Music and People With Tendencies to Depression
Journal
Music Perception
Year
2015
Abstract
Depression is often associated with a reduced motivation to engage in behavior that will improve one's mood. This paper presents a study in which 175 university students listened to a self-selected piece of music on Youtube that made them sad. Post- and pre-listening scores of depressed mood on the Profile of Mood States (POMS) were taken, as were measures of rumination and scores on the Like Sad Music Scale (LSMS). Results indicate that listening to sad music via this medium can significantly increase feelings of depression in people with a tendency to depression (as suggested by high rumination scores). Furthermore, people with a tendency to depression demonstrate a liking for such music despite the potentially unhealthy consequences of listening to it.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Depressions; Mood; Mood Scales; Music Listening; Recorded Music Listening
Indexed Terms
Emotions; Motivation; Mental depression; University students; Student behavior; College students; Listening
Study Type
Case Study; Qualitative Methods
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Garrido, S., & Schubert, E. (2015). Music and People With Tendencies to Depression. Music Perception, 32 (4), 313-321. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/1256