Date of Award
6-1992
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Brian L. Wilson
Second Advisor
Dr. Mary Scovel
Third Advisor
Dr. Wayne Fuqua
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of music listening and progressive muscle relaxation on the anxiety level of adjudicated adolescent males. Sixty-five delinquent, adolescent males in a residential treatment facility took part in either a music listening treatment, a progressive muscle relaxation treatment (Bernstein & Borkovec, 1973), or a combination of both methods, and the effects of each approach on the self-perceived anxiety level of the subjects were determined.
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1983) and a Subjective Units of Discomfort Scale were used to measure levels of anxiety. Data gathered from these instruments revealed that adolescents who received the music listening treatment or the progressive muscle relaxation treatment alone had significant reductions in state anxiety. However, when both methods were combined, significant reductions in state anxiety failed to occur consistently indicating that this combined treatment method for anxiety reduction may be less effective.
Recommended Citation
Gladfelter, Ned David, "The Effects of Music Listening and Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the Anxiety Level of Adjudicated Adolescent Males in a Residential Treatment Setting" (1992). Masters Theses. 880.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/880