Mood induction procedure: Importance of individualising music

Author(s): Wilson, J. S., Lawson, R. H., Bulik, C. M.

Journal/Book: Behav Change. 1995; 12: 32 Jeays St, Bowen Hills Qld 4006, Australia. Australian Acad Press. 159-161.

Abstract: Studies examining the musical mood induction procedure (MMIP) currently typically involve the experimenter preselecting a piece of music for use with all subjects. This assumes that the same piece of music will be equally effective at eliciting low mood for all subjects. The validity of this assumption was evaluated among 12 bulimic and 12 control women. Subjects listened to seven preselected pieces of music and rated them according to how likely it would be that the piece of music would help them to lower their mood ! feel sad. Analysis showed that subjects were highly individual in their responses, and that it could not be assumed that the same piece of music would be equally effective at eliciting low mood across subjects.

Note: Article FA Carter, Bulimia Treatment Programme, Terrace House, Oxford St, Christchurch, New Zealand

Keyword(s): VELTEN

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