Soulliere, Susan R
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Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 1997. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes figures and questionnaires. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
Ninety-six participants were pre-screened using the Beck Depression Inventory and 20 scoring lowest (non-depressed) and 14 scoring highest (depressed) was assigned to a treatment condition. A 2x2 between subjects design was used to determine both whether the affective value of music is identified by non-depressed and depressed subjects and, whether there was an effect of either happy or sad music on existing mood. Changes in scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and identification of the affective value of music were assessed. Testing occurred over several sessions and order of presentation of happy and sad music was counter-balanced. Findings in this study indicated that mild to moderately depressed individuals can identify the affective quality of music and they report feeling sad when listening to sad music or happy when listening to happy music, however, these reported feelings are not reflected on trait measures of depression such as the Beck Depression Inventory.
