Gender Differences in Psychophysiological Responses to Music Listening

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      Tyler Akey
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      Link: http://mmd.iammonline.com.libproxy.wlu.ca/index.php/musmed/article/view/471

      Citation: Gupta, U., & Gupta, B. S. (2016). Gender Differences in Psychophysiological Responses to Music Listening. Music and Medicine, 8(1), 53-64.

      Affiliation: Banaras Hindu University

      Abstract: This study presents a comparative account of psychophysiological responses to music listening in healthy males and
      females. The stimulus material was a slow-paced taped rāga Desi-Todi on a flute. The participants listened to music for
      30 minutes a day, for 20 days. Pre- and post-treatment procedure was adopted for assessments on psychophysiological
      measures. The study supports the following conclusions: (1) music listening produced significant decreases in the
      blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic) and heart rate of females, but had no significant effect in males; (2) music
      listening reduced stress, anxiety and depression, enhanced life satisfaction, optimism and hope, and was perceived as
      making life more meaningful in males and females; (3) the effects of music listening, that is, reduction in negative
      affect, enhancement of positive affect (except the ‘hope’ scores), and decrease in blood pressure and heart rate, were
      more intense in females than males.

      Keywords: music listening, gender differences, psychophysiological responses, negative affect, positive affect, blood pressure, heart rate

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