Changing Positive and Negative Affects Through Music Experiences: a Study With University Students

Abstract

Background: Currently, there are few empirical studies that demonstrate the effects of music on specific emotions, especially in the educational context. For this reason, this study was carried out to examine the impact of music to identify affective changes after exposure to three musical stimuli. Methods: The participants were 71 university students engaged in a music education course and none of them were musicians. Changes in the affective state of non-musical student teachers were studied after listening to three pieces of music. An inter-subject repeated measures ANOVA test was carried out using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) to measure their affective state. Results: The results revealed that: i) the three musical experiences were beneficial in increasing positive affects and reducing negative affects, with significant differences between the interaction of Music Experiences x Moment (pre-post); ii) listening to Mahler’s sad fifth symphony reduced more negative affects than the other experimental conditions; iii) performing the blues had the highest positive effects. Conclusions: These findings provide applied keys aspects for music education and research., as they show empirical evidence on how music can modify specific affects of personal experience.

"Educational Anamnesis and Emotional Well-being in Lifelong Learning for Older Adults: Strategies and Assessments for Comprehensive Care"

“…Data collection will be conducted using validated tools to ensure the reliability and validity of the obtained information. Among these are the Ryff Scales of Well-being and Mood [74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87], as well as the Positive and Negative Affect Scale [88]. To these surveys, already used by us with both university students [89] and older adult students [54], we now add a proposed survey for older adult students that covers aspects related to educational history and past experiences, as well as aspects related to emotions, motivation, and well-being.…”