Listening to music helps combat stress
Listening to music in everyday life can reduce stress and alleviate physical symptoms. This was shown in a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. People with chronic physical ailments regularly answered questions about their subjective well-being and their music listening habits.
At the same time, biological indicators of stress in saliva were recorded in order to investigate possible psychobiological mechanisms underlying these positive effects. The type of music also played a role.
Until now, the positive effect of music on stress and physical complaints has primarily been studied in the laboratory or in a clinical context. In contrast, the Music & Health Lab team led by Swiss-German clinical psychologist Urs Nater from the University of Vienna took a more everyday approach and investigated the health-promoting effects of listening to music in a natural environment with the help of mobile technologies.
Original article:
https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/presse/aktuelle-pressemeldungen/detailansicht/artikel/musikhoeren-hilft-gegen-stress-und-koerperliche-beschwerden/
