To the Rhythm of Silence : Music as a Producer of Psychological Processes
Universidade do Porto
Máster en Psicología Clínica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicología y ciencias de la Educación en la Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
email: ritamribeiro@live.com.pt
Universidade do Porto
Doctor en Psicología, profesor auxiliar del departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Psicología y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
email: carlosg@fpce.up.pt
Introduction: An extended theoretical review of various fields of knowledge made us conceive the possibility that music could be a privileged device in understanding the development of human psychological structures and a driving force for change.
Purpose: This possibility led us to outline the following objective: To understand how music, as an art, may possess elements that enhance psychological and emotional development.
Method: Thus, a study was designed based on a quantitative methodology, in order to evaluate the impact of musical training on three psychological processes: empathic processing, differentiation ability, and emotion regulation. Three instruments were administered to a sample of 237 subjects: The Interpersonal Reactivity Index, the Emotion Differentiation Repertoire and Ability Assessment Scale, and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.
Results: While there were no significant differences between listeners and performers, the study allowed an in-depth understanding of how gender can determine empathic processing and the use of adaptive emotion regulation strategies; academic progression can influence the way of interpreting and acting on the environment.
Conclusion: Commitment to music, no matter how, can be sufficient to promote certain psychological processes.
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