. Epub 2021 Jun 30.
Playing angklung, an Indonesian traditional musical instrument and practicing silence have been shown to exert beneficial effects on emotion and cognition; the mechanism of such an effect possibly involve oxytocin. To date, only a few clinical and biomolecular studies have investigated the effects of playing angklung and practicing silence. This study aimed to examine the effects of playing angklung and practicing silence on human emotion and cognition and on oxytocin levels.
This experimental study involved 61 Fourth Grade students from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The participants were divided into two groups: the angklung intervention group and silence intervention group. The two interventions were performed for 15 min before the morning classes for 2 months. The control group attended their classes as usual. Clinical parameters, namely, emotion and cognition, as well as the saliva oxytocin levels were measured.
No significant differences were observed among the three groups in terms of concentration and cognitive flexibility. However, changes in oxytocin levels significantly differed among the three groups ( < 0.001) and the oxytocin levels were highest in the silence intervention group.
Practicing silence significantly increased the oxytocin levels, but it did not elicit changes in cognitive function and emotion of the students.
演奏印尼传统乐器安格隆以及练习静默已被证明对情绪和认知有有益影响；这种影响的机制可能涉及催产素。迄今为止，仅有少数临床和生物分子研究调查了演奏安格隆和练习静默的影响。本研究旨在探讨演奏安格隆和练习静默对人类情绪、认知以及催产素水平的影响。
本实验研究涉及来自印度尼西亚东爪哇省泗水市的61名四年级学生。参与者被分为两组：安格隆干预组和静默干预组。两种干预在上午课程前进行15分钟，持续2个月。对照组照常上课。测量临床参数，即情绪和认知，以及唾液催产素水平。
三组在注意力集中度和认知灵活性方面未观察到显著差异。然而，三组之间催产素水平的变化存在显著差异（<0.001），且静默干预组的催产素水平最高。
练习静默显著提高了催产素水平，但并未引起学生认知功能和情绪的变化。
