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Musical practice as a strategy of mood regulation for adolescents in stressful situations

Contributors

Barthassat, Joëlle

Directors

Kliegel, Matthias

Master program title

Maîtrise universitaire en psychologie

Defense date

2014

Abstract

Are musicians less stressed than non-musicians and ex-musicians, as they use their musical practice as a strategy of mood regulation? To examine this research question, Saarikallio and Erkkilä's (2007) model of mood regulation by music was tested, which stipulates that musicians use music practice as a mood regulation strategy. Younger and older adolescents, who make music or not, were surveyed in order to examine the possible mid-term and long-term effects of music practice on stress. The participants filled out questionnaires before and after a school exam. Younger and older musicians, non-musicians and ex-musicians did not differ significantly in their stress level...

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BARTHASSAT, Joëlle. Musical practice as a strategy of mood regulation for adolescents in stressful situations. Master, 2014.

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