Abstract
The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the immediate quantitative effects of single recreational music therapy interventions on mood utilizing a pre- posttest research design. Participants (N=41) were acute psychiatric inpatients. Using the Quick Mood Scale (Woodruffe-Peacock, Turnbull, Johnson, Elahi, & Preston, 1998), the researchers compared pre- and posttest measures in participants' moods with 10 different recreational music therapy interventions. Results indicated positive and significant immediate changes in four mood factors after a single recreational music therapy session: (a) wide awake/drowsy, (b) relaxed/anxious, (c) cheerful/depressed, and (d) friendly/aggressive. There were no significant between-intervention differences concerning mood or posttest measures of perceived helpfulness and enjoyment. From the results of this study, it seems that recreational music therapy interventions can have an immediate positive impact on acute psychiatric inpatients' moods but the specific type of recreational music therapy intervention utilized does not affect outcome. Limitations, suggestions for future research, and implications for clinical practice are provided.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 269-274 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Arts in Psychotherapy |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding for this research was made possible through an Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award from the American Music Therapy Association .
Keywords
- Mental health
- Mood
- Music therapy
- Psychiatric patients
- Recreation
- Recreational music therapy