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The positive effects of online group singing on psycho-physiological variables during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot randomized controlled trial
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Abstract The psychological variables that were particularly influenced by social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic-stress, loneliness, social participation, and well-being-correspond closely to variables that can also be influenced by music. The present study is a pilot randomized controlled trial exam... view more
The psychological variables that were particularly influenced by social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic-stress, loneliness, social participation, and well-being-correspond closely to variables that can also be influenced by music. The present study is a pilot randomized controlled trial examining the effects of online group singing on psycho-physiological variables during the pandemic. Over 4 weeks, an online singing group sang together once a week, for 1 h, under the guidance of a professional voice coach. In a first control group, participants also met for 60 min per week but only discussed and exchanged personal experiences about music. A second control condition consisted of a waiting list group. Across all variables studied (positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, stress, loneliness, social participation, self-efficacy, and body perception), positive effects were revealed in the singing group and in the discussion group, but not in the waiting list group. The effects of the variables self-efficacy, social participation, loneliness, and life satisfaction were markedly stronger in the singing group than in the discussion group. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of group singing on a number of psycho-physiological variables, which can be used profitably in and outside of times of crisis, in both clinical and non-clinical settings.... view less
Keywords
solitude; psychological stress; mental health; psychological consequences; social distance; singing; group; group discussion; group therapy; Federal Republic of Germany; music; music therapy; perception; psychophysical stress; online media
Classification
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Free Keywords
Corona; COVID-19; Coronavirus; choir; self-efficacy; Kurzskala zur Erfassung der Allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit (L-1) (ZIS 229); Deutsche Version der Positive and Negative Affect Schedule PANAS (GESIS Panel) (ZIS 242)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 1254-1270
Journal
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 15 (2023) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12435
ISSN
1758-0846
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0