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The effects of music listening on somatic symptoms and stress markers in the everyday life of women with somatic complaints and depression
Feneberg AC, Mewes R, Doerr JM, Nater UM
Scientific reports · 9 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Industry funded
- University or hospital
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Company
- Volkswagen Foundation
- University or hospital
- Universität Wien
- Grants
- Volkswagen Foundation (84905); Volkswagen Foundation (II/ 84905); Volkswagen Foundation (AZ.:II/84905)
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-12-15 · Sci Rep · vol. 11 · issue 1 · p. 24062
- Publisher
- Nature Portfolio
- Cited
- 19 citations · more than 88% of similar papers · 2.3× the field average
- References
- 75 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Diverse Music Education Insights
- Keywords
- Somatic cell, Depression (economics), Active listening, Everyday life, Psychology, Stress (linguistics), Clinical psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry, Genetics, Biology, Psychotherapist, Linguistics
- MeSH
- saliva, humans, disease susceptibility, cortisone, depression, stress, psychological, mental health, socioeconomic factors, music, adult, female, alpha-amylases, young adult, biomarkers, medically unexplained symptoms
4 authors
From AT, DE
- Anja C. FenebergUniversity of Vienna
- Ricarda MewesUniversity of Vienna
- Johanna Marie DoerrUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg
- Urs Markus Nater · correspondingUniversity of Vienna
Abstract
Despite a growing body of literature documenting the health-beneficial effects of music, empirical research on the effects of music listening in individuals with psychosomatic disorders is scarce. Using an ambulatory assessment design, we tested whether music listening predicts changes in somatic symptoms, subjective, and biological stress levels, and examined potential mediating processes, in the everyday life of 58 women (M = 27.7 years) with somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and depressive disorders (DEP). Multilevel models revealed that music listening predicted lower subjective stress ratings (p ≤ 0.02) irrespective of mental health condition, which, in turn, predicted lower somatic symptoms (p ≤ 0.03). Moreover, specific music characteristics modulated somatic symptoms (p = 0.01) and autonomic activity (p = 0.03). These findings suggest that music listening might mitigate somatic symptoms predominantly via a reduction in subjective stress in women with SSD and DEP and further inform the development of targeted music interventions applicable in everyday life.
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