A psychophysiological comparison of the velten and musical mood induction techniques

Author(s): Camp, C. J., Elder, S. T., technique, velten

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: The major purpose of this study was to compare two different and frequently used mood induction techniques-Velten's statements and music at a psychophysiological level. Thirty-six subjects were given either of the mood induction techniques, during which time heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, finger pulse amplitude, and respiration rate were recorded simultaneously. Mood states included elated, neutral and depressed groups. Results showed that, regardless of the technique, elated subjects had significantly lower scores than the neutral and depressed subjects on the Depression-Adjective Checklist. Analyses revealed significant differences for both heart rate and blood pressure in which participants had increased levels compared to participants in the depressed groups. For these measures, percent change from baseline analyses revealed that bidirectional responding was due primarily to the music conditions and not the Velten conditions. No significant differences in diastolic blood pressure or finger pulse amplitude were found for either technique.

Keyword(s): psychological, physiological-effects, physiological, comparison, musical, mood, mood-responses, heart-rate, blood-pressure, pulse, respiration.

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