Impact of Classical Piano Music on Student Test Anxiety

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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_216How to use a DOI?

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classical music; anxiety; well-being; stress

Abstract

Numerous studies have shown that music may have an emotional and spiritual influence on humans, and there are many studies further exploring this field these days. Sound has already been used in hospitals and institutions for a long time. Music and music therapy, dating back to the start of human civilization, have been the subject of many studies. At the same time, anxiety, stress, well-being, and other similar phenomena always play a significant part in humans’ daily life. This research explores the relationship between classical music and student test anxiety. This research chooses a random senior class to complete the experiment. There are 15 students in the group which includes seven females and eight males. It uses The State-Trait Anxiety Scale and the Psychological Well-being Scale to gather data. It contains two completed exams and uses The Paired Samples t-Test to evaluate the data. The research found that when students listened to classical music for 60 days (on schedule), the level of state anxiety did not increase, but that of trait anxiety and psychological well-being did. The level of “autonomy” did not change significantly after listening to the music regularly. The posttest levels of “Positive relations with others”, “environmental mastery”, “personal growth”, and “purpose in life” improved. So, listening music regularly can relieve students test anxiety to some degree.

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