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    Analgesic effects of self-chosen music type on cold pressor-induced pain: Motivating vs. relaxing music

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    Authors
    Garcia, Rebecca
    Hand, Christopher J.
    Affiliation
    Glasgow Caledonian University
    University of Bedfordshire
    Issue Date
    2015-09-07
    Subjects
    mood
    pain
    music analgesia
    relaxation
    motivation
    
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    The attenuation of perceived pain through exposure to music is known as music analgesia. The present study used a mixed-methods design, investigating whether self-chosen music moderated participants' psychological and physiological responses to pain during cold pressor (CP) tasks. Thirty participants took part (14 males, 16 females; M-age = 27.77 years). Three levels of musical stimulation were employedrelaxing music, motivating music and a silent control condition. Dependent variables included: CP tolerance time, Profile of Mood score, visual analogue pain ratingintensity and unpleasantness (VAS-I & VAS-U), blood pressure and pulse rate. Qualitative semi-structured interviews further investigated perceived differences between musical stimulation types. Results demonstrated a significant effect of musical exposure on VAS-U scores [F (2, 56) = 3.60, p = .034]. Pairwise comparisons revealed that VAS-U scores were significantly lower after exposure to relaxing music than after silence. Qualitative analyses of interview transcripts revealed dominant themes of distraction, absorption and context-dependent memory induction, with the most-preferred condition being motivational music. Results of the current study suggest that active listening to music reduces pain unpleasantness ratings, and that individual preference is an important determinant of the overall emotional and distraction properties of musical stimuli.
    Citation
    Garcia RL, Hand CJ (2015) 'Analgesic effects of self-chosen music type on cold pressor-induced pain: Motivating vs. relaxing music', Psychology of Music, 44, pp.967-983.
    Publisher
    Sage Publications
    Journal
    Psychology of Music
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622242
    DOI
    10.1177/0305735615602144
    Additional Links
    http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735615602144
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0305-7356
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    none
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    10.1177/0305735615602144
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