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Daniel Västfjäll

Is it me or the music? : Stress reduction and the role of regulation strategies and music

Music is a common resource for the regulation of emotions, moods, and stress. This study aimed at determining the individual and relative impact on stress reduction of two of the main factors involved in musical affect regulation: regulation strategies and music itself. The current study took place in an experimental setting and followed a factorial within-subjects design. First, the participants ( n = 34) filled in an online survey where they identified their self-perceived “adequate”/“inadequate” music examples for the purpose of reducing stress and self-perceived “adequate”/“inadequate” strategies for the same purpose. In the lab they went through a stress induction procedure and then w…

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National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

Funder: Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence Scheme, FAIR project No 262675

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Supplemental Material, Appendices_(1) - Is it me or the music? Stress reduction and the role of regulation strategies and music

Supplemental Material, Appendices_(1) for Is it me or the music? Stress reduction and the role of regulation strategies and music by Margarida Baltazar, Daniel Västfjäll, Erkin Asutay, Lina Koppel and Suvi Saarikallio in Music & Science

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Adolescents’ musical relaxation: understanding related affective processing

Music listening promotes adolescents’ well-being and relaxation in daily life. Relaxation is linked to affective self-regulation, but little is known about the specific affective processes of musical relaxation. The current study aimed to elaborate the affective dimension of adolescents’ musical relaxation, through detailed exploration of the related affect regulation goals, strategies, and induction mechanisms. A qualitative study with 55 adolescents (42 girls, 13 boys), aged 15, was conducted. Participants listened to self-selected relaxation music for 20 min, once in a laboratory and once at home, and provided written descriptions of their experience. A total of 110 episode descriptions …

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Songs Perceived as Relaxing : Musical Features, Lyrics, and Contributing Mechanisms

How we listen to music has been changing rapidly in the last years, with online streaming becoming more predominant. Besides the gain in accessibility for the listeners, the growth of online services also affords easier access to data for musical analyses. A growing body of research has been showing that daily life music listening serves varied functions, from affect regulation to social bonding. More specifically, the reduction of stress responses is quite pertinent in the contemporary world, and recent studies have high-lighted the importance of adequate musical choices. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of music that individuals perceive as favorable to relax and to compar…

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