The effect of background music on task performance in psychotic children

Author(s): Center, D. B., Reeves, H.

Journal/Book: Journal of Music Therapy. 1989; Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. National Association for Music Therapy 8455 Colesville Rd., Suite 930 20910 Silver Spring, Maryland USA. journal article.

Abstract: This study attempted to evaluate the effect of background music on the task performance of psychotic children. The subjects were four male psychotic children, ranging in age from 5 to 9 years, who were students in a psychoeducational day treatment center. An ABAB single-subject design was used to evaluate the effect of background music on the dependent variable; the dependent variable was a color-coded sorting task. Data were analyzed using graphic analysis, a nonparametric statistic, and a criterion for clinical significance. Results supported a facilitative effect for background music on task performance. Implications of the results are discussed.

Keyword(s): background-music, music, effect-of-music, performance, children, psychotic, psychosis, male, psychoeducational-clinics, day-treatment-center.

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