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Effects of music interventions on stress-related outcomes: A systematic review and two meta-analyses
de Witte, M., Spruit, A., van Hooren, S., Moonen, X., & Stams, G.-J. (2020). Effects of music interventions on stress-related outcomes: A systematic review and two meta-analyses.
Level A Meta-analysis doi:10.1080/17437199.2019.1627897
What this study supports
Supports the claim that music interventions reduced physiological (d = .380) and psychological (d = .545) stress-related outcomes. Interventions and settings are varied, and stress reduction is not the same as resolving a stressor.
- Who was studied
- Two multilevel meta-analyses of 104 randomised controlled trials, 327 effect sizes and 9,617 participants.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Level of evidence
- Syntheses of controlled studies: meta-analyses and systematic reviews of experiments and trials.
Claims that rest on it
Each claim states what the site asserts, at what strength, and with what caveat.
EmpiricalLevel AConfidence HIGH
Meta-analyses of 104 randomised controlled trials found that music interventions reduced physiological and psychological stress-related outcomes, with a larger average effect on psychological outcomes.
- Scope
- Structured music interventions in varied settings, 9,617 participants; outcomes such as heart rate, blood pressure, hormones and anxiety.
- Caveat
- Interventions differ widely, and lower stress responses do not remove the stressors that produce them.
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